Funny Women is at the vanguard of nurturing and promoting female comedy talent – from finding new acts to supporting and booking established performers.

Founded in 2002 by Lynne Parker, former journalist, broadcaster and marketing consultant, Funny Women has become a leading industry player, exclusively discovering and developing new female talent through live events, workshops, training programmes and our very own national competition, the Funny Women Awards, now run in association with leading beauty brand NIVEA.

Over the last five years we've come to recognise that women can achieve a lot by finding their comic voice, so we have launched a programme of workshops specifically aimed at companies and organisations who want their female employees to learn confidence building and presentation skills using some of the tricks of the comedy trade.  We're also touring and will be running public workshops around the UK.

Part of Funny Women's ethos is to raise funds for causes relating to women – from charities that conduct research into female specific cancers to organisations that work towards combating violence against women.

Funny Women recognises that comedy is all about passion and fun. We have a packed schedule of events, showcases and workshops in planning for 2008 – we look forward to seeing you around the UK very soon.

Mrs. Barbara Nice. Photo by David Viney