- Genre
- Stand-Up
- Broadcast
- 2021
- Channels
- BBC Three (Online), BBC One
- Episodes
- 7 (1 series)
- Star
- Mawaan Rizwan
- Director
- Geraldine Dowd
- Producer
- Lindsay Jex
The nationwide hunt to find the best new stand-up comics.
Since the prestigious awards first aired in 1995, they have helped launch the careers of many of the UK's best-loved comedians.
The 2021 heats are in Croydon, Wolverhampton, Halifax, Swansea, Dundee and Portrush, with the final taking place in Newcastle.
The winner receives £1,000 plus a paid commission to write and perform in a 30-minute audio pilot, mentored by a BBC comedy commissioner.
This is our guide to the 2021 televised incarnation of the awards. For details on the 2011 to 2019 radio-based awards see our radio pages.
- Production company
- Laugh track
- Live audience
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Tuesday 19th October 2021 on BBC Three (Online) at 6am
- Last new broadcast
- Tuesday 19th October 2021 on BBC Three (Online) at 6am
- Upcoming repeats
- 2021 Episode 2: Today at 11:40pm on BBC1
- 2021 Episode 3: Tuesday at 11:35pm on BBC1
- 2021 Episode 3: Wednesday 27th October at 12:35am on BBC1 Wales
- 2021 Episode 4: Wednesday 27th October at 11:35pm on BBC1
- 2021 Episode 4: Thursday 28th October at 12:05am on BBC1 Wales
- 2021 Episode 4: Thursday 28th October at 1:50am on BBC1 Scot