Wolverhampton’s own Light House Cinema and Café Bar has been announced as a host for one of the regional heats of the BBC New Comedy Awards, due to be held on 3rd October and will be 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 evening will see five brand new comics battle it out for a place in the Grand Final.
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’re very excited to be hosting such a prestigious evening here at Light House. We’ve held several comedy events here in the past and the atmosphere is always brilliant. We’re delighted to have Darren Harriott back again, as welcoming new talent. We wish all of the acts the best of luck.
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! Having the continued support from the Chubb Building landlords, Midland Industrial Association who are key to enabling these kind of high calibre events is crucial and we thank them for that.’
Doors open from 6pm. Tickets to the awards are free, allocated on a first come first served basis and are available from: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bbc-new-comedy-awards-2021-tickets-175423304827. For full terms and conditions, see the booking link. Please note Light House is not responsible for third party event ticketing.
