Berlin New Stand-up Award 2026 – Heat 8

Hey, you! Welcome to the 7th edition of the Berlin New Stand-Up Award!
We’re happy to report that Berlin’s stand-up comedy scene in English is bursting at all funny seams! Wow!
This year, over 100 funny people applied from all over Germany. The heats will take place in Cosmic Comedy Berlin, the semi-finals in Refugio in Neukölln, and the splashy, uproaring finals in Heimathafen Neukölln. The prize money for the winner is 1500€, and the runner-up 300€ + eternal fame and glory, of course.
You, the audience, have the power! You decide which top 2 contestants made you laugh the hardest and will go through to the semi-finals!
This event is in English!
Contestants
Nina Malakhova, Réka Pável, Furqan Hameed, Thibault Balescut, Jon Gazda, Daria Levina, Beril Soley, Anmol Alawadh, Alisan, Ben (the conqueror), Anna Earley, Erika Lim
Host: Younes Benslaoui , Headliner: Maya Upchurch
— OPENING TIMES —
Doors: 19:00
Show: 20:00
— VENUE –
Cosmic Comedy Club
Schönhauser Allee 184, 10119 Berlin
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