New Act Competition - Semi-Final 1

The Bath Comedy Festival New Act of the Year Competition 2018 sees over 100 of the best up and coming comics in the UK compete for the prestigious title of Bath Comedy Festival New Act of the Year. The competition has become so popular that this, the tenth year of the Festival, sees no less that twelve heats and the first ever semi-finals being held over the 20 days of the Festival. The best acts from the semi-finals will battle it out in the Grand Final on Sunday 15th April, (details here). Compere for the first semi-final is competition organiser Geoff Whiting - with over 20 years on the stand-up circuit, Geoff is an established comedian and popular compere with a wealth of experience in working at all the notable comedy clubs in Europe.