Sketch Off!
Leicester Square Theatre's showcase for the UK's best up and coming sketch artists!
Sketch Off! is open to any sketch groups & character acts currently performing in the UK as we search for the country's most exciting sketch 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 sketch groups & character acts who must have 7 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.
Enter the 2020 competition below
Heats - Museum of Comedy
11 January 5pm & 7.30pm
12 January 5pm & 7.30pm
16 January 7pm
17 January 7pm
18 January 5pm & 7.30pm
19 January 5pm & 7.30pm
25 January 5pm & 7.30pm
Quarter Finals - Museum of Comedy
1 February 5.30pm & 8pm
2 February 2pm, 5pm & 7.30pm
Semi Finals - Museum of Comedy
15 February 7pm
16 February 7pm
Final - Leicester Square Theatre Main House
Sunday 15 March 7pm
2019 results
1: Yes Mama!
2: Stepdads
3: Birds
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