Chance for fresh talent to shine at Sunday's Sketch for Sammy final

ORIGINAL comedy sketches will have a debut airing this weekend at the finale of a Sunday for Sammy competition.

- By BARBARA HODGSON

Sunday for Sammy launch at the County hotel, Newcastle. Host for 2026 Kelly Rickard with Tim Healy

As previously reported, the popular Newcastle show will be making its return early next year, for the first time since Covid, and Sketch for Sammy will be back too.

This competition, which has the backing of The Likely Lads and Auf Wiedersehen, Pet writers Ian La Frenais and Dick Clement, invites budding local talents to create comedy sketches for a chance to win a spot for it to be performed on stage by a professional cast in the Sunday for Sammy show.