Podcasts about best newcomer award

This season on Limitless by Westside, our new host Ahsaas Channa makes her podcast host debut with a fellow newcomer – or rather the winner of the Best Newcomer Award at the prestigious Edinburgh Fringe Festival – stand-up comedian Urooj Ashfaq. They chat about overcoming stage fright, how doing back-to-back shows helped Urooj build her stamina as a performer and how, like therapy, comedy helps Urooj process her feelings.   Shop the look here: www.westside.com Follow Westside here: https://www.instagram.com/westsidestores   CREDITS: Host: Ahsaas Channa Guest: Urooj Ashfaq Executive Producer: Umashan Naidoo Creative Director: Liana Deboo Created by Westside   This is a Maed in India production. Head of Production: Mae Mariyam Thomas Project Manager: Shaun Fanthome Head of Audio Production: Kartik Kulkarni Sound Editor & Mix Engineer: Lakshman Parsuram, Nihar Temkar Senior Producer: Ruchi Sawardekar Junior Producer: Saakshi Samant Production Coordinator: Natasha Vakil Director & Video Editor: Jishnu Guha Assistant DOP: Ihjaz Aziz Recorded at School Studio, Mumbai

Yes we are back, 2024, and kicking it off with UROOJ ASHFAQ! @TwoChickpeasInAPodcast @UroojAshfaq @SohoTheatre   Born in Dubai, Urooj moved to Mumbai at the age of 12. She started performing at open-mic nights at 21, becoming a regular in Mumbai's young, rapidly-growing comedy scene, while citing stars like Sarah Silverman, Bridget Christie, Phoebe Waller Bridge, Josie Long and James Acaster as her creative heroes. Owing to her boundary-pushing humour and disarming charm she notched up some serious views and a loyal and growing fan base on home turf, as well as second finalist spot on TLC's Queens of Comedy (2017).   Aside from her stand-up performances, Urooj enjoys credits as a writer on numerous fiction and non-fiction projects such as Die Trying (2018), Son Of Abish (2017) and Better Life Foundation (2016). Having an in-built knack for acting, she has also featured in web series such as AIB: Honest Engineering Campus Placements (2017), Die Trying (2018), Pushpavalli (2020) and Comedy Premier League (2021) and also hosted Comicstaan Series 2 (2019).   In a noteworthy first, the 28 year-old was the first ever India-based stand-up comedian to be awarded Best Newcomer Award at the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Awards at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival for her second full-length show in English, Oh No!, backed by Soho Theatre and OML in India. In the show she introduces her personality and life in India, taking audiences through her anecdotes on therapy, her thoughts on pornography and phone etiquette, to the ways boys suppress emotions and childhood issues. With material strong on Gen Z energy, the fast-talking, quick-thinking creative powerhouse is an endearing presence onstage with her candid and engaging content. Urooj is on tour in the UK from 23rd January to 8th February 2024. Tickets are available on https://sohotheatre.com/ Like, subscribe and share with people who you think would love this episode, your family and friends that have loved watching Urooj Ashfaq!

Life is circular, and Dawg and Gus find themselves coming " full circle" when they sit down with the " OG" Mark Leo of Mecca of Stank ( the whole of Dawg and Gus interviewing amazing bands and artists started with Mark) and this time he brought his AMAZING keyboard player and fellow member Omar Winelight. Dawg and Gus talk with Mark and Omar about new music, being nominated for " Best Newcomer Award" at the Capital Music Awards and what's up next for the band. So come give this podcast a listen and get to know Mark and Omar and get to hear some of their insights into music and life. As always many, many thanks to all that follow and listen to us and remember to support your local artists , venues and local businesses. Dawg and Gus

