Show Me The Funny
- TV factual / stand-up
- ITV1
- 2011
- 7 episodes (1 series)
Reality show presented by Jason Manford in which 10 aspiring comedians travelled to different parts of the country to perform stand-up. Also features Alan Davies, Kate Copstick, Alfie Moore, Cole Parker, Dan Mitchell and more.
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Show Me the Funny: a slow painful death
The standup X Factor has been a failure. An abject, miserable failure. So will anyone watch tonight's live final?
Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 25th August 2011Ellie Taylor tips Pat Monahan to win tonight's final
Eliminated Show Me The Funny comic Ellie Taylor has tipped Patrick Monahan to win tonight's live final.
Josh Darvill, TellyMix, 25th August 2011With the judges' words still ringing in their ears from Monday night's penultimate gig, finalists Pat, Tiff and Dan prepare to take to the stage at London's Hammersmith Apollo to perform their last stand-up set of the competition. Tonight, though, we're the ones they need to dazzle because it's the viewers who will vote for the winner. So if you fancy shaping the future of British comedy, get your voting technology at the ready.
Metro, 25th August 2011Patrick Monahan wins Show Me The Funny
Patrick Monahan has won the viewer vote on Show Me The Funny, the ITV1 stand-up competition.
British Comedy Guide, 25th August 2011So far, laughs have been desperately thin on the ground in Jason Manford's talent show for stand-up comedians. Still, with £100,000, a DVD deal and a nationwide tour up for grabs we can only hope the three remaining contestants have been keeping their best material till last in a bid to win those all-important viewers' votes and the approval of guest judges Bob Mortimer, Johnny Vegas and Ross Noble.
Gerald O'Donovan, The Telegraph, 24th August 2011Ellie Taylor & Stuart Goldsmith leave Show Me The Funny
Ellie Taylor and Stuart Goldsmith became the latest comedians to be voted off Show Me The Funny last night (22.08.11), narrowly missing out on a place in the live final of the show to Dan Mitchell, Patrick Monahan and Tiffany Stevenson.
STV, 23rd August 2011Show Me The Funny: We talk to Alfie Moore
While his colleagues were out battling rioters, Sergeant Alfie Moore was getting savaged by the comedy critics. We caught up with the latest stand-up to get booted off Show Me The Funny.
Angharad Bevan, On The Box, 16th August 2011Less laughs for Jason Manford as viewing figures fall
Jason Manford's Show Me The Funny saw audiences dwindle on Monday night.
The Sun, 10th August 2011'Show Me the Funny' comic eliminated after hospital gig
Rudi Lickwood became the fourth contestant eliminated from ITV1's Show Me the Funny tonight after a gig in front of hospital staff.
Tom Eames, Digital Spy, 8th August 2011Cole Parker interview
Cole Parker became the third stand-up comedian to get voted out on Show Me The Funny tonight, after failing to get down with the kids.
On The Box, 1st August 2011