Wolverhampton’s own Light House Cinema and Café Bar will feature as the host of the one of the regional heats of the BBC New Comedy Awards, airing weekly on BBC1. The Midlands heat was presented by award-winning comedian Darren Harriott and judged by a panel of professional comedians including newly appointed BBC Young Person’s Comedy Laureate - Mawaan Rizwan. The event sees five brand new comics battle it out for a place in the Grand Final, and Wolverhampton heat airs tonight on BBC1 at 11.40pm or is available, along with all the other heats, as a box set on iPlayer.
Since they first launched in 1995 the prestigious awards have helped launch the careers of many of the UK’s best-loved comedians – John Bishop, Sarah Millican, Peter Kay, Jason Manford, Joe Lycett and Rhod Gilbert to name a few.
Light House CEO Kelly Jeffs says:
‘We were delighted to host such a prestigious evening here at Light House, with the support of our landlords - Midlands Industrial Association. We can't wait to see our courtyard looking spectacular on screen...as well as seeing who wins, of course!
This is a fantastic coup for the city of Wolverhampton being chosen to host the West Midlands heats plus giving Light House the opportunity to continue building on its great track record of event partnerships with organisations such as Channel 4 News, Creative People and Places, BBC Asian Network, Sky Sports and the international Deaf Film Festival - Deaffest!’
