Funny Women

12/06/2026

LARA RICOTE RETURNS TO EDINBURGH FRINGE WITH NEW SHOW, INKLING

Multi award-winning comedian Lara Ricote is heading to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August with her highly anticipated show, Inkling, and she is arriving off the back of a wave of critical acclaim. Fresh from a nomination for Most Outstanding Show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the new show explores what happens when life throws unexpected, awkward moments your way. According to the official release, the material was sparked by a hostile interaction at an art gallery: "Maybe loads (British) of things have happened to Lara Ricote in the past year, and maybe they were all full of meaning, or it could also be that meaning is everywhere… IF you know How To Look (fine!)....

Funny Women award winner Lara Ricote is bringing her new show Inkling to the Edinburgh Fringe this August.

11/06/2026

and it’s a wrap ☀️😭🌈🙌🎉❤️
thank you to for having us this season and for the incredibly talented photographer and comedian Berenika Murray for the pics!!

follow your favs!

your host
our Syrian sweety
Parijat Ghoshal and her cats
is back!
ted talks with Qiqi
therapy enablement with .zhang.art
and daddy vibes with Jane Mumford

our amazing sponti micers Berenika Murray Esteff Gonzalez Sarina Kohlfürst
our favourite farmer
first time on our stage Qiyan Zhou and Raluca Licău
fabulous The art of togetherness
and our amazing Roza Nazar

have a wonderful summer
lots of love
M

09/06/2026

🤩 Join our Comedy Crash Course – 4 days of expert Zoom workshops from industry pros + a live online showcase on Friday where you show off your stuff!

Build on your confidence, learn tools to come up with new ideas, and to bring yourself into your work, be it stand up, sketch, for your novel, your social media or your work presentations!

Online, so you can join from anywhere in the world!
Each session is recorded should you miss one!

🗓️ When: Mon 15th June – Thurs 18th June, 12–1pm, showcase Fri 19th June 11:30am–2pm (with a little break for lunch!) - all UK times (all sessions recorded while you have to miss one!)

What are you waiting for? BOOK NOW!

💻 Where: Zoom (pants optional, jokes mandatory)
💸 £75 / £50 for Patreon pals

Book via the Funny Women website events page - link in bio.

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08/06/2026

Misogyny in Comedy: Call for Evidence extended

UK Parliament extends deadline for written evidence for the inquiry into the comedy sector....

UK comedy inquiry: evidence submission is open until 15 June 2026. Submit evidence to Parliament on career barriers, harassment, misogyny and workplace culture.

06/06/2026

Throwback to the last time we were at the Comedy Store to remind you Funny Women Presents: The Glitter Project – Platinum Edition is coming up!

Raising funds for The Glitter Project Award-winning Funny Women founder Lynne Parker is marking her platinum 70th birthday in the best possible way — with a special fundraising comedy night at London’s iconic Comedy Store.

The show features incredible women who took part in last year’s Glitter Challenge alongside their comedy mentors in a celebration of new voices in comedy.

Hosted by Lucy Ryan and headlined by 2006 Funny Women Stage Award winner Suzy Bennett.

With:

Glitter Mentors: Rachel Creeger, Pauline Eyre, Louise Leigh, Nic Lamont, AJ Stubberfield, Monica Gaga, Mariana Feijó

Glitter Challengers: Jaz Ampaw-Farr, Harriet Minter, Donna Easton, Nishma Patel Robb, Robin Golinski, Beverley Bunn

The Glitter Project was created as a legacy for Jo Fletcher-Cross, a beloved Funny Women board member, comedian and champion of comedy talent, who sadly lost her life to cancer earlier this year.

Together with Jo, Funny Women developed a safe, supportive and joyful initiative where women and non-binary creatives can find their voice.

🗓️ When: Tue June 30, Doors: 6.30PM, Show: 7.30PM
📍 Where: The Comedy Store
💸 £20

05/06/2026

THE GLITTER PROJECT @ MEDFRINGE – MENTORING MEETUP & OPEN MIC

Celebrating the Funny Women of Medway, join us for a special MedFringe edition of The Glitter Project - A Safe Place. A mentoring and networking session with a follow up open mic for female-identifying and non-binary comedy performers and artists. We all know how challenging it can be to embark on a new interest and potential career, so these events are designed to take out the overwhelm and connect you with other likeminded female identifying comedy performers, writers and creators. Hosted by Funny Women Medway producer and lead mentor Nic Lamont…...

Join The Glitter Project at Medway Fringe for comedy mentoring, networking and an open mic for female-identifying and non-binary performers.

05/06/2026

🤩 Join our Comedy Crash Course – 4 days of expert Zoom workshops from industry pros + a live online showcase on Friday where you show off your stuff (and yes, your mic will be on).

🗓️ When: Mon 15th June – Thurs 18th June, 12–1pm, showcase Fri 19th June 11:30am–2pm (with a little break for lunch!) - all UK times (all sessions recorded while you have to miss one!)
💻 Where: Zoom (pants optional, jokes mandatory)
💸 £75 / £50 for Patreon pals

Book via the Funny Women website events page - link in bio.

Facilitators

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