About Funny Women
The UK's leading female comedy community. Helping women to perform, write and do business with humour.
Funny Women Description
Funny Women is at the vanguard of nurturing and promoting female comedy talent – from finding and developing new acts through its annual competition, the Funny Women Awards, to working with established performers.
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We’re having some website issues. We apologise for the inconvenience and hope to be back to normal ASAP. All our events are listed here on Facebook and on venue websites for Watford Palace Theatre and Warwick Arts Centre. For NatWest #HERlarious also check our events listings here. You can message us here for any further information you may need.
Building your business is no joke. We have joined forces with NatWest to present a business focused version of HERlarious, our brilliant new format which includes a series of workshops, panel discussions and performances to help boost your confidence and change the narrative for women in business.
Our very special morning will show you how to express your ideas more confidently and freely using some of the tried and tested tricks of the comedy trade providing you with some in...sights and inspiration for your business. Get valuable advice on how to ‘perform’, write great copy, bring your ideas to life and develop techniques to communicate more effectively. We will be showing you how to create your own material, interpret body language, tell your story and become more confident and memorable.
What people say about Funny Women’s HERlarious events:
‘It was just the warmest, most welcoming experience. I also had no idea just how much we’d get from the workshops, they were truly spectacular. The whole event exceeded all my expectations. I knew it would be great but I was utterly blown away by just HOW amazing EVERY aspect was.’
‘The structure was seamless and worked really well to connect the attendees and open up networking confidence by uniting them through shared experiences of the workshops, which were brilliant: the chemistry between the women hosting these was infectious - they were really fun and insightful sessions.’
Participants can take part in two workshops.
Select from the four following topics:
Stand Up to Stand Out Improvise to Succeed Stop Selling Yourself Short How to Develop your Personal Brand
Followed by a panel discussion hosted by Naomi Paxton and headline entertainment from Sajeela Kershi.
For more details and to register for this free event, click here.
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Funny Women's successful Time of the Month is on the road and this month we're coming back to Galway!
Itching to do comedy? Come and scratch that itch at Funny Women’s Time of the Month, our regular comedy workshop and networking event.
It’s a night of two parts…come to both or just perform at Showtime.
... PLAYTIME: 6 – 7.30pm, €10 Ever been told you’re funny? Ever wanted to experience the comedy circuit or improve your confidence? Well, that time of the month is here! Join us to meet like-minded women with a passion for comedy, learn how to generate material through improvised comedy, share scripts, set jokes and ideas from comedians currently performing on the circuit. Your playtime ticket also gets you free entry to showtime!
SHOWTIME: 8pm, €6 Come be witness to a new range of Irish talent, plus a variety of fantastic featured female comedians. This night provides a platform for women to get on stage and perform comedy for the first time. Even if you’re already a regular on the circuit, Time of the Month is a great night to try out new material in front of a warm and supportive audience.
Eventbrite tickets €6/€10 + eventbrite fee. Tickets also available at the door.
Email FWIR@funnywomen.com for a 5 minute slot on the night (12 slots available) or for more information
Become one of our Funny Friends and attend all Time of the Months for FREE! Details of how are here: http://funnywomen.com/about/funnyfriends/
Come along and give comedy a go!
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We’ve joined forces with Watford Palace Theatre to curate a showcase featuring some of the best female comedy talent in the UK today. With Sindhu Vee, Desiree Burch, Sooz Kempner, Gráinne Maguire, Thanyia Moore and Mandy Muden!
A week to go to our Funny Women showcase at Watford Palace Theatre! Desiree Burch, Sindhu Vee, Gráinne Maguire, Sooz Kempner, Thanyia Moore and Mandy Muden!
Time of the Month London last night was as usual a great coming together of female comics from first timers to regulars and a wonderful exchange of experiences at PLAYTIME with Caroline Hardie and SHOWTIME with 15 different people making us laugh with their 5 minutes and Ruby Carr as MC. Next #TOTM in London is on 27th November at The Betsy Trotwood Pub.
It’s that Time of the Month again for everyone in London today. 6.30PM is PLAYTIME, 8PM for SHOWTIME!
We’ve had our launch at the North West, this weekend! Thanks to our producer Emma Deeley and our host Scarlett Dobson for a successful debut of our new chapter!
Tonight is the opening night of Women In Comedy Festival UK - 8PM at Tribeca Manchester. Get tickets while you can - NOT TO BE MISSED!
Great to see our founder Lynne Parker being quoted in this Kantar article by Jane Ostler on how important humour is in respect of connecting with female consumers in advertising.
Funny Women are heading to the North West! We're taking Time of the Month to Manchester during Women In Comedy Festival UK, this Saturday! A three parter with time to play, jump on stage and see experienced performers take the stage!
Last week ITV’s Controller of Comedy Saskia Schuster hosted an event with Royal Television Society, Writers' Guild of Great Britain, Era 50:50, Funny Women and BAFTA to launch Comedy 50:50, an initiative seeking to implement measures to address the gender imbalance in comedy, starting with writers. Read about it on our website!
Handful of spots left for Stand Up to Stand Out workshop this Saturday!
We’ve launched a brand new chapter of Funny Women in the North West and are celebrating this by bringing our popular Time of the Month format to the Women In Comedy Festival UK 2018 in Manchester.
Also this week, you'll be able to Stand Up to Stand Out! Whether you've always dreamed to perform stand up or you have to speak in public, this friendly two hour workshop will work on building your confidence and teach you some 'tricks of the trade'.
Held at The Groucho Club. 1/2 price tickets for members and #FunnyFriends.
On Thursday we're back in Dublin for our Time of the Month in Ireland! Be sure to check it out if you're around!
Stand Up To Stand Out workshop back on 20th October at The Groucho Club. 1/2 price for members and Funny Friends.
“Thanks for a fabulous experience I had a wonderful two hours!"
We were at the fabulous BBH London offices on Tuesday night for our first ever #HERlarious event for female creatives, on our mission to change the conversation when it comes to advertising, with our event partners Kantar and support from Creative Equals, SheSays and Young Creative Council. Read all about it on our website!