British Comedian of the Year 2026 - Norfolk Heat

It's the FA Cup of Comedy! The British Comedian of the Year competition is rolling into Southampton for one of the 26 heats taking place throughout England, Scotland and Wales. Open to comedians of all levels including some TV names, it has the biggest cash prize in UK comedy, £10,001 to go with the prestigious title.

Hundreds of comedians apply to take part, only some are chosen for the heats, and only one person will take home the cash!

British Comedian of the year 2026- Norwich 

Acts perform 10 minutes of their best material and you, the audience, vote on the night to see who goes through to the semi-finals. The power! Will the young upstarts beat the TV names, will the rising stars beat the seasoned pros… 

British Comedian of the year previous winners

2025 - Vlad Ilich

2024 - Luke Toulson

2023 - Alistair Williams

2022 - Dan Tiernan

2021 - Jeff Innocent

2020 - Simon Lomas

2019 - Mark Maier