Sketch Off!
Leicester Square Theatre's showcase for the UK's best up and coming sketch artists!
Sketch Off! is open to any sketch, character and alternative acts currently performing in the UK as we search for the country's most exciting writers and performers. The top qualifiers from heats at the Museum of Comedy in Bloomsbury will compete in the grand final in Leicester Square Theatre's Main House for the cash prize & their own comedy showcase.
The competition is open to acts who must have 6 minutes of original material. Please adhere strictly to this duration
Please note, if you have sound cues you will need to bring your own tech.
The lighting state is constant throughout the show.
There are no blackouts between sketches.
There is limited backstage storage for props and personal effects.
Sketch Off 2026 is now open for entries
Enter here:
Dates & Times
Heats
Museum of Comedy
7 January 8.30pm
8 January 8.30pm
9 January 7pm
14 January 8.30pm
16 January 8.30pm
17 January 4pm & 7pm
21 January 8.30pm
22 January 8.30pm
25 January 4pm & 7pm
30 January 7pm
31 January 4pm & 7pm
1 February 4pm & 7pm
Quarter Finals
Museum of Comedy
21 February 4.30pm & 7.30pm
22 February 4pm & 7pm
28 February 4.30pm & 7.30pm
1 March 4.30pm & 7.30pm
Semi Finals
Museum of Comedy
20 March 7pm
21 March 5pm & 8pm
22 March 6pm
Final
Leicester Square Theatre
11 April 3pm
Previous Winners
2025
1: Sam Eley as Basil Crumbwick
2: Luke Nixon as Jim Midge
3: Nikola McMurtrie
2024
1: Burger And A Pint
2: Jonathan Oldfield
3: Mudfish
2023
1: Ellie BW as Howard
2: Lorna Rose Treen
3: Andrew Doherty
2022
1: Low Effort Sketches
2: Dregs
3: Christian Brighty
2020
1: Kathy Maniura
2: The Awkward Silence
3: Roger Clammy
2019
1: Yes Mama!
2: Stepdads
3: Birds
2018
1: Lois Mills
2: Gender Benders
3: Bread & Geller
2017
1: Muriel
2: Giants
3: Crizards
2016
1: The Jest
2: The Silent Mmmmm
3: Laughing Stock