LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year 2026 HEAT 1

🏳️‍🌈 THE LGBTQ+ NEW COMEDIAN OF THE YEAR IS BACK! 🏳️‍⚧️
Join us at The Divine on 9 September for the launch night of the 2026 competition—and help choose the next big voice in LGBTQ+ comedy.
Your host for the evening is the brilliantly irreverent drag artist and comedian Sue Gives a Fuck, with a headline performance from Ciara Barnes, 2025 competition finalist.
Meet the comedians competing for your vote:
✨ Abi Myles
✨ Caz Thorne
✨ Charlie Bateman
✨ Craig Donaghy
✨ Gemma Mushington
✨ Ki Griffin
✨ Lee Comly
✨ Madeleine Munford
✨ Michael McPheat
✨ Nick Morey
✨ Mitzi Fitz
✨ Sean Phelan
Now entering its fifth year, the competition has become one of the UK’s leading platforms for emerging LGBTQ+ stand-up talent. This year’s performers will battle through the heats and semi-finals for a place in the Grand Final at London’s legendary Comedy Store—and the chance to win £1,000 and be crowned LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year 2026.
Come for the comedy. Watch the talent. Vote for your favourites. Help us find our next champion. 🌟
📍 The Divine
📅 9 September 2026
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