The Hackney Empire New Act of the Year is a long-running prestigious, national, annual competition that ran for many years at the Hackney Empire theatre in London in order to encourage, discover and promote new stand-up comedy and new variety talent.
The Hackney Empire New Act of the Year is a long-running national competition for stand-up comedians that ran at the Hackney Empire theatre in London until 2010. It aimed to discover and promote new stand-up comedy and new variety talent.