BBC New Comedy Awards 2026
Season 2026 Episode 1 of 7
Lindsey Santoro hosts the first heat of the nationwide hunt to find the best new stand-ups from the Box in Coventry, with five up-and-coming comics trying to impress judges Amy Gledhill, Dan Tiernan and Kiell Smith-Bynoe. The first round features performances from Matthew Gallagher, Lauren Soley, Cormac Sinnott, Katie Hand and Rohan Sharma
BBC New Comedy Awards 2026 airs on BBC Three HD at 2:40 AM, Tuesday 10 November. (Subtitles.)
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Lindsey Santoro
Host
Amy Gledhill
Judge
Kiell Smith-Bynoe
Judge
Dan Tiernan
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