Midlands Comedy Awards

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The Midlands Comedy Awards are an annual awards ceremony for live comedy performers and comedy clubs based in The Midlands region of England. It also recognises achievement in online comedy. They were founded in 2014 and give out awards in eleven categories every year.

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History

The Midlands Comedy Awards were created by Birmingham-based comedian Jay Shareef in 2014, "to recognise the huge number of hard working and talented people in [the] regional comedy community". [1] [2] [3]

Rules and eligibility

The finalists for the awards are chosen by comedy clubs and media professionals from the Midlands region, and only comedians and comedy clubs based in either the East Midlands or West Midlands qualify. This means that comedians resident in The Midlands are eligible even if they are originally from elsewhere. The awards include the following counties in their definition of the Midlands region: Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Herefordshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Rutland, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire. [4] [5]

Before Brexit, the awards accepted the definition of East Midlands and West Midlands as the areas represented in the European Parliament by those constituencies. [6]

Winners

2021

Best Act [4] [5]

Best MC

Breakthrough Act

Best New Act

Alternative Act

Best Live Show

Online Comedy

Best Comedy Club

Best Small Club

Best Open Mic Show

Outstanding Contribution

2020

The awards did not take place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] [5]

2019

Best Act [7] [8]

Best MC

Rising Star

Best New Act

Alternative Act

Best Live Show

Online Comedy

Best Comedy Club

Best Small Club

Best Open Mic Show

2018

Best Act [9] [10]

Best MC

Best New Act

Best Live Show

Best Comedy Club

Best Small Club

2017

Best Act [11] [12]

Best MC

Breakthrough Act

Best New Act

Best Alternative Act

Best Live Show

Online Comedy

Best Comedy Club

Best Small Club

Best Open Mic Show

Outstanding Contribution

2016

Best Act [13] [14]

Best MC

Best Live Show

Breakthrough Act

Best New Act

Alternative Act

Online Comedy

Best Comedy Club

Best Small Club

Best Open Mic Show

Outstanding Contribution

2015

Best Act [15] [16]

Best MC

Best Live Show

Breakthrough Act

Best New Act

Alternative Act

Online Comedy

Best Comedy Club

Best Small Club

Best Open Mic Show

Outstanding Contribution

2014

Best Act [17] [18]

Best Compere

Breakthrough Act

Best New Act

Best Comedy Club

Best Open Mic Show

Outstanding Contribution

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