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Annual stand-up comedy competition
Award
So You Think You're Funny? (SYTYF ) is an annual stand-up comedy competition for new acts. The competition began in 1988 in the United Kingdom.
The finals are held every August at The Gilded Balloon during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe . Past winners include Aisling Bea , Dylan Moran , Lee Mack , Peter Kay and David O'Doherty .
History [ edit ]
Bill Bailey in 2008
So You Think You're Funny was the idea of Karen Koren, Artistic Director of The Gilded Balloon , in order to discover new comic talent. During the years it has developed into the most influential competition of its kind in the UK, helping start the careers of many of the country's leading comedians including Dylan Moran , Lee Mack , Graham Norton , David O'Doherty and Tommy Tiernan . Other competitors have included Ardal O'Hanlon , Johnny Vegas , Ed Byrne , Jason Byrne , Alex Zane , Reginald D Hunter , Craig Hill , Alan Carr , Rhod Gilbert , Andrew Lawrence and Russell Howard .
Sponsorship from Channel 4 began in 1993 and ran until 2004, since when Channel 5 and The Paramount Comedy Channel have been sponsors. Now[when? sponsored by Foster's , the first prize is £5,000 and a place in the Best of British Show at the Montreal "Just For Laughs " Festival.
Past judges have included Steve Coogan , Owen O'Neill , Avid Merrion (Leigh Francis ), Bob Mortimer and former So You Think You're Funny Dylan Moran and Rhona Cameron .
Compères for the evening have included Eddie Izzard , Bill Bailey , Graham Norton and Jo Brand .[1]
The competition spun a teenagers’ version entitled Class Clowns , derived from an Australian format of the same name, which was staged at the Gilded Balloon for the first time in 2015. Judged by Jo Brand , Kevin Day and Karen Koren, the first Fringe winner was Joe Gardner.[2]
Rules and eligibility [ edit ]
The rules and eligibility are as follows:
"1. The performer cannot have performed stand up REGULARLY either paid or unpaid before 1st
June of the year prior to the competition. *
2. The performer should not have appeared in So You Think You're Funny? before.
3. The performer’s material must be completely original.
4. The performer must have at least 8 minutes of original material.
5. The organisers reserve the right to select all entrants and decisions taken by the organisers and judges are final.
6. All entrants must be aged 18 and over.
This means you can have performed, either paid or unpaid before June 2013, but not regularly. So a handful of gigs well spaced out, once or twice, every couple of months is fine, but performing two times a week is too many. The exception to this is those who have performed as part of a recognised comedy course in this period."[citation needed
Process of elimination [ edit ]
The competition starts in the spring of each year with showcases in Bristol, Liverpool, Birmingham, York, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow, Inverness, Dublin, Brighton and Nottingham as well as ten comedy clubs in London. In 2013, there were over 500 applicants for only 55 places in the Edinburgh heats.[citation needed
Each showcase is not a direct competition, with judges instead selecting the best acts they have seen over the entire run to take part in one of seven heats at the Gilded Balloon at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August. Winners of each of these heats go forward to the final.[citation needed
Winners and finalists [ edit ]
Results: [3]
Samira Banks (Winner)
Christopher Donovan (runner up)
Lizzie Norm (3rd)
Alex Lennox
