We are now officially open for entries for the 2027 WeGotTickets Musical Comedy Awards! If you combine music with comedy then we would love to hear from you! Read all about how to enter here: https://musicalcomedyawards.com/2027-awards/
We can’t wait to see the entries for our 19th MCA! We are also thrilled to reveal our 2027 headliners for our six MCA shows at the beautiful Phoenix- we love welcoming back our previous winners and finalists as headliners and we have some real treats for you! Book yourself an Earlybird Phoenix Pass (available until entries close on December 6th) and catch all six shows for £22.50!
All shows are from 14.30-17.00 at the Phoenix in Oxford Circus and individual shows are £10. All tickets available from www.wegottickets.com/musicalcomedyawards
Heat 1 on 23.1 with Dru Cripps
Heat 2 on 30.1 with Flat and the Curves
Heat 3 on 13.2 with Plastic Jeezus
Heat 4 on 27.2 with Sarah Gaul
Semi-Final 1 on 13.3 with David Hoare
Semi-Final 2 on 27.3 with Sam Hickman
And of course get yourself booked in for our Grand Final hosted by Katie Norris and headlined by MCA legend Jay Foreman on 17.4 at the Bloomsbury theatre!
Now in its 19th year, the WeGotTickets Musical Comedy Awards is the UK’s premier showcase for emerging musical comedy talent.
Past finalists and winners include Abandoman, Rachel Parris, Adam Kay, Mae Martin, Jay Foreman and Jazz Emu.
Join acclaimed host Katie Norris, special guest Jay Foreman and ten exceptional finalists as they compete to become the 2027 Musical Comedy Awards champion, and discover the next generation of musical comedy stars.
The full finalist line-up will be revealed next year, but the road to the Grand Final starts much sooner. Tickets for the 2027 heats go on sale in October. Sign up to the Musical Comedy Award’s mailing list here on our website to receive the latest updates and news for the 2027 competition.
Katie Norris
Since winning the 2023 MCA she has gone from strength to strength and her Edinburgh show was nominated for Best Show.
“What an intense, unpredictable and hilarious show this is…brought to exhilarating life by a sensational performance that it takes on an epic life” – Steve Bennett, Chortle ★★★★
“Wonderfully batty and unapologetic… A solo debut to cherish” – The Guardian
Jay Foreman
Jay Foreman is an award-winning British musical comedian, songwriter and creator. Winner of Best Newcomer at the inaugural 2009 Musical Comedy Awards, he has become one of the UK’s most original and distinctive comedy voices. Through hit YouTube series including Map Men, Unfinished London and Politics Unboringed, he has amassed an audience of nearly two million subscribers with his unique blend of razor-sharp songs, meticulous research and delightfully absurd humour.
“Sharp and sophisticated… classy and funny.” – Steve Bennett, Chortle
The 2026 WeGotTickets Musical Comedy Awards Grand Final was a spectacular event! Thanks so much to everyone who came along to support it! Special thanks to our wonderful finalists who gave us an unforgettable night of musical comedy! Many acts travelled from all over the UK to take part in the final and all of you delivered brilliant performances! Also a huge thanks to our headliners Sugarcoated Sisters for their hilarious set! We are all buzzing and so, so happy after such a great conclusion to the 2026 MCA! Here are the results from the final:
Best Newcomers – John and Christian
Audience Favourite – Jonny Bennett
3rd place – Sam Hickman
2nd place – Joe da Costa
1st place – Dru Cripps
Photos below are copyright Edward Moore
Here are some more photos of our finalists in action!
Best Newcomers – John and Christian
Audience Favourite Jonny Bennett
Runner-Up Joe da Costa
Sophie Banister
Ben Coleman
2026 MCA Winner – Dru Cripps
Eoghan Collins
3rd place Sam Hickman
Aadar Malik
Will and Noah
Vinny Shiu
Chris Iskander
Tom Veck
Headliners – The Sugarcoated Sisters
We would love to have you all back for the 2027 Musical Comedy Awards! If you are a musical comedian, entries open around October time! Due to the economic climate sales were down this year and we have a pledge to pay all of our 12 finalists a performance fee as the MCA is nothing without our finalists. If you could make a small donation to help us pay our finalists we would be extremely grateful. Here is the link:
We’ve had the huge honour of hosting some incredible acts through organising the Musical Comedy Awards. Acts such as Mae Martin who has gone on to create such amazing television, such as Feel Good. Or the wonderful Rachel Parris who alongside starring in the Mash Report and hosting Late Night Mash also wrote the critically acclaimed ‘Introducing Mrs. Collins’. Or the sensational writer and comedian Adam Kay who alongside his hilariously dark and incredibly dry comedy songs also had a spectacular breakthrough, selling millions of copies of his novels such as ‘This is Going to Hurt’.
When the unbelievable, unstoppable Abandoman lets rip, it’s exhilarating! And he won our MCA back in 2010. Stepdads with their hilarious, show-stopping energy and reminder why Dads don’t want to go to prison. Huge Davies with his giant frontal keyboard and insanely dark and hilarious stories! What a legend! The amazing Annabel Marlow who captivated both the Phoenix crowd and the entire Bloomsbury theatre and is now with Saturday Night Live UK. The inimitable and shockingly funny Katie Norris who brings pride and joy to all of Somerset with her unique talent and original wit! The absolutely boss level Dr. Robotnik genius of the untouchable Jazz Emu whose mind is operating on a beautifully accessible but unbelievably inventive level of mad wonder. Wonderful acts like Fjord who lifted our spirits during Covid with their lockdown tune ‘We Will Party Again’ and also had to deal with a group of real Norwegians when headlining at the Underbelly by South Bank….
