Welcome to the Berlin New Stand-Up Award

Tickets are now on Sale!

Prizes

  • Winner receives > 1500 Euros + a handmade plush trophy + glory!
  • Second prize is 500 Euros

Key Dates

  • Submissions collected Nov 2025 – Jan 5th 2026
  • Heats announced Jan 12th
  • Heats Feb 8th – Mar 3rd
    @ Cosmic Comedy Kookaburra Mitte
    Winners decided by audience vote
  • Semi-Final 1: Fri Mar 20th
    Semi-Final 2: Fri Mar 27th
    @ Refugio
    Winners decided by audience vote
  • Final – Fri Apr 10th
    @ Heimathafen
    Winners decided by panel of judges + Audience vote

Rules – it’s Germany after all 😉

  1. You should not have performed more than 10 stand-up comedy shows before 17 May 2024, in any language, paid or unpaid. There may be exceptions, please get in touch
  2. You must be a current resident of Germany, and have been for at least 3 months
  3. Your material must be in English
  4. You must be available for 1 heat, 1 semi-final and the finals, don’t assume you won’t do well!
  5. You must not be considered a professional act. If you regularly do solo shows & tours, this might not be for you. Please get in touch
  6. Your material must be completely original
  7. You must have 5 minutes of material for the heats, 6 for the semis and 7 for the finals. It’s fine to re-use material per round
  8. Organisers have the right to refuse entry to the competition for any reason

Berlin New Stand-Up Award