Patrick Monahan wins Show Me The Funny
Patrick Monahan (pictured) has won Show Me The Funny, the ITV1 stand-up competition.
Monahan picked up a £100,000 cheque, the biggest cash prize in UK comedy, after winning the viewer vote following the live TV final, broadcast from the Hammersmith Apollo. As part of the prize package, the comedian also wins a DVD deal, and takes the headline slot in the nationwide Show Me The Funny tour, which begins next month.
The lively comedian, known on the live circuit for his up-beat unpredictable nature and his propensity to over-run his slot, beat fellow comedians Dan Mitchell and Tiffany Stevenson.
Monahan said: "I'd like to thank you very much. I'm shocked. I thought I'd go out in the first week. Everyone's been so good."