Not to mention the honour of having stars such as Isy Suttie (saw her performing ‘Love Lost in the British Retail Industry in 2007 when I was flyering for Bound & Gagged Comedy and met Tamara Cowan who runs the MCA with me) or the exquisitely talented and hilarious Flo and Joan who we managed to book for our 10 Years MCA show back in 2018. Or the brilliant Mawaan Rizwan who headlined our MCA final back in 2021 and Brett Domino Trio who we had the honour of having as headliners back in 2013 and 2019.
Join us on April 10th at the Bloomsbury live or online with NextUp Comedy for a riotous celebration of the UK’s best up and coming musical comedians to find out!
Now in its 18th year, the MCA have helped to launch the likes of Abandoman, Rachel Parris, Adam Kay, Mae Martin, Jay Foreman and Jazz Emu. If you enjoy acts that combine comedy with music such as Bill Bailey, Tim Minchin and Flight of the Conchords, you will love this show!
Featuring the following 12 amazing finalists:
Dru Cripps
Tom Veck
Jonny Bennett
Will and Noah
Eoghan Collins
Vinny Shiu
Joe Da Costa
Sam Hickman
Sophie Banister
Aadar Malik
Ben Coleman
Chris Iskander
There will also be a performance from our Best Newcomers, John and Christian! “Hilarious surprises and original songs” – Voicemag “Deliciously sharp wit” – There Ought To Be Clowns
Headlined by the sensational Sugarcoated Sisters! (see pic at top of post)
The Sugarcoated Sisters are an award-winning musical comedy double-act and real-life siblings from Hertfordshire. With over 3 million online followers they are among the UK’s most-watched musical comedians, captivating fans with their unique and untamed edge. From women’s health and dating to politics and UK culture, they cover it all in slick musical sketches. Chloe has bipolar type 2 and Tabby has type 1 diabetes, which often features in their material.
Their original debut show “Bittersweet” was a smash-hit at Ed Fringe and Soho Theatre and was featured on BBC Radio 4, BBC Click, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Scotland, Heart Breakfast Show and more.★★★★★ “Talented, creative and hilarious” – Entertainment Now★★★★★ “Flawed, fearless & fabulously feisty…these comedy queens cavort across musical genres, dropping punchlines & truth bombs.” – Fringe Biscuit★★★★ “from hip-hop to jazz…their lyrics are clever, funny and clearly drawn from life” – The Scotsman★★★★ “A showcase of true musicianship” – Fest Mag
Here’s a quote from Chloe and Tabby on how excited they are to headline the 2026 final:“Our first ever live gig as Sugarcoated Sisters was at the MCA heats in 2022. And our third ever live gig was the MCA final, where we were absolutely thrilled to win Best Newcomer! The MCA’s are where our live journey began, so we are honoured to return for this full circle moment.”
We are thrilled to announce the acts that will be taking part in the 2026 WeGotTickets MCA, our 18th MCA! We had some tough decisions to make and if you entered but are not through, we are sorry that you didn’t make it this time and would like to offer you two complimentary tickets to one of our first round heats at the Phoenix on either Jan 10th, 24th or Feb 14th or 28th. Info on all of the MCA shows can be found at www.wegottickets.com/musicalcomedyawards and you can send Ed an email at ed@musicalcomedy.co.uk regarding the heat you’d like to attend. We have occasionally opted to go for acts that have never taken part in the MCA over acts that have been with us a few times before. Again, if you’re not in the MCA this time round, please don’t be too disheartened and we would welcome another entry from you in the future. Thank you all so much for entering! We have selected 44 acts and here they are:
Tasmin Sarkany
Danny Garg
Roops
Amaya Holman
Callum & Toby
Aadar Malik
Bonya Kleyman
Chris Timoney
Aalex Mandel-Dallal
Louis Turner
Sophie Duncan
Will Skillington
Kevin Davidson
Abi Sharp
Irritable Babe Syndrome
Sophie Banister
Alex Duffy
Francesca Lewis
Becky Goodman
Alexis Sakellaris
Emma Price
Rich McCulloch
Will & Noah
Edi Johnston
Chris Iskander
Katie Hand
Steven Grainger
Harry Creffield
Tom Veck
Kirk Fontaine
Jonny Bennett
Jonny Brace
Ben Coleman
Joe Da Costa
Jonathan Rippon
Christian Loveless
Keith Redfern
3 Wise Men
Sam Hickman
Eoghan Collins
Anky Damz
Bad Cowboys
Dru Cripps
Merry Martyn
We will be in contact with acts soon via email regarding availability. Thanks all and we can’t wait for the coming MCA! Tickets are already selling fast for the final at the Bloomsbury on April 10th with our 2022 Best Newcomers, The Sugarcoated Sisters! Book via the link at the top of the article!
The 2026 MCA is around the corner and from October 1st entries will be open! If you combine music and comedy then we would love to hear from you! All the info on how to enter the competition can be found here:
We’ve also received a couple of great reviews! Here they are for you to read. Firstly a fab review from Bruce Dessau writing for The Standard. Secondly a lovely review from Tasha Snaith of Funny Women. Thanks so much for these brilliant reviews!
The results are out for the 2025 WeGotTickets Musical Comedy Awards!
In joint third place were Sarah Gaul and Paras Patel. In second place was Jack McMinn and the winners and audience favourites were Shots At The Dragon. As soon as we have more photos and reviews we will share them with you all!