Archit Goenka
Carwyn Blayney
Chantel Nash
Cormac Sinnott
Lauren Carroll
Sophie Gerrad
Results:
Joshua Bethania (Winner)
Mark Black (runner up)
Jack Skipper (shared second runner up)
Pravanya Pillai (shared second runner up)
Ben Pollard
Daniel Petrie
Justina Seselskaite
Prakash Jirjadhun
Rohan Sharma
Results:
Omar Badawy (Winner)
Rae Brogan (runner up)
Andy Watts (second runner up)
Phil Marzouk
Farhan Solo
Lottie Field
Kathleen Hughes
Nate Kitch
Caroline Maddison
Kathy Maniura
Results:
Finlay Christie (Winner)
Shane Daniel Byrne (runner up)
Charlie George (second runner up)
Claire Haus
Denis Len
Erika Ehler
Fady Kassab
Kate Bancroft
Kate McGann
MC Zoe Lyons Comedy Guest Judge: Jenny Eclair
Results:
Danny Garnell (Winner)
Liam Farrelly (runner up)
Bec Melrose (shared third)
Joe Hobbs (shared third)
Martin Durchov
Natalie Loh
Chelsea Birkby
Patrick Healy
Shane Clifford
MC Zoe Lyons
Comedy Guest Judge: Rhod Gilbert
Results: [4]
Maisie Adam (winner)
Sarah Mann (runner up)
Morgan Rees (third)
Robin Allender
Kirsten Brown
Jamie D'Souza
Archie Henderson
Esther Manito
Eric Rushton
Amira Saied
MC: Aisling Bea
Comedy Guest Judge : David O'Doherty
Results:
Heidi Regan (Winner)
Ruth Hunter (runner up)
Danielle Walker (third)
Harriet Braine
Kelly Convey
Sophie Henderson
Jamie M
Stuart McPherson
Arielle Souma
MC Zoe Lyons
Comedy Guest Judge: Alan Davies
Results:
Luca Cupani (Winner)
Yuriko Kotani (runner up)
Ed Night (as Ed Day) (third)
Ben Pope
Yumna Mohamed
Neil O'Rourke
Matilda Wnek
Red Richardson
Stephen Lawson (Aka Stephen Tries)
AJ Roberts
MC: Zoe Lyons
Comedy Guest Judge: Mark Watson
Results: [5]
Aidan Strangeman (Winner)
Elliot Steel (2nd Place)
Joe Hart (3rd Place)
Mark Daniels
Jim Smith
Benji Waterstones
Eshaan Akbar
Gary Meikle
MC Zoe Lyons [5]
Comedy Guest Judge : Jason Manford [6]
Sponsor : Foster's [5]
Results: [5]
Edward Hedges (Joint Winner)
Demi Lardner (Joint Winner)
Laura Mclenaghan (2nd Place)
MC Zoe Lyons [5]
Comedy Guest Judge : Sarah Millican [7]
Sponsor : Foster's [5]
Results: [8]
Aisling Bea (Winner)
Jonathon Pelham (2nd Place)
Murdo Haggs (Joint 3rd Place)
Wayne Mazadza (Joint 3rd Place)
MC [8]
Comedy Guest Judge : Ruby Wax [8]
Sponsor : Foster's [8]
Results: [5]
Tommy Rowson (Winner)
Dayne Rathbone (2nd Place)
Lucy Beaumont (Joint 3rd Place)
Fern Brady (Joint 3rd Place)
Andy Clarke
Darren Connell
Stuart Hossack
Alex Kealy
Nicola Mantalios-Lovett
MC Jarred Christmas [5]
Comedy Guest Judge : Lee Mack [5]
Sponsor : The Sims 3 [9]
Results: [5]
MC Rufus Hound [5]
Comedy Guest Judge : Tim Minchin [5]
Results: [5]
MC Lee Mack [5]
Comedy Guest Judge : Tim Vine [5]
Results: [5]
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References [ edit ]
^ https://www.comedy.co.uk/fringe/news/7510/samira-banks-wins-so-you-think-youre-funny-2023/
^ "So You Think You're Funny Final" . Chortle .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak "Finalists & Runners up" . So You Think You're Funny?. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2017 – via Wayback Machine .
^ Comedy.co.uk
^ BBC
^ a b c d "Finalists & Runners up" , So You Think You're Funny? . Retrieved 2012-09-30.
^ "The Sims 3 Searches For New Stars Of Comedy With So You Think You Are Funny" , EA News , 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
^ "So You Think You're Funny? 2007 final" . Chortle - The UK comedy guide . Retrieved 30 September 2012 .
^ "So You Think You're Funny (2006)" . Chortle - the UK comedy guide . Retrieved 30 September 2012 .
^ "Awards | Jason Manford" , jasonmanford.com . Retrieved 2012-09-30.
^ "Give us a giggle then" .
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