LONDON: Wilmington Arms

Saturday 19th January, 2013

1:15pm

Event information

Now in it's fifth year, the The WeGotTickets Musical Comedy Awards has grown in stature to become an annual fixture in the comedy calendar and the place to see the UK's finest up and coming musical comedians alongside some of the best established acts of the genre on the circuit.

Over the years the MCA has provided a launch pad to superstar acts like Frisky and Mannish (2009 Finalists), Abandoman (2010 winners) and Jay Foreman (Best Newcomer 2009 and now touring with Dave Gorman) and created a thriving independent platform to celebrate the artform that is musical comedy. The competition has also played host to stars of the genre such as David O' Doherty, Mitch Benn, Bo Burnham, Pippa Evans, Isy Suttie and many more.

So the fifth MCA begins! The top 40 musical comedy acts have been selected from online entries to www.facebook.com/musicalcomedyawards and will now battle it out in the heats through to the Final at the Bloomsbury Theatre on April 5th at the wonderful Wilmo. Judges for this year's competition include Mark Boosey of British Comedy Guide, Tim Clark of Such Small Portions, Rupert Majendie of BBC Comedy, Lynne Parker of Funny Women, Kenny Cavey of Com Comedy and Jon Grant and Paul Weedon of Red 24 Management.

Headlining Heat Three are MCA 2012 Best Newcomers and Time Out Ones to Watch Fair & Square:

"A trio of wide-eyed lads who could barely be older than 18, they're sharp, daft and at such a young age show quite frightening levels of potential" - SPOONFED

ACTS PERFORMING IN HEAT THREE

Laurence Owen
Trine Munk
Ben Champion
Christiane O'Mahoney
Jo Public
Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre
Jo Stephenson
Emily Rose

OTHER MCA SHOWS

WGT MCA Heat 1 - headlined by Horse & Louis (MCA Comperes and Runners Up 2010)
Jan 5th, 1.30-4pm
Featuring: Ben Glasstone, I am I am, Hannah Brackenbury, David Elms, Slap & Giggle, Ross Hughes
We are Goose, Steven Seller
Tickets: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/199397
Facebook Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/306131566170904/?ref=ts&fref=ts

WGT MCA Heat 2 - headlined by Rob Carter (MCA Winner 2012)
Jan 12th, 1.30 -4pm
Featuring: Paddy Cullivan, Modern Dreams, Lovely & Jason, Jonny & the Baptists, Tina Turner Tea Lady, Jacky Wood, Joe Charman, Eric Davidson
Tickets: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/199398
Facebook Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/189600881180393/?ref=ts&fref=ts

WGT MCA Heat 4 - headlined by Rachel Parris (MCA Runner Up 2012)
Jan 26th, 1.30-4pm
Featuring: Howard & Dan, Lucy Rebecca Cox, Angus Barr, I Once Was a Dinosaur, Big Clown Little Clown, Jenny Bede, Helen Goldwyn, Austin Francis Connection
Tickets: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/199406
Facebook Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/393327880749048/?ref=ts&fref=ts

WGT MCA Heat 5 - headlined by Carly Smallman (MCA Finalist 2011)
Feb 2nd, 1.30-4pm
Featuring: Tamar Broadbent, Gabriella Burnel, Cecilia Delatori, Nat Wicks, House of Blakewell, Hill & Weedon, Tammy Stone
Tickets: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/199409
Facebook Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/407846612627840/?ref=ts&fref=ts

QUARTER-FINALS, SEMI-FINALS AND FINAL

All tickets for shows to come will be available via www.wegottickets.com/musicalcomedyawards. All of the remaining shows up until the Final will also take place at the Wilmo on Saturday afternoons - here is a look at the headliners we have in store for you.

QF1 on Feb 9th - with Jay Foreman
QF2 on Feb 16th - with Christian Reilly
QF3 on Feb 23rd - with Rob Deering
QF4 on Mar 2nd - with Loretta Maine
SF1 on Mar 9th - with Earl Okin
SF2 on Mar 16th - with Adam Kay

Final on April 5th at Bloomsbury - Headliners to be announced!

Come on down to the Wilmo for the best possible way to spend a winter afternoon - it's the Musical Comedy Awards!

Tickets £7 in advance - £8 on door

www.facebook.com/musicalcomedyawards
www.twitter.com/musicalcomedyuk
www.musicalcomedyawards.com