Name: Straight Comedian of the Year 2023: Heat One
Start: 2023-03-26 20:00:00
End: 2023-03-26 21:30:00
Location: The Glory

Straight people *can* be funny!

The UK comedy industry is saturated with queer acts leaving many heterosexual comedians with nowhere to go besides All Bar One.

Join gay ally, Simon David's search to find the UK's funniest straight to win the prestigious SCOTY 2023 title, a Sports Direct Gift Card worth 100,000, an unlimited supply of Fosters and a Fiat 500.

Competing in HEAT ONE

JOSH GLANC (WINNER Adelaide Fringe Comedy Awards 2018 & 2019)

KIRAN SAGGU (WINNER Juiciest Ass Award 2025)

EMILY BAMPTON (SEMI-FINALIST Cocoa Butter Club's Trailblazer 2022)

WILL OWEN (WINNER Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian Of The Year 2022)

Any act discovered not to be 100% straight will be disqualified and receive a SCOTY lifetime ban. LGBTQ+ audiences are welcome but a reminder that this is an event for straight people by a gay man celebrating straight people.

Simon David is a Musical Comedy Awards 2021 & 2022 Finalist, was shortlisted for New Act of the Year 2022 and has over 5 million views online. His 2022 hour, White Gay won the Otherplace/Balkan Brighton Fringe Award 2021 and was recommended by the British Comedy Guide at the Edinburgh Fringe 2022 describing him as a natural comedy all rounder.

"A hoot" (The Guardian) "A star" (Fest Magazine) "A queen" (Broadway Baby) "Hilarious" (British Theatre) "Multi-talented" (QX Magazine) "Mesmerising" (Wee Review) "Funny as f*ck" (Mumble Comedy) "Personality the size of a football field" (Broadway World)

INSTA: www.instagram.com/reel/CjaaK_FoOfR/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=

TIKTOK: vm.tiktok.com/ZMYkEQAny/

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