Nikola
McMurtrie
Actor - Writer - Comedian
Nikola is a multi-award winning comedy writer and performer
“Highly skilled, tight-as-a drum set” - Chortle
“Nikola McMurtrie is amazing!” - Next Up Comedy
“Effortlessly slips in well thought-out quips” - Funny Women
About
From the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond, Nikola is a Scottish actor/writer who specialises in comedy. She regularly gigs on the london comedy circuit performing musical comedy and alternative character comedy.
Her comedy accolades include:
WINNER - Funny Women Awards (Comedy shorts) 2020
WINNER - British Comedy Guide Video Contest 2021
WINNER - Fulwell 73 video Competition 2021
WINNER - Lit Laughs Film Festival 2022
WINNER - Greenwich Film Festival "Best Comedy" 2023
FINALIST - Funny Women Awards (Stage Award) 2023
FINALIST - Musical Comedy Awards 2022 and 2023
FINALIST - Rising Star Comedy Awards 2022
SEMI- FINALIST - LST Sketch Off 2023
Nikola's has just won the Chorts Industry Award for her comedy sketch "A day in the life of being Haunted".
https://www.comedy.co.uk/pro/news/7667/chorts-2023-results/
"Well made & superbly delivered – putting the ‘dead’ in to ‘deadpan’. Strong premise with lots of well executed flourishes and surprises beyond the core idea. Very inventively done." - Shane Allen
She is currently working with BBC Scotland and Restless Native Productions for a series of online comedy sketches.
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