Musical Comedy Awards 2026 Semi-final One with Mitch Benn
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So the eighteenth Musical Comedy Awards competition has begun! The top 44 musical comedy acts have been selected from online entries and are battling it out in the heats and semi-finals at The Phoenix through to the Grand Final at The Bloomsbury Theatre on Friday April 10th. Come along for amazing Saturday afternoons of musical comedy entertainment and vote for your favourite acts to progress through to the next round!
Semi-final 1 will be headlined by Mitch Benn! Mitch is not only one of the most sought-after acts on the comedy circuit, but is widely acknowledged as one of the best writer/performers of comic songs in the country. On TV, Mitch appeared regularly on BBC1's "The One Show" as the writer and arranger of "The Complaints Choir". Mitch contributed occasional songs to Channel 4's "Bremner Bird And Fortune". He has also appeared on "The Last Word" for More4, "Gas" for Channel 4, "Live at Jongleurs", "The Warehouse" and "Today With Des & Mel" for ITV, "The Comedy Store" for Channel 5, "The World Stands Up" for Paramount and "Raymaan Is Laat" for Dutch TV.
- 'Held the audience totally captivated' ***** (ThreeWeeks).
- 'Anyone who likes music, hates Simon Cowell and likes learning new things will love it' **** (Chortle).
Join us at this one show for £10/ticket, or at all 6 of them with a massive discount of £37.50 by purchasing a £22.50 Phoenix Pass, at https://www.wegottickets.com/musicalcomedyawards!
The 12 acts competing in this first semi-final will be:
- Dru Cripps
- Danny Garg
- Aalex Mandel-Dallal
- Tom Veck
- Katie Hand
- John and Christian
- Jonny Bennett
- Will and Noah
- Abi Sharp
- Becky Goodman
- Jonathan Rippon
- Eoghan Collins
Now in its 18th year, the WeGotTickets Musical Comedy Awards is an annual competition to support, promote, expose and celebrate the best emerging musical comedians in the UK. If you are a fan of musical comedy acts such as Tim Minchin, Flight Of The Conchords and Flo & Joan, you'll love this show! Our official patron since 2025 is Bill Bailey MBE.
Over the years, the MCAs have provided a launch pad to now established and emerging stars of the genre such as Frisky and Mannish (2009 Finalists), Abandoman (2010 winners), Rachel Parris (Runner Up 2012 and star of The Mash Report), Mae Martin, Jazz Emu, Katie Norris and many more. The MCAs have created a thriving independent platform to celebrate the artform that is musical comedy. Other acts that have featured as headliners in our shows include David O'Doherty, Bo Burnham, Rubberbandits, Mitch Benn, Jay Foreman, Pippa Evans, Tom Basden, Isy Suttie, Ginger & Black, Earl Okin, Flo & Joan, Wilson Dixon, Jo Neary, Mr B. The Gentleman Rhymer, Sarah-Louise Young, Adams & Rae and many more.