Show Me the Funny
| Show Me the Funny | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Michael Cumming |
| Presented by | Jason Manford |
| Judges |
Main Judges Alan Davies Kate Copstick Guest Judges Jimmy Tarbuck Bob Mortimer Ross Noble Jo Brand Johnny Vegas Cannon and Ball |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Kenton Allen Matthew Justice |
| Running time | 60mins (inc. adverts) |
| Production company(s) | Big Talk Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV, STV, UTV |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | 18 July – 25 August 2011 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Last Comic Standing |
| External links | |
| www |
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Show Me the Funny was a British reality show in which a group of ten comedians of varying experience visit ten different cities around the UK, performing tasks that are somehow meant to equip them with local knowledge to work into five-minute-long new live routines, which they then showcase in front of a live audience.
At the end of each show, one contestant was voted off by the judging panel of Alan Davies, Kate Copstick and a different guest judge in each city, with a live final at the Hammersmith Apollo on 25 August 2011. The eventual winner of the competition won a nationwide tour (with support from two of the runners-up) and their own DVD released in the run-up to Christmas.
An unrelated show with the same title aired in the United States on Fox Family.
24-year-old Spanish barman Ignacio Lopez got a job as an usher in a cinema, to get him closer to short films. His colleagues at the cinema pushed him into comedy at the end of 2009. Ignacio was eliminated in week one.
Somalian-born 28-year-old Prince Abdi is a former primary school teacher who was once on Millwall FC’s books. Prince won the Your Comedy Star competition at the Edinburgh Festival in 2007. He has been on the circuit for four years and recently came second in the Barbican New Act of the Year competition. Prince was eliminated in week two.
41-year-old Cole Parker started his stand-up career at the age of six after entering a talent contest in Norfolk, where he came second. He is now a regular on the stand-up circuit. Cole was eliminated in week three.
49-year-old grandfather Rudi Lickwood has been on the circuit for two decades after first coming onto the scene as an Eddie Murphy impersonator in 1989. Through this, he traveled all over the world, before developing his own stand-up routine. Rudi was eliminated with week four.
47-year-old Alfie Moore is a serving police sergeant; he took up comedy as a hobby three years ago, after a night out at a local comedy gig with his wife. He is now performing regularly and over the past two and a half years has done more than 250 comedy gigs and 50 after-dinner speeches. Alfie was eliminated in week five.
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