Sketch Off!
Applications for the 2025 Competition and tickets on sale from Wednesday 13th of November!
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 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.
Previous Winners
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