If you can’t make it to the Bloomsbury you can stream the show via NextUp Comedy. If you use the code MCA23 you can get £5 off an annual subscription! Here is the link: https://nextupcomedy.com/programs/live-1a2xaae2q0o
We are thrilled to reveal our poster for the 2023 WeGotTickets MCA final on March 31st at the Bloomsbury Theatre with our sensational headliner Rachel Parris. Thanks to Pete Bazely for the great artwork! Book yourself a ticket for one or all of the remaining shows of the competition here: www.wegottickets.com/musicalcomedyawards
We have seen all of the hilarious entries and are proud to announce the 44 acts that will be competing in the coming MCA! We had some tough decisions to make – a few times we opted to give a brand new act a chance rather than another shot for an act that we had previously had the pleasure of hosting. If you are not through, we would like to offer you two free tickets to a Phoenix show of your choice to thank you for entering. Pick one from www.wegottickets.com/musicalcomedyawards and email Ed at ed@musicalcomedy.co.uk.
If you are through, huge congratulations and we will be in touch very soon via email.
Through to the 2023 WeGotTickets Musical Comedy Awards are the following acts:
On October 1st we will again be opening entries for the 2023 WeGotTickets Musical Comedy Awards. It will be our 15th year and we are so honoured to have had the opportunity to host so many brilliant up and coming musical comedy acts during this time. Amazing acts such as Rachel Parris, Abandoman, Frisky and Mannish, Mae Martin and Jay Foreman are just a few of the wonderful performers that we’ve had the pleasure of working with. We can’t wait for a return to full capacity shows at the Phoenix and to have the sensational Rachel Parris headline our final on March 31st at the Bloomsbury. But most of all, we can’t wait to see your entries and see the diverse array of talent on display for the 2023 WeGotTickets MCA!
Our 2022 final was such an exceptional evening. We are so grateful to all of our incredible finalists for their performances and for making it such an unforgettable night! You can read a review of the evening from renowned comedy critic Bruce Dessau here: https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/11910/musical-comedy
We can’t wait for our 2023 competition – entries will be opening from October and we will let you know once all the information has been updated. So start getting those entries ready!
Due to Covid, Isy Suttie has sadly had to pull out of performing on Saturday. We wish her and her family a speedy recovery and look forward to welcoming her back to the MCA stage soon. Luckily, we have the multi award-winning musical comedian Sooz Kempner to finish off the show in style! Here is some more info about Sooz:
Sooz is an award-winning (Musical Comedy Awards Best Newcomer, Funny Women Variety Award) comedian and singer who has taken shows to seven Edinburgh fringes and has appeared on BBC, Comedy Central and ITV with her nonsense. During lockdown she went viral with her videos of Liza Minnelli delivering Donald Trump speeches verbatim. Outside comedy she is a regular collaborator with Richard Thomas (Jerry Springer the Opera, This Morning with Richard not Judy).
Show-stopping– CNN
Delightfully unhinged – The Metro
It shouldn’t work but it really, really does – The Independent
Take a look at our amazing finalists, all 12 of them! Who will win the 2022 WeGotTickets Musical Comedy Awards? Join headliner Isy Suttie, host Nick Horseman and our finalists for an unforgettable night of music-based comedy on April 9th at the Bloomsbury theatre. Last tickets available at https://www.ucl.ac.uk/culture/whats-on/musical-comedy-awards-2022
Whilst we are still checking for either a minimum of double vaccination or a negative lateral flow test, we are so happy to be able to welcome back bigger crowds! Experience the electric atmosphere of the Phoenix this Saturday as the multi award-winning comedian Phil Nichol headlines a hotly contested MCA Quarter-Final!
Which two acts will be joining Amy Webber and Simon David as finalists at the Bloomsbury Theatre on April 9th (headlined by the incredible Isy Suttie)? Join us to find out! Extra tickets for Saturday have been added at www.wegottickets.com/musicalcomedyawards
After this Saturday we also have the brilliant Jay Foreman and the inimitable Abandoman as headliners. Come and watch the very best of our 2022 competitors in action alongside top stars of the musical comedy circuit!
After careful consultation with all of our performers and crew, we have decided on the following course of action for the 2022 MCA first round heats. Please be aware the current situation is fast-moving and should the situation change we also have contingency plans in place for online shows.
The first round heats will take place as live shows at the Phoenix but with a hugely reduced capacity of 40 tickets (as opposed to 120). Strict entrance regulations to protect our performers, audience and crew whereby all attendees need to be at least double vaccinated PLUS be able to show a negative rapid lateral flow test which has been done on the same day as the show. The proof of vaccination and negative LTF result needs to be shown upon entry using the NHS Covid app. Any customers who cannot fulfil these criteria can of course get a refund. Once the situation has hopefully eased in the coming months we may be able to adapt these rules.
Any acts who cannot or would prefer not to attend can send us a video of their 6 minute set which will performed on the Phoenix projector. Audience members must wear masks when arriving and also when moving around the venue.
Fingers crossed we will be able to do these live shows and with extra caution (and the option to stay away and perform remotely if preferred) we can still put on a great show with extra safety precautions.
Thanks all and we can’t wait to show off the talent of 2022!
We are thrilled to announce the top 40 acts competing in the 2022 WeGotTickets Musical Comedy Awards! We are closely monitoring the situation with regards to Covid. We hope that we will be able to have the shows at the Phoenix as planned but are also making contingency plans to have the shows online. We will make a final decision early in the new year. Thanks so much to all the acts who entered the competition. If you were not selected, we would like to offer you two complimentary tickets to one of the first round heats. You can contact Ed at ed@musicalcomedy.co.uk and we can sort you out with some free tickets to one of the shows. All the shows can be viewed at http://www.wegottickets.com/musicalcomedyawards.
Here are the top 40 acts that will be taking part in the 2022 competition in random order!
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