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Nikola
McMurtrie

Actor - Writer - Comedian

Nikola is a multi-award winning comedy writer and performer

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“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

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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 - Chorts Awards (Industry award) 2023

WINNER-  The Comedy Shorts Awards 2024
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

"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 (On winning Chorts)

Press:

https://www.chortle.co.uk/features/2024/03/08/55136/the_key_to_pushing_comics_to_new_heights%3F_scalextric

https://www.comedy.co.uk/pro/news/7667/chorts-2023-results/

https://funnywomen.com/2023/09/30/awards-final-

review/

https://www.chortle.co.uk/review/2023/04/01/52830/musical_comedy_awards_2023

Nikola is performing a 30 minute WIP with Big Head Comedy on October 8th at The Rosemary Branch Theatre:

https://www.rosemarybranchtheatre.co.uk/show/early-days-night-one-october

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