{{Short description|British awards ceremony}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox award | name = Sean Lock Comedy Award | current_awards = | image = | imagesize = | caption = | awarded_for = Talented new writers and performers who embody the alternative comedic spirit of Sean and Channel 4 | presenter = | location = | country = [[Television in the United Kingdom|United Kingdom]] | year = 2023 | year2 = | network = [[Channel 4]] | producer = | website = }}
The '''Sean Lock Comedy Award''' is an annual award created by [[Channel 4]] in 2023, awarded to the best new writer or performer who embodies the "alternative comedic spirit of Sean and Channel 4"<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.channel4.com/press/news/channel-4-announces-sean-lock-comedy-award | title=Channel 4 Announces The Sean Lock Comedy Award | work=Channel 4 News | date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>.
Recipients of the award receive £5,000 to support their performing work, plus a £1,000 commission from Channel 4 to create a comedy script. Winners receive support and mentoring sessions from Channel 4's commissioning teams and comedy department.
The award was created to honour the memory of [[Sean Lock]], who died from cancer in 2021. Fellow comedian and close friend [[Bill Bailey]] worked closely with Channel 4 to create the award. Bailey said, "I am delighted that Channel 4 have created the Sean Lock Comedy Award. It's a way to honour Sean's memory and to inspire others to pursue their own unique comic brilliance."<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.channel4.com/press/news/channel-4-announces-sean-lock-comedy-award | title=Channel 4 names TV comedy award after late comedian Sean Lock | work=RTE.ie | date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
The inaugural winner of the award in 2023 was Eric Rushton.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.channel4.com/press/news/eric-rushton-wins-channel-4-sean-lock-comedy-award | title=Eric Rushton Wins The Channel 4 Sean Lock Comedy Award | work=Channel 4 News | date=25 July 2023 }}</ref> The following year, the award was given to [[Harriet Dyer (comedian)|Harriet Dyer]]<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.channel4.com/press/news/harriet-dyer-named-winner-channel-4-sean-lock-comedy-award-2024 | title=Harriet Dyer named as the winner of the Channel 4 Sean Lock Comedy Award | work=Channel 4 News | date=23 October 2024 }}</ref>, and in 2025 it went to Tom Towelling.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.channel4.com/press/news/tom-towelling-announced-winner-channel-4-sean-lock-comedy-award-2025 | title=Tom Towelling announced as the winner of The Channel 4 Sean Lock Comedy Award 2025 | work=Channel 4 News | date=20 November 2025 }}</ref>
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[[Category:British comedy and humour awards]] [[Category:Channel 4 comedy]] [[Category:British television awards]] [[Category:2023 establishments in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Awards established in 2023]] [[Category:Annual events in the United Kingdom]]