Whilst I was recovering I was doing any job that would take me jumping from job to job feeling dead rubbish about myself as I was not really applying myself to anything. She also performed a little number on the ukulele.Įxplaining what first got her into comedy, the 28-year-old, originally of Parc y Minos, in Burry Port, said: 'I got ill in 2015, I got glandular fever whilst I was at university, and sort of hit rock bottom. Her routine had the audience laughing throughout as she delivered gag after gag, including her 'reminder tattoos' of important days in her life - only to reveal the bin recycling days on her arm.

One of the finalists is Anna Thomas, from Burry Port, who won her own heat which was held at Swansea's Patti Pavilion, after impressing judges Katy Wix, Ali Shahalom and Mawaan Rizwan. READ MORE: BAFTA-winning Welsh comedy drama In My Skin to return to BBC for a second series Since it was first launched in 1995, the contest has helped launch the careers of many of the UK’s best-loved comedians – John Bishop, Sarah Millican, Peter Kay, Jason Manford and Joe Lycett to name a few. Over 1,000 comics applied, and 30 battled it out in the regional heats, and now six finalists will take to the stage in their bid to win over the judges and be crowned the BBC New Comedian of 2021.

The Grand Final of the BBC’s big comedy talent search, The New Comedy Awards, will be screened on BBC One on Friday, November 5, at 11.25pm. A hilarious comedian praised by judges for her unique style is following in the footsteps of huge names such as Peter Kay after reaching the final of a major comedy talent search.

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