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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Review: Show Me The Funny
Unfortunately titled, considering the scarcity of laughs. Jason Manford presents The Apprentice-for-comedians, as 10 stand-ups compete for £100,000, a DVD deal, and a nationwide tour.
Dan Owen, Dan's Media Digest, 21st July 2011Show Me The Funny review
Another reality competition, but guest judges Alan Davies and Jimmy Tarbuck lulled me into a false sense of security by assuring me they'd never lend their names to something tawdry and half arsed. I'm not a fan of the term half arsed but it does work in certain circumstances and Show Me The Funny is the perfect one of these.
The Custard TV, 21st July 2011Jason Manford's gags cut from Show Me The Funny
Jason Manford's new programme Show Me The Funny flopped on Monday - after a legal wrangle forced bosses to cut the comic's jokes.
The Sun, 20th July 2011Show Me The Funny review: stand-up chronic
Alan Davies and Jimmy Tarbuck realised they were in the presence of a no-hoper but went easy on the poor bloke. However the show's answer to Simon Cowell - comedy critic Kate Copstick lays into the pair like someone trying to make a name for herself. Will this be a hit? Probably...
On The Box, 19th July 2011Last Night's TV - Show Me the Funny
Prince and Ignacio were head-in-hands awful. It was a gratifyingly squirmy experience watching both egos deflate before a stoney crowd of women.
Alice-Azania Jarvis, The Independent, 19th July 2011Kate Copstick: Cheek by jowl
Set to be the Simon Cowell of a comedy X Factor, Kate Copstick has only praise for her fellow judges as she takes us backstage at Show Me The Funny.
Kate Copstick, The Scotsman, 19th July 2011Show Me The Funny review
In what was a 45-minute programme, we saw less than 15 minutes of actual comedy - and less than a minute that was anywhere near capable of making you crack a smile.
Steve Charnock, Orange TV, 19th July 2011Show Me The Funny showed how boring comedians can be
Show Me The Funny, hosted by Jason Manford, strangely seems intent on showing just how unfunny ten comedians competing for the top prize are capable of being.
Keith Watson, Metro, 19th July 2011Show Me The Funny - Comics & car wrecks
If you've ever witnessed a comic as they died onstage, you'll know it's one of the least comfortable experiences you could possibly endure.
Liam Tucker, TV Pixie, 19th July 2011Last night's TV: Show Me The Funny
Diarmuid Doyle discovers how a badly-told joke can be hilarious on comedy's answer to the X Factor