Awards:       

• Nominee: Chortle Awards: Sketch Variety or Character Act 2009

• Nominee: Chortle Awards: Best Newcomer 2009

• Nominee: if.comedy Best Newcomer 2008

• Winner: Funny Women Fringe Awards Best Newcomer, 2008

• Runner-Up: Hackney Empire New Act of the Year 2008

• Finalist: Nivea Funny Women Awards, 2008

In 2008, Pippa Evans enjoyed an incredibly successful Edinburgh Fringe Festival where her debut solo show, Pippa Evans and Other Lonely People, was nominated for the if.comedy Best Newcomer Award.  The show, in which Pippa played a number of different characters who form a self-help group offering their stories and opinions on loneliness, was a hit with audiences and critics alike, with The Scotsman praising her “searing talent as a comic writer, actor and versatile singer”  and The Independent citing  Pippa as “probably one of the most talented performers at Edinburgh this year.”

She recently completed a sellout run of Pippa Evans and Other Lonely People for the last time at the Soho Theatre and she is currently performing across the UK as part of Totally Looped!, the film-themed impro show featuring top UK comedians.  Pippa has also recently won the role of ‘Snaggle’ in the brand new Radio 4 series Newfangle.  Currently going out on Radio 4, Newfangle is a comedy set amongst proto-humans who are still part monkey. She is also recording for the Arthur Smith’s Balham Bash and Bigipedia, both brand new series for Radio 4.  In August, Pippa will head back to Edinburgh with an all-new show, Pippa Evans: Your Evening’s Entertainment!  

In 2006, Pippa was selected to perform as part of the Comedy Reserve produced by the Pleasance Theatre at the Fringe Festival; and has since performed both as herself and in character across the country.  In addition, Pippa has become something of a veteran of the improvisation scene, regularly performing with established groups both on the circuit and at the Fringe. She regularly guests with Grand Theft Impro and she is a core member of Scratch, the improvisation team behind the smash-hit Fringe favourite The Reduced Edinburgh Impro Show.  She also performs in Showstopper! The Improvised Musical, both of which enjoyed great success at this year’s Fringe with the Scotsman describing the execution of Showstopper!  as “just sublime” with a “sharp” and “excellent” ensemble cast.