Comments | readitlikeanegg: 'Show Me The FUNNY!' D'you get it? Do you? Haha, funny, isn't it?

readitlikeanegg

'Show Me The FUNNY!' D'you get it? Do you? Haha, funny, isn't it?

Jul 12, 2011 11:26

So, has anyone else heard about 'Show Me The Funny'?

Sounds like it might be a good watch. Alan Davies is going to be a regular judge on it, as well as Kate Copstick (never heard of her?) and a different guest every week, including Jo Brand and Ross Noble. It's being described as "Masterchef for comics". Well, I like Masterchef, and I also like ( Read more... )

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phantym_56 July 12 2011, 16:14:48 UTC

And Stuart Goldsmith who I saw at Altitude in March 2010 and fell a wee bit in love with. And Tiff Stevenson who I've seen a lot on Twitter. So I'm looking forward to it.

readitlikeanegg July 13 2011, 15:52:11 UTC

Yeah, should be pretty good. :)

afullmargin July 12 2011, 21:02:17 UTC

I'm optimistic about it... I'll watch for Alan no doubt, but it'll be interesting to see how it works out. I like the idea of making the contenders stretch for new material - finding material in unlikely places under constraint.

readitlikeanegg July 13 2011, 15:53:10 UTC

I think it sounds like a real challenge, so it should throw up lots of interesting material. And, yeah, Alan. ♥

thecatinthetree July 12 2011, 21:54:38 UTC

I saw Monahan at comedy for kids, he does an excellent slow motion re-enactment of Postman Pat as James Bond.

readitlikeanegg July 13 2011, 15:54:44 UTC

That sounds fun! I vaguely remember that when I saw him his whole set revolved around a recent trip to Australia, and it felt a bit dragged out. Still, looking forward to this. :)

thecatinthetree July 13 2011, 17:35:55 UTC

Sounds like it will be ace