Join us for a riotous celebration of the Fringe’s best musical comedians! Since 2009, the MCAs have helped to launch the likes of Abandoman, Rachel Parris, Mae Martin, Jay Foreman and Frisky & Mannish. 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. Sell-out shows from 2009-19. Tickets selling fast at http://www.wegottickets.com/musicalcomedyawards and https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/best-of-musical-comedy-awards.

Saturday Aug 24th

Headliner: Phil Nichol – ‘Fabulous, life-affirming’ **** (Evening Standard). ‘Mind-blowing’ ***** (Scotland on Sunday)

Micky P Kerr – ‘So funny, so different, so original’ (Simon Cowell). WeGotTickets MCA Finalist 2016, Britain’s Got Talent Finalist 2018

Harriet Braine – ‘Her lyrics were truly inspired’ (Bruce Dessau). WeGotTickets MCA Best Newcomer 2016, Funny Women Award winner 2016

Stepdads – ‘Hugely entertaining’ (Chortle.co.uk). ‘They could have easily won’ (Bruce Dessau). WeGotTickets MCA Runners-Up 2019, Leicester Square Sketch Off Runners-Up 2019

Jamie Finn – ‘Expert sense of timing with a confident and controlled delivery that had the audience in stitches! (Ed Chappel). Jamie recently starred in the BBC 1 documentary ‘One Day That Changed My Life’.

Hadfield & Swan – ‘Hilarious observational comedy songs and great stage chemistry’ – (Ed Chappel). WeGotTickets MCA Best Newcomers 2019.

Host TBC

Sunday Aug 25th

Headliner: Stiff & Kitsch – ‘Perfectly executed…left the audience in stitches’ (Comedy.co.uk). WeGotTickets MCA winners 2018.

Joe Jacobs – ‘Comedy gold’ **** (BroadwayBaby.com). ‘Rising star’ (Time Out). WeGotTickets MCA Finalist 2018 + 2019

Huge Davies – ‘Priceless’ (Chortle.co.uk). ‘Dark’ (Independent). ‘Scene-stealing’ (Telegraph). WeGotTickets MCA Finalist 2019

Charlie Partridge – ‘A smorgasbord of dance routines, art-house weirdness and hysterical heightened homo-eroticism’ (Metro). WeGotTickets MCA Finalist 2019

Nick Horseman – press for Horse & Louis:  ‘An excellent hour of comedy’ (Comedy.co.uk). ‘Very funny’ **** (ThreeWeeks). WeGotTickets MCA Runners-Up 2010 as Horse & Louis. Not So New Comedian of the Year Finalist 2019.

Jamie Finn – ‘Expert sense of timing with a confident and controlled delivery that had the audience in stitches! (Ed Chappel). Jamie starred in the BBC 1 documentary ‘One Day That Changed My Life’.

Hadfield & Swan – ‘Hilarious observational comedy songs and great stage chemistry’ – (Ed Chappel). WeGotTickets MCA Best Newcomers 2019.

Host TBC

‘As the Musical Comedy Awards demonstrate, the genre is currently bursting with talent’ – Time Out