Colchester New Comedian Of the Year
Speech! 2011's winner David Traynier accepts his award and cash prize from MC Hazel Humphreys
Colchester New Comedian of the Year is the new name of our annual competition, relaunched with heats at Slackspace Colchester with the final at Wivenhoe Funny Farm's new venue at Wivenhoe Town Cricket Club in May 2011. The final was an excellent standard featuring Aaron Spalding, Sam Warren, Chris Singleton, 3rd placed Ted Luff, 2nd placed Kerry Souter and this year's winner David Traynier. Pam Ford and Scott Capurro rounded off the entertainment brilliantly after the competition.
North Essex New Comedian of The Year is now Colchester New Comedian of The Year .
2011's winner was David Traynier, watch this space for details of 2012's competition.
2009 winner Darren Maskell recieves the celebrated trophy and novelty cheque from Tony Cowards.
2009's North Essex New Comedian of the year heats and final took place at The Greyhound pub in Wivenhoe.
A hotly contested final resulted in surrealist comic Darren Maskell being crowned this year's NENCOTY comedy king. In second place was talented impressionist Piotr Walszuk. Bronze medal went to Braintree's deadpan Adnan Ahmed.
Judges included local poet, musician and writer Martin Newell, Frances Richards - Wivenhoe's ex lady mayor and journalist Anna Stenning.
Special commendations to the other talented finalists: Catie Wilkins, Dean Tolhurst, Ian Smith, Louisa Theobald. And everyone who took part in the heats.
Thanks to University of Essex Print Centre for their support with this event!
This competition was held from January to February 2008 at The Bull pub in Colchester.
30 acts took part in three heats, leading to a grand final featuring the following acts:
Jane Hill
Nigel Numas
Richard Rycroft
Ben Van Der Velde
Dan McKee
Andrew Doyle
Dan Allen
Paul Byrne
Plus a stirring set from the fantastic Jade The Folk Singer.
The judges from Grapevine magazine and the Colchester Gazette had a tough time choosing between the acts, but finally our first winner Paul Byrne was crowned for his disturbingly surreal set.
Runners up were Ipswich's Andrew Doyle and writer Jane Hill.
We will be adding details of our 2009 competition very soon. Keep checking this space!
2008 winner Paul Byrne recieves his trophy from our resident MC Tony Cowards.
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