Lucy Ann Beaumont is a British actress, writer, and stand-up comedian. Well known for her comedy series Meet the Richardsons, and Hullraisers. Lucy's 2014 debut show at the Edinburgh Festival, 'We Can Twerk it Out' was nominated for that year's Best Newcomer Award. We talked to Lucy about how amazing grandparents can be, using challenging life experiences to inform your creativity, and trying to break into comedy. If you enjoyed listening to Lucy go and see her on tour!  Tickets are on sale now https://lucybeaumont.co.uk PLUS extra chat with Lucy over at patreon.com/blankpodcast Massive thanks to our Patrons: Mary Catherine Byrnes, Victoria Nielsen, Manya Kay, Alex Williams, Joel Piveteau, Richard Astill, Samantha Beaton, Claudia McKelvey, John Holland, Katherine Keen, Lynn Robinson, It's Coming Home 2022, Alice Chrystall, Maddie Lightfoot, Alex Collis, Martin Grimm, Vicki, Julianna Williams, Rachel Bowen, Witnessthebigness. @blankpod @eliistender @jimdalycomedy @LucyABeaumont blankpodcast2018@gmail.com

This is Part Two of my chat with Sam Baines, my first guest for Season 6 of the podcast, and a woman that I've know for a few years after she was shortlisted at the inaugural International Women's Podcast Awards back in 2021. It's fitting that she's first this season, because she's been the first woman to do a few other things too. Sam is an award-winning comedian, podcaster, author, actor, broadcaster and general legend. In 2014 she won the Funny Women Awards, and subsequently went on to scoop of the 2015 ‘What the Frock' Best Newcomer Award. But that's not all. As an adult, Sam experienced hearing loss, and is now a deaf activist, hearing aid wearer, and an ambassador for the RNID.She's written two children's books, Harriet Versus The Galaxy and The Night The Moon Went Out, and she tells me in this conversation about how she got her first book deal (spoiler alert: she wrote it without an official offer). Her new book, Living With Hearing Loss and Deafness, is available to pre-order now. As well as all this, she's got an award-winning podcast, The Divorce Social, discussing, surprise, surprise, divorce, and her acting credits include The Crown, Call the Midwife, and Magic Mike Live in the West End. There is nothing this woman can't do.We covered SO much ground in this chat, which was recorded aaaages ago live at The Podcast Show - basically I had to give myself a good kick up the arse to get the podcast moving again in 2023, so that's entirely on me. There was so much good stuff that I cut it in two. This is part two. Enjoy. Useful linksSam's websiteFollow Sam on Instagram Follow Sam on Twitter Follow Sam on YouTubeMusicProvided by ZakharValaha, AleXZavesa,

We're back for Season 6!My first guest is a woman that I've know for a few years after she was shortlisted at the inaugural International Women's Podcast Awards back in 2021. Her name is Samantha Baines, and it's fitting that she's first this season, because she's been the first woman to do a few other things too. Sam is an award-winning comedian, podcaster, author, actor, broadcaster and general legend. In 2014 she won the Funny Women Awards, and subsequently went on to scoop of the 2015 ‘What the Frock' Best Newcomer Award. Sam was the first ever woman to reach the finals of the UK Pun Championships, and we speak extensively in this interview about being a woman in comedy, and her experiences in the early days.But that's not all. As an adult, Sam experienced hearing loss, and is now a deaf activist, hearing aid wearer, and an ambassador for the RNID.She's written two children's books, Harriet Versus The Galaxy and The Night The Moon Went Out, and her new book, Living With Hearing Loss and Deafness, is available to pre-order now. As well as all this, she's got an award-winning podcast, The Divorce Social, discussing, surprise, surprise, divorce, and her acting credits include The Crown, Call the Midwife, and Magic Mike Live in the West End. There is nothing this woman can't do.We covered SO much ground in this chat, which was recorded aaaages ago live at The Podcast Show - basically I had to give myself a good kick up the arse to get the podcast moving again in 2023, so that's entirely on me. There was so much good stuff that I cut it in two. This is part one. Enjoy. Useful linksSam's websiteFollow Sam on Instagram Follow Sam on Twitter Follow Sam on YouTubeMusicProvided by ZakharValaha, AleXZavesa,

