Comedian, actor and writer Tom Allen has been confirmed as the host for the Aesthetics Awards taking place on December 7 at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel in London.
In 2005, Allen won So You Think You’re Funny in Edinburgh and the BBC New Comedy Awards and has since appeared on the BBC’s Live at the Apollo, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, The Great British Bake Off’s Extra Slice and Channel 4’s Comedy Gala.
Voting is open in 12 categories until October 31 so readers are encouraged to vote for their preferred winners before the closing date. The votes count for 30% of the entrants final score in the applicable categories while the other 70% will be judges’ scores. A new sponsor has also been announced for this year; Clinetix clinic based in Scotland run by Dr Simon and Dr Emma Ravichandran is supporting the Award for Professional Initiative of the Year.