We are thrilled to announce our first four finalists for the 2025 WeGotTickets MCA, taking place on April 12th at the Bloomsbury theatre. Book yourself in for the 17th annual celebration of the UK’s best up and coming musical comedy acts!

HOLLY SPILLAR

Holly Spillar takes to the stage armed with nothing but a little red loop pedal and a DREAM. ‘Ethereal and enthralling’ (LAMOnaise) in equal measures, Holly’s debut show was on of the ten best-reviewed comedy shows of the 2023Edinburgh Fringe. Let her transport you to her hauntingly ludicrous world.

★★★★★”Otherworldly…the love child of Kate Bush and Bo Burnham” – North West End

★★★★”A riveting performer” – Chortle

★★★★★”The vocal chords of Mitski and the wildness of Kate Bush” – West End Best Friend

photo credit – @Justoffthesix

JONATHAN OLDFIELD

Jonathan Oldfield was a BBC New Comedy Award Finalist 2024 and second place winner in the Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off 2024. He co-created and stars in BBC Radio 4 series ‘Time of the Week’ – alongside Sian Clifford – which was recently named Best Radio Sketch Show at the British Comedy Guide Awards 2024. The series has also been nominated for a Chortle Award and a BBC Audio Drama Award, with series 2 airing autumn 2025.

ALEX PRESCOT

Alex is a musical comic who mainly improvises off crowd work. He was the Clap Back To Reality Winner 2023/24, a previous Chichester New Act & Kingston New Act Finalist and was shortlisted for Chortle Hotshots 2025.

★★★★★ ‘An incredibly talented performer’ – Broadway World

★★★★★ ‘Plenty of humour, plenty of heart’ – LondonTheatre1

‘The comedy equivalent of sunshine’ – Pepper & Salt

‘Incredibly funny…a brilliant improviser’ – CurtainsUp

VINNY SHIU

Vinny Shiu is a London-based stand-up comedian in his 20s who combines comedy songs with stories and jokes to highlight his unique upbringing: growing up in the West as part of an East Asian family. His act includes observational humor about cultural differences between East and West, the challenges of growing up with traditional Asian parents, and the identity crisis that comes with looking different from his peers.Winner of Southampton Comedian of the Year 2023. Selected for Leicester Comedy Festival Circuit Breakers 2024. Finalist in British Comedian of the Year 2024. 2nd Place in Bath Comedy Festival New Act Competition 2024. Finalist in The Bristol Comedy Competition 2025.

On Saturday 15th we will have our second semi-final and then we will soon find out which other finalists we have! Tickets are selling fast via Bloomsbury theatre and http://www.wegottickets.com/musicalcomedyawards.