Lara Ricote joins us this week via Spain, Amsterdam, and the Edinburgh Fringe where she won the 2022 Best Newcomer Award. She's here to question everything conspiracy theory style, metal detect for lost treasure and solve a listener problem about skiing and "mutual" breakups. Meanwhile Helen learns some more Irish history from Catherine...FOLLOW LARA: @LaraRicoteThank you so much for listening!Support us at https://www.patreon.com/TrustyHogs for exclusive bonus content, merch, and more!Trust us with your own problems and questions... TrustyHogs@gmail.comPlease give us a follow @TrustyHogs on all socialsBe sure to subscribe and rate us (unless you don't like these little piggies - 5 Stars only!)Thank you to our Patreon supporters...EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Simon Moores / Guy Goodman / Mary Fox / Annie Tonner / Sarah Jarque-Deakin / Oliver JagoPRODUCERS: Richard Bicknell / Elle / Richard Bald / Neil Redmond / Victoria Hutchison / Emma Walton / Karen & David Bull / Harald van Dijk / Eddie Doyle / Tim & Dom / David Walker / Rachel R / Anthony Conway / Sadie Cashmore / Claire Owen-Jones / Jess & Nick / Zoë / Jo Holmes / Sarah & Molly / Alex Pugh / Josie W / Amy / Cordelia / Raia Fink / Rachel Page / Helen A / Tina Linsey / Sophie Chivers / Graham Marsh / Emily Gee / Amy O'Riordan / Abbie Worf / Kie Web / Matt SimsWith Helen Bauer (Daddy Look at Me, Live at the Apollo) & Catherine Bohart (Roast Battle, Mock the Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats)FOLLOW HELEN, CATHERINE & ANDREW...@HelenBaBauer@CatherineBohart@StandUpAndrew Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comedian Darren Harriott has come a long way since he was car sharing his way around the UK as a teenager looking to forge a career in stand up comedy. Most recently you'll find him slicing his way across the ice on the latest season of Dancing on Ice, on numerous panel shows and comedy stages after being nominated for the Best Newcomer Award and Best Show Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2017 and 2019. But Darren's journey hasn't always been smooth. His father died by suicide while in prison when Darren was just 11 years old. As he and Kris sit down for a chat, he explains what a profound impact this had on his life, how it became a catalyst for him exploring the world of comedy, his experiences with therapy and the difficult years that fell in between.  As always with the topics in the podcast, some may find subjects triggering. You can find details of his latest stand up tour at https://darrenharriott.com/ Or follow him on twitter or Instagram @DarrenHarriott   See more of Kris and what she's doing day to day on Instagram - https://instagram.com/howtoglitteraturd or join the Turd Glitterati for more fab content on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/howtoglitteraturd If you want to share the story of how you've glittered your turd, send a voice note or WhatsApp to the Turd Hotline >>> +44 (0)776 923 7544 This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit betterhelp.com/GAT today to get 10% off your first month.

Joe Sabien is Founder and CEO of Sea Sanctuary a unique mental health charity rooted in the concept of “blue health”.  Sea Sanctuary has been nominated for and won an impressive array of awards including winner of the Google and Sainsbury's award for innovation, winner of Support Worker Category and Best Newcomer Award for the National Children and Young People's Awards 2020 among others.  Sea Sanctuary has also been commissioned by the NHS for 6 years and is an approved psychological provider for Cornwall Council and Dorset, Devon and Cornwall police. https://seasanctuary.org.uk/

Episode 90 - Bilal Zafar - If The Kids, Are PES United   Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of your weekly football manager podcast.     On this episode, we chat to a comedian who streams on Twitch as a football manager. No, its not Tony or Rich, its the gaffer of Hot Peppsy, the one and only, Bilal Zafar.   Bilal has been nominated for the Best Newcomer Award at Edinburgh Fringe, and is a winner of the New Act Of The Year Competition in 2016. During the pandemic, Bilal took to Twitch to produce content that he would never be able to work on the circuit.   We find out how he manages to weave storylines into his streams. How David Lynch and Peruvian prison dramas play a huge part in his planning. And what would life have been like had he gotten that part in Big Al?   We would love for you to follow Bilal. His details are as follows:   http://www.twitter.com/Zafarcakes  http://www.twitch.tv/Zafarcakes  Buy tickets for Bilal at Edinburgh Fringe   https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/bilal-zafar-care  Aug 3-12, 16-29 @ Underbelly, Bistro Square. 5.30pm    Join our Discord community https://discord.gg/RuwVWsSfe6     We've partnered up with Wraith Energy drink and you can get 10% off your order when you use code FMT10 at checkout.   https://www.drinkwraith.com/  Hosted By: Tony Jameson and Rich Owens     Produced By: Tony Jameson     Find Us On Twitch! twitch.tv/tonyjamesonfm twitch.tv/richowensfm     Our Patreon patreon.com/FMTPod     Follow us on Twitter twitter.com/FMTPod     Search FMTPod on YouTube

Gals, today we interview our FAVE comedian of all time - Danielle Walker!Danielle has taken the comedy scene by storm winning the Best Newcomer Award at the Melbourne Comedy Festival in 2018 and the RAW Comedy Award in 2016. Plus you may have seen her in shows like Spicks and Specks, Just For Laughs or that recent eBay ad (WE SHOULD GET SUSHI CAROL - we enjoy that one).We chat to Danielle about comedy as a career, how she has found the industry as a woman and get behind the scenes insight on how she comes up with all of her hilarious content.We loved being able to shine a light on a different type of career and unpack how Danielle got into comedy, what did her family and friends think and did she always know she was destined to be a comedian.If you want to connect with Danielle you can find her on Instagram @daniellewalkercomedy or check out her website. Plus, she has her own podcast Batch Bitch with fellow comedian Naomi Higgins, that will definitely make you LOL.Want to continue the conversation and let us know what you think? Come join our community of ambitious women https://www.facebook.com/groups/unapologeticallycommunity Maybe you're after a daily dose of inspiration and good vibes? Make sure you follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/unapologetically.inc/ Or if you want to learn a little bit more about us and Unapologetically check our website https://www.unapologetically.com.au/ Thanks for tuning into the Unapologetic Podcast, make sure you hit that Subscribe or Follow button to stay in the loop about future episodes.

In this episode, I talk to the comedian LAUREN PATTISON about her comedy career. Charming Geordie comedian Lauren Pattison was a finalist for the Chortle Student Comedy Awards in 2015 and a finalist for the BBC New Comedy Awards in 2016 as well as  a nomination for the Best Newcomer Award at the Lastminute.com Edinburgh Comedy Awards in 2017.  I have seen Pattison perform many times to great acclaim in 2016, 2019, 2020 and 2021 for Always Be Comedy live and online and for the Return of The Craic online comedy show in 2021. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Lauren Pattison's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2020/07/02/lauren-pattison/ Lauren Pattison's Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/laurenpattisoncomedy/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/laurenpattison Instagram: www.instagram.com/lauren_pattison/ Website: www.lauren-pattison.com/        

Nigel Ng discusses how he has overcome adversity and all odds against him to be successful, and gain a tremendous fanbase over years of hard work. Nigel Ng is a Malaysian stand up comedian and content creator. He started his career in the Chicago comedy clubs and is now based in London. In 2020, he went viral from his portrayal of Uncle Roger, a middle-aged Asian man reviewing an egg fried rice video. In 10 months, he has amassed 170 million views on his YouTube channel and a combined following of over 5 million across his social media platforms. As a standup, Nigel has been nominated for the Best Newcomer Award for his sold-out show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2019, and sold out multiple runs throughout the UK and Europe. His TV credits include Comedy Central's Stand Up Central and Roast Battle, BBC Two's Mock The Week and ITV's Jonathan Ross Comedy Club. Nigel also hosts Rice To Meet You, a hugely popular comedy podcast.  Check out Nigel's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/mrnigelng. Moderated by Albert Chan. Visit g.co/TalksAtGoogle/UncleRoger to watch the video of this event.

Zetong shares his experience of winning the Best Newcomer Award at Singapore's Star Awards 2021, which is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; how did he feel, what went behind the scenes that we did not really see onscreen? (Huiyi wants to congratulate Zetong again for this win!!) We then move on to the topic of whether we have achieved success in life, but what does success really mean, and does it matter really? (Apologies for the less than great audio on Zetong's side this week!)

SUPAFLY '60 MINUTES OF SUPAFLY' HOSTED BY JERMEALE Jermeale speaks to the talented 'Supafly' from New York to London and Ghana.They discuss almost working with DMX before the legendary hiphop artist was admitted to New York hospital after suffering a heart attack on Friday,  April 2nd 2021. They also chat about sampling a little Phil Collins and him loving their track and giving them the green light.Supafly is best known for 2005's "Let's Get Down", which was a club hit around the world and used by the Australian television network FOX8 as their summer theme song; and for "Moving Too Fast" in late 2006, which sampled the Phil Collins' hit "Another Day in Paradise". Supafly picked up the Best Newcomer Award at the 2006 Urban Music Awards.Supafly's sound is a blend of reggae, hip hop and dance. Their success has led them to sold out tours, performing to crowds of up to 25,000.Now London based, the essence of their sun-filled sound developed partly from Mister P and wOne's stint in Australia. Inspired by the sunshine and the live music scene in Melbourne, their time away proved to be an inspiration for Supafly's signature tune, "Let's Get Down". It was written on one of the hottest days in Australia's history.Listen to Supafly featuring KieszaFly With The Angels (Imanbek Remix)Imanbek has burst onto the scene in a way most young producers can only dream of. His remix of Saint Jhn’s ‘Roses’, which he produced while holding down a day job at his local train station in Kazakhstan, now has over a billion streams on Spotify, reached #1 in the UK singles chart and #4 on the US billboard chart, catapulting the relatively unknown producer to stardom. Now he makes his D4 D4NCE debut remixing London based duo Supafly’s ‘Fly With The Angles’ featuring Canadian songstress Kiesza. With its thick, rubbery bassline, atmospheric builds and irresistibly catchy melody, once again we see Imanbek’s Midas touch remix abilities. In Loving Memory of Earl ‘DMX’ Simmons December 18, 1970 – April 9, 2021LOST INTERVIEWS BECKY HILL S.2 E.6 'FOREVER YOUNG' Laura Alexandra in conversation with BECKY HILL.Hill talks about working in the studio with 'LITTLE MIX' and more.LISTEN to 'Forever Young' in ALIEN BOOTH at the end of this amazing interview.

Nigel Ng is a Malaysian stand-up comedian based in the UK. He is the host of Rice To Meet You, a comedy podcast about Asian culture. He also makes content for Instagram and YouTube. He was nominated for the prestigious Best Newcomer Award for his sold-out show Culture Shocked at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2019, and then followed that up with another sold out week-long run at London’s Soho Theatre in 2020. He made his TV debut in 2018 on Comedy Central’s Stand Up Central, shortly followed by Comedy Central’s Roast Battle. In 2019, he’s quickly added to this by appearing on Mock the Week (BBC Two), Romesh Presents: Nigel Ng (Sky) and Stand Up, Asia! (Comedy Central) and Stand-Up Sketch Show (ITV).

Doing Bits with Eshaan Akbar and Vittorio Angelone is a live broadcast event featuring top comedians working on brand new joke ideas that are quarantined in our heads until further notice.It might be offensive first time round, it might not come out right on the first go but we're here to figure it out and find the funny with feedback from you.Nigel Ng is a Malaysian stand-up comedian who moved to London to pursue a comedy career. He was nominated for the prestigious Best Newcomer Award for his sold-out show Culture Shocked at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2019, and then followed that up with another sold out week-long run at London's Soho Theatre in 2020.He made his TV debut in 2018 on Comedy Central's Stand Up Central, shortly followed by Comedy Central's Roast Battle. In 2019, he's quickly added to this by appearing on Mock the Week (BBC Two), Romesh Presents: Nigel Ng (Sky) and Stand Up, Asia! (Comedy Central).He is the host of Rice To Meet You, a comedy podcast about Asian culture. He also makes content for Instagram and YouTube.Instagrams:@doingbitslive@eshaanakbar@vittorioangelone@mrnigelng

Dropping by for a tipple today is stand-up comedian Nigel Ng! Nigel was nominated for the Best Newcomer Award for his sold-out show Culture Shocked at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2019. Nigel is co-host of the comedy podcast Rice To Meet You with Evelyn Mok and has appeared on Comedy Central’s Stand Up Central, Roast Battle, Mock the Week, Romesh Presents and more. At the Mystery on the Rocks bar you’ll find a retired sleuth, the bartender trying to settle his tab, and the down-on-her-luck lounge singer, solving mysteries and drinking cocktails. Each week a new guest enters the bar and attempts to solve an unsolved mystery alongside the regulars. Hosted by Masud Milas, Chris Stokes, and Sooz Kempner. It’s a high concept comedy and true crime podcast, set in a fictional crime-solving bar (with real cocktails!). The focus of the show is to attempt to crack a real, unsolved mystery from history – true crime and bizarre occurrences, all with a whodunnit or WTF happened question hanging over them. Masud makes the drinks, Chris tells the mystery and Sooz sings and plays live piano – and everyone chats and chimes in with their theories.You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram too!This is a Studio71 production. Producer - Jack ClaramuntExec Producer - Tom Payne & Jody SmithProduction Support - Phie McKenzieEditing - Joel Grove Studio71 is a Red Arrow Studios Company. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It became a transatlantic hit, prompting Junior’s appearance as the first black British artist on Soul Train and earning him Billboard’s ‘Best Newcomer Award’ presented by the legendary James Brown. The U.S. hit, ‘Too late’ which reached no 8 and his auspicious debut album ‘Ji’ followed. Junior continues to record and his latest single is a powerful rendition of A Change Is Gonna Come, the first release from his forthcoming LP.

My guest today is a British stand-up comedian, nominated for the Best Newcomer Award in 2017 the Edinburgh Festival nominated for best show this year. He is star of many national TV and radio comedy shows. I am talking today with Darren Harriott…

Jonny reflects on his history, on family, and on how he grew up to be exactly who he is. Jonny Hawkins is an actor, writer and big time DJ. He was the recipient of the 2016 Sydney Theatre Critic’s Best Newcomer Award and you may have seen him in the TV Mini series PETER ALLEN: NOT THE BOY NEXT DOOR or the ABC film RIOT. In 2017 he made a short film called Joy Boy, which won best film at the Melbourne Queer Film Awards. Jonny is also one half of disco DJing duo The Dollar Bin Darlings, who you may have caught at The Bearded Tit, at Sydney Festival or at other excellent happenings around the traps. Queerstories is an LGBTQIA+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. For Queerstories event dates, visit www.maevemarsden.com, and follow Queerstories on Facebook. The new Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased on Booktopia. To support Queerstories, become a patron at www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter And for gay stuff, insomnia rant and photos of my dog Frank follow me - Maeve Marsden - on Twitter and Instagram.

Hey WTAF-ers!We have an award winner with us for our latest SuperFan episode. Emmerdale star, winner of the NTA Best Newcomer Award 2019 James Moore joins us to chat about his love of This Country, being a Disabled Actor and Activist, Emmerdale and Star Wars! It truly was a pleasure to chat to James and he's an inspiration to all. Enjoy!You can see James short film mentioned in the podcast right here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_m2K72xCbYUwww.wtafpodcast.comPlease support the podcast and get fantastic This Country cast rewards at https://www.patreon.com/wtafTwitter https://twitter.com/wtafthiscountryFacebook https://facebook.com/wtafthiscountryInstagram https://instagram.com/wtafthiscountrySnapchat https://snapchat.com/wtafthiscountrySupport the show (http://www.patreon.com/wtaf )

On today's episode I talk to Aisling Bea. Originally from County Kildare, Ireland, Aisling has been acting and performing stand-up for over a decade. She's appeared on almost every TV panel show in the UK including 8 Out Of 10 Cats (where she was the first ever female team captain), Taskmaster, Qi, @Midnight and many others. As an actor, Aisling has been in many shows, both drama and comedy, including The Fall, Hard Sun, Damned, The Delivery Man, Dead Boss and many others, and her new show Happy, which she created with Sharon Horgan, was just ordered to series. And finally, as a stand-up, she's appeared on numerous shows and festivals. Her debut solo show at the Edinburgh Fringe, C’est La Bea, was nominated for the Foster’s Best Newcomer Award and a year later, she won the British Comedy Award for Best Female TV Comedian. Her Netflix 15-minute special will be released later this year. This is the website for Beginnings, subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow me on Twitter.

Phil chats with Best Show Award Nominee Jordan Brookes and character comic David Earl as Brian Gittins and we have a quick hello from the Best Newcomer Award Nominees.

Sarah Brown chats to Sarah Millican. Sarah Millican won the coveted Best Newcomer Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2008 and is today one of the UK's leading comedians. She has sold out three national tours and her debut DVD, Chatterbox Live, became the biggest selling stand-up DVD by a female comedian of all time. Better Angels is a podcast rooted in activism but looks for lessons from a range of experiences. In this interview special she shares lessons for anyone hoping to speak in front of an audience about something they care about. Sarah Millican is active on Twitter and tweets actively during holidays, connecting with people who are on their own -  as an online festive friend. 

Bio 5 Years in a row ranking in the DJ MAG top 100, Tenishia hold his own as the most successful DJ/Producer in Malta, selling arena shows and appearing everywherefrom TV to mobile phone adverts. Winner of ‘Best Newcomer Award 2005'′, ‘Best Live Performance 2005', 'The International Recognition Award' and 3 years in a row ‘Best Dance Tune Award' at the Malta Music Awards, Tenishia has proved to be an Icon to the young generation taking the clubbing scene by storm and building up enough fans to hold his own Tenishia in Concert events. With numerous releases on Armada Records that have blasted the speakers of various clubs and events around the planet, Tenishia have gained a solid international fanbase that is constantly demanding them to travel the World with their performances. Known for his own particular sound in Progressive Trance and also Chill Out productions which also lead to an IDMA Award nomination in 2011 at the WMC in Miami.   Tracklist  1. Moby vs Svd - Nineties Porcelain (Tenishia Mash Up) 2. Sunny Lax ft Aneym - Everything's a Lie 3. Oliver Smith - Endorphin 4. Orjan Nilsen - Iconic 5. Rank 1 - LED there be Light (Slice & Dice Bootleg) 6. Yoel Lewis - Caesarea 7. Maor Levi - Returning 8. Armin van Buuren vs Orjan Nilsen - Flashlight 9.Orjan Nilsen vs New World Punx - Bang the Rays (Tenishia Mash Up0 10. Gareth Emery - Cruiser (Tenishia Remix) 11. Armin van Buuren - I live for That Energy 12. Markus Schulz - New World (Fisherman & Hawkins Rmx) 13. Moar Levi - Universal   Socials https://www.facebook.com/Tenishia https://soundcloud.com/tenishia https://soundcloud.com/tenishia   https://soundcloud.com/iedmradio

Ronny Chieng has been seen on The Daily Show and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (he won the "Best Newcomer Award") and now he can be heard on No Laugh Track Episode 210! In this weeks episode Justin and Ronny talk about growing up between USA and Malaysia, his acting chops, and his cubicle-mate, our good friend, Roy Wood Jr.   Catch Ronnie Here at Acme August 4th-6th Ronnie Chieng Find Andy at ronnychieng.com/ OR on Twitter @ronnychieng Intro music is a clip of Journey to the Sun supplied by Circle of Heat Click their Facebook above, or check them out. #nolaughtrack #acme #comedy #podcast #interview #Minneapolis #Minnesota #NLT #Justin #Severson

Romesh Ranganathan’s impact on the comedy circuit since his debut in 2010 has seen him quickly make a name for himself as a finalist in the Latitude New Act Compeition 2010, So You Think You’re Funny? final 2010 as well as being a runner up in Amused Moose Laugh Off 2010. From playing comedy clubs all over the country Ranganathan’s profile has grown as has the respect from his peers which has resulted in him writing for numerous shows and supporting the likes of Seann Walsh, Bill Burr, Paul Chowdhry and one of his comedy heroes Ricky Gervais. The last twelve months have been incredible for Ranganathan with him winning the prestigious Leicester Mercury New Act Award 2013 and his critically acclaimed Edinburgh Festival debut being nominated for the coveted Best Newcomer Award 2013. Culminating in his debut appearance on BBC2′s Mock The Week, BBC1′s Live At The Apollo, BBC3′s Russell Howard’s Good News, Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live 2013 and a regular slot on Channel 4′s weekly topical show Stand Up For The Week. ‘… his ability to produce bitingly fresh gags marks him out from the crowd’ – The Guardian **** – Sunday Times

@GeorgeWardUK won the Best Newcomer Award, supported by the British Council and presented to him by @goldierocks #SRAs