Comedy Nominations 2025

Nominee

Elf Lyons - WINNER

Horses

Horses is a boundary-pushing comedy show from award-winning performer Elf Lyons - a surreal, genre-defying show that explores the power of imagination through clowning, mime, and stand-up. Performed entirely in character as a horse named Treacle, the piece is a joyful celebration of creativity, play, and the importance of embracing one’s inner child.


Directed by Lyons and developed with Trygve Wakenshaw, it captivated audiences at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe and received multiple awards for its originality, physical brilliance, and emotional impact.


It's a show that reinvents what comedy can be: intimate, kinetic, and oddly life-affirming. At its core, Horses is a beautiful, brave testament to the power of silliness and the belief that play matters.

Elf Lyons
Jen Brister
Nominee

Jen Brister

Body of work

Jen Brister is a critically acclaimed stand-up comedian, writer, and activist whose fearless, feminist comedy has won her fans worldwide.


Fierce, funny, and full of heart, Reactive is a powerful blend of political satire and personal storytelling delivered with Brister’s usual explosive energy and razor-sharp wit.


Alongside her stand-up, Brister continues to innovate across platforms. Her hit podcast Memory Lane, co-hosted with Kerry Godliman, mixes warmth, humor and poignancy, while Women Talking Bollocks brought fearless honesty to topics from mental health to motherhood.

Nominee

Sarah Keyworth

My Eyes Are Up Here

My Eyes Are Up Here is a sharp, honest, and hilarious exploration of identity, family, and self-acceptance. After a year of personal milestones including turning 30, an ADHD diagnosis, and top surgery, Sarah Keyworth delivers their most personal and critically acclaimed show yet.


A standout voice in British comedy, Keyworth has crafted a stand-up show that does something rare: it puts funny first while opening up space for empathy, connection, and understanding. Blending sharp comedy with intimate storytelling and instinctive crowd work, Keyworth brings audiences into their world with warmth, wit, and an infectious sense of joy.

Sarah Keyworth