BBC New Comedy Awards 2026
Season 2026 Episode 4 of 7
Five new stand-ups get five minutes each to win a place in November's grand final. Host Lindsey Santoro is joined by judges Amy Gledhill, Dan Tiernan and Kiell Smith-Bynoe. Eve Delaney, Laura Walsh, Tabish Akbar, Ciara Barnes, and Christof Epaminondas will perform their five-minute sets for our judges, and only one can go through to the final in November
BBC New Comedy Awards 2026 airs on BBC Three HD at 11:10 PM, Saturday 7 November. (Subtitles, new.)
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Lindsey Santoro
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Amy Gledhill
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Kiell Smith-Bynoe
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Dan Tiernan
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