Meet our Komedia New Comedy Award Winner 2026: Michael Campuzano

Michael Campuzano is the winner of the Komedia New Comedy Award 2026. He was announced as the winner after three intense semi-final heats and a stacked Komedia New Comedy Award final. Michael is a Crawley-based binman with Spanish roots and has been making people laugh from a young age. He started doing stand-up comedy in April 2025 and has been gigging as much as he can since then. Michael's comedy style is slightly observational and deadpan, and he has been influenced by comedians such as Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan. He is excited to pursue his career in comedy and is looking forward to doing more gigs and making people laugh.