Hannah Platt
Hannah is a stand-up comedian, writer and Finalist of the BBC New Comedian of the Year Award. Merseyside-via-Manchester’s finest misanthrope has already been making her mark as a comic, having been described as ‘A voice of a new generation’ by The Skinny and ‘a voice with something to say’ by Chortle, never shying away from sensitive topics with brutal honesty and quick wit. Recently she has been nominated for Best Debut Show at the Leicester Comedy Festival, has wrote and starred in her own short for BBC 3 and has written for multiple panel shows on BBC Radio 4. Hannah has also supported the likes of Kiri Pritchard-McClean, Fern Brady and Lou Sanders on their UK tours.
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Awards
Finalist of BBC New Comedian of the Year 2019
2nd place, Funny Women 2023
Nominated for Best Debut Show at Leicester Cormdy Festival 2024
Finalist of Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2019
Winner of Best Breakthrough Act, North West Comedy Awards 2020
Leicester Comedy Festival's Circuit Breakers 2019
Finalist of Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year 2019
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Quotes
"Natural performer, coruscating with her wit..........Diamond-quality punchlines" Steve Bennett, Chortle
'A voice of a new generation'...'she clearly captures a disaffected youth and world-weariness far beyond her years' The Skinny
'A rising star' Ents24
'Wears her heart on her sleeve as she discusses her mental health issues with a disarming honesty and a mordant wit. Distinctive, and she feels like a voice with something to say' Steve Bennett, Chortle
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Notable Paid Work - TV & Radio
BBC 3 - Laugh Lessons (writer and performer)
BBC Radio 4 (writing and performing - The News Quiz, The Now Show, DMs are Open, Newsjack, BBC NCA)
BBC Radio 4xtra (writing and performing - BBC NCA)
Channel 5 - when comedy goes horribly wrong (writer)
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Paid Tour Support
Lou Sanders (2022)
Kiri Pritchard-McClean (2022)
Steve Bugeja (2022)
Josh Jones (2022, 2023)
Fern Brady (2019)
Harriet Kemsley (2019)
Quotes
'A voice of a new generation'...'she clearly captures a disaffected youth and world-weariness far beyond her years' The Skinny
'A rising star' Ents24
'Wears her heart on her sleeve as she discusses her mental health issues with a disarming honesty and a mordant wit. Distinctive, and she feels like a voice with something to say' Steve Bennett, Chortle
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Notable Paid Work - Live
Comedy Store, Manchester (weekends)
Monkey Barrel, Edinburgh (weekends)
Frog & Bucket, Manchester (weekends)
Avalon (Ashford, Hereford, Newbury - weekends)
Latitude Festival
Download Festival
Komedia, Bath (weekends)
XS Malarkey, Manchester (opener)
Hi-Fi, Leeds (weekends)
Just the Tonic, Big Value showcase (full run Edinburgh Fringe)
Leicester Comedy Festival corporates (opener)
Glee Club, Birmingham, Glasgow and Cardiff (Fridays)
21Soho, London (weekends)
Up the Creek, Sunday Specials
Laughterama, Manchester Castlefield Bowl
Greenman Festival
Bluedot Festival
Machynlleth Comedy Festival
How the Lights Get In Festival
UK Humanist Convention
Comedy in the Dark, Leicester and Edinburgh (opener)
All Killa No Filla & Pals
Little Wander club gigs (opener)
Aberystwyth Comedy Festival
Late n Live
Hot Water Liverpool, 'Rising Stars' (opener)
Just Fair Laughs/Tony Vino, Leeds, Worcester and Halifax, (weekends)
Student Unions - Manchester, UCLAN, Wolverhampton, Ormskirk, Chester and Liverpool
