Carwyn Blayney
Carwyn Blayney is a Comedian, Stand Up, Actor and Writer from Ceredigion, Wales.
He is now a familiar face on the London stand-up scene as well as being one half of sketch duo Blayney & Quartey with Ekow Quartey and an Improviser with No Worries if Not Improv.
Carwyn recently starred on BBC Three’s New Comedy Awards, Radio Four’s Live From The UK and in his own sitcom pilot ‘Y Niwl’ on S4C YouTube and BBC IPlayer.
A graduate of the National Film and Television School’s Comedy Writing degree he has written for numerous comedy shows (Sketch and topical) across BBC Radio Four, Wales and Scotland and an alumni of Channel Four Comedy & Little Wander’s Comedy Labs.
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BBC New Comedy Awards 2026
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Upcoming Live Performances
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Jess & Carwyn Do New Things, The Miller London Bridge - 8/7/26 - (Stand Up WIP with Jess Carrivick and also first section warm up by Improv group No Worries if Not. Improv, stand up and character comedy all in one Edinburgh preview)
Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hoopla-jess-carwyn-do-new-things-tickets-1986001987406?aff=oddtdtcreator
Big Belly Comedy Club - 9/7/26, 9:30pm - (Stand up WIP, split show with Jon Gibbons)
Ticket Link: https://bigbellycomedy.club/event/jon-gibbons-carwyn-blayney-edinburgh-previews/
Gwyl Arall Caernarfon - 11/7/26, 4:30pm - (Solo WIP Welsh Language Stand Up)
Ticket Link: https://gwylarall.com/calendr/2026/carwyn-blayney/
Blayney & Quartey at Happy Mondays, New Cross, London - 27/7/26, 8pm - (Sketch Show WIP)
Ticket Link: https://link.dice.fm/C3fd7868d4ee
Blayney & Quartey at Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff - 30/7/26, 8pm - (Sketch Show WIP)
Ticket Link: https://www.wmc.org.uk/en/whats-on/2026/quartey-and-blayney
Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru, Aberteifi - 6/8/26, 2:30pm - (Solo WIP Welsh Language Stand Up)
Edinburgh Fringe, Gilded Balloon Patter House - 17th - 31st August ‘26 2:20 - (Stand Up WIP)
Ticket Link: https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/carwyn-blayney-work-in-progress
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About & Credits
Carwyn graduated from the National Film and Television School’s Comedy Writing and Producing course in 2022 and is now based in London as a bilingual performer and writer (Welsh and English) with credits across stage, screen and radio.
Carwyn burst onto the London stand-up scene conquering gong shows including the brutal King Gong before going on to reach the final of Edinburgh’s iconic So You Think You’re Funny in 2023. He has since appeared in BBC Three’s New Comedy Awards, won Welsh Unsigned Stand Up 2024, and performed stand-up numerous times on S4C. Carwyn’s episode of Radio Four’s Live From the UK is currently available on BBC Sounds as well as three-part interview The Comedy Club Interviews. He now performs frequently at some of the city’s top venues including The Comedy Store, Angel Comedy and Big Belly Comedy Club.
Stand up Credits and Honours:
BBC New Comedy Awards (Semi Final, 2025)
BBC Radio Four Live From the UK (Live Comedy Day Special) 2025
Radio Four Xtra’s Comedy Club Interviews 2025
Winner, Wales Unsigned Stand Up of the Year 2024
Ha! Ha! Hansh! S4C & BBC IPlayer 2024
So You Think You’re Funny? Finalist 2023
Max Turner Award 2nd Place 2023
Tour Support for Elis James 2023-2024
From 2024-2025 Carwyn was part of Channel Four Comedy’s Comedy Labs scheme with Little Wander, where the sketch duo Blayney & Quartey was formed (with sketch partner, Ekow Quartey).
Carwyn is currently starring as a Presenter / Comic in S4C’s Ar Led, a sex education show which is currently available on BBC IPlayer. He also played the part of Huw in Caryl Burke’s Sitcom pilot RSVP, also for S4C and BBC IPlayer.
As a writer, Carwyn has written for numerous theatres including touring a short comedy Wisgi for Theatr Bara Caws. He is also a topical and sketch writer and has appeared as a panellist on Radio Wales’ What Just Happened? series 4 and 5.
Writing Credits:
BBC Radio Four, The News Quiz 2025
BBC Radio Wales, What Just Happened? (Series 4) 2025
BBC Radio Scotland, Breaking the News 2022-2024
BBC Radio Wales, Welcome Strangers (Series 4) 2024
BBC Radio Four, Please Use Other Door 2023
Wisgi, Theatr Bara Caws 2023
Wes Wes! Theatr Cymru 2026
Y Niwl S4C & BBC IPlayer 2026
Y Niwl (Welsh Language Sitcom Pilot, 2026)
Carwyn is currently starring in Welsh Language sitcom pilot Y Niwl, produced for S4C with Beastly Media which he also wrote. This is a comedy murder mystery, set in an iconic café deep in the Welsh mountains. Check out Y Niwl now on S4C’s YouTube or BBC IPlayer!
Blayney & Quartey at Aberystwyth Comedy Festival, 2025. Photo credit: Sonny Malhotra @photosonny
What Just Happened? Series 5. Radio Wales, Topical Panel Show.
Ar Led, by Osprey TV for S4C, Sex Education show, available now on BBC IPlayer.
Channel Four Showcase at Aberystwyth Comedy Festival, Sitcom Script Read. Photo Credit Edward Moore @edshots
Y Niwl, 2026. Sitcom pilot for S4C with Beastly Media. Comedy murder mystery directed by Sarah Breese. Available now on YouTube and BBC IPlayer.
No Worries if Not Improv. Carwyn Blayney, Boo Miller, Jess Carrivick, Lianna Holston, David Brady (Not Pictured) Les Lemon (Not pictured), Olivia Karpyshyn (Not Pictured).