Original sentence: , films from which have been shown at the LA Comedy Film Festival and New York’s Southside Film Festival.As a stand up comedian he has won the Comedy Store New Act competition, and was a finalist in the Leicester Square Comedian Of The Year competition.Barry Ferns is a British stand up comedian, writer, director and actor, who is currently working on a number of projects in film and on stage.He also runs and hosts the  Angel Comedy club in Islington.He has performed shows at the Edinburgh Festival, held shows on Arthur's Seat, the first audio tour of Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Dial-A-Sketch, and This Show Belongs To Lionel Richie.He has written for School of Comedy on E4, The Bearded Ladies on BBC Radio 4, and The Milk Run on BBC Radio 1.He is developing his comedy shorts series Why Are You Doing This To Me.In 2013 he won the Malcolm Hardee Cunning Stunt Award.In 2014, Ferns was nominated for a Chortle Award for Best Compere, and was retrospectively awarded the Mervyn Stutter Spirit Of The Fringe Award for his 2013 Edinburgh Fringe show The Barry Experience
Edited sentence: - films from which have been shown at a number of international festivals including the LA Comedy Film Festival and New York’s Southside Film Festival.As a stand up comedian he has won the Comedy Store New Act competition, and been a finalist in five national stand-up competitions.Barry Ferns is a stand up comedian, writer, director and actor, who is currently working on a number of projects in film and on stage.Barry's writing credits include School of Comedy (E4), The Bearded Ladies (BBC Radio 4), The Milk Run (BBC Radio 1).He also runs and regularly hosts the extremely successful, Time Out recommended, Angel Comedy in Islington.He continues to innovate with his shows at the Edinburgh Festival, creating the first shows on top of Arthur's seat, the first Audio Tour of the Fringe, Dial-A-Sketch, and THIS SHOW BELONGS TO LIONEL RICHIE, all of which have received glowing reviews year on year.He is developing his comedy shorts series WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME.In 2013 Barry won the Malcolm Hardee Cunning Stunt Award.In 2014, Barry was nominated for a Chortle Award for Best Compere, and was retrospectively awarded the Mervyn Stutter Spirit Of The Fringe Award for his 2013 Edinburgh Fringe show The Barry Experience