City Life Comedian of the Year
| City Life Comedian of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy competition |
| Location(s) | Manchester, England |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Inaugurated | 1990 |
| Participants | Comedians |
| Activity | Stand-up comedy |
| Website | |
| citylife |
|
The City Life Comedian of the Year competition is held annually in Manchester, and sponsored by the City Life magazine.[1]
The competition began in 1990, and has become one of the most prestigious comedy awards in the North West of England, mostly based on the subsequent success of many of its entrants and winners.
The competition is open to all, and early heats often have a broad mix of talent and ability. From each heat, the entrants are whittled down to eight finalists.
In the first year, the competition was won by Caroline Aherne, who went on to create Mrs Merton and The Royle Family and in subsequent years all three writers of the successful sitcom Phoenix Nights - Peter Kay, Dave Spikey and Neil Fitzmaurice - won the competition. Notable runners-up include Dave Gorman, Archie Kelly and Johnny Vegas.
Winners
1990 - Sister Mary Immaculate (Caroline Aherne)
1991 - Dave Spikey
1992 - Shared by Stan Vernon and Paul Glasswell
1993 - Tony Mills (now Tony Burgess)
1994 - Dave Rothnie
1995 - Chris Addison
1996 - Peter Kay
1997 - Shared by Neil Anthony (now Neil Fitzmaurice) and Dom Carroll
1998 - Steve Harris
1999 - Jason Manford
2000 - Justin Moorhouse
2001 - John Bishop
2002 - Phil Walker
2003 - Seymour Mace
2004 - John Warburton
2005 - Andy Watson[disambiguation needed]
2006 - Vince Atta
2007 - Tim Craven
2008 - Eddie Hoo
2009 - no competition
