- Competition
- Performance
- Stand-Up
- Free
- Opened 12th February 2025 / Closed 31st March 2025
- Website
Dabber's Social Bingo, the London-based alternative bingo hall, is looking for a funny performer to run their games. The winner will receive £1,000 and a contract with the venue.
The Dabbers Bingo Comedy Caller contest, in which acts must entertain audiences as they play bingo, is returning for a fifth year.
Alternative bingo hall Dabber's Social Bingo explains: "Bigger, bolder, and funnier than ever, the search is on for 2025's ultimate bingo comedy host - a performer who can mix quick wit, dazzling stage presence, and top-tier bingo calling skills into an unforgettable show."
This contest is ideal for stand-ups, drag artists, cabaret performers and character comics.
Reward
The winner will receive a £1,000 cash prize and a 12-month contract to host shows at the venue.
Selection process
The competition, which will be run via a series of heats, will be at Dabber's HQ in Houndsditch EC3 (4 min walk from Aldgate Tube and near to Liverpool Street Station), beginning in April and culminating with a grand final in July.
The contest will be hosted by stand-up comedian and Live At The Apollo star Sikisa, with a judging panel featuring agents, festival bookers, and industry insiders. The organisers say: "This competition isn't just about the prize - it's a career-changing opportunity for fresh talent to be discovered.
"Think you have what it takes? You don't need to be a professional comedian - just someone with a unique comedic spark and the confidence to command a crowd. Whether you're a stand-up, drag artist, cabaret performer, or an all-out entertainer, we want to see you reinvent the bingo caller tradition with your own comedic twist."
How to enter
To enter, a showreel of you on stage should be submitted via the Dabbers website, or - if you don't have one - a one-minute video introducing yourself and calling out some bingo lingo is fine. "No fancy production needed, just bring the personality!"
All entrants must be aged 18 or over. Your video should be submitted via the dabbers.bingo website
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Show schedule
Heats
Sunday 6th April
Sunday 13th April
Sunday 27th April
Sunday 11th May
Quarter-Finals
Sunday 18th May
Sunday 1st June
Sunday 8th June
Sunday 22nd June
Semi-Finals
Wednesday 2nd July
Wednesday 9th July
Grand Final
Wednesday 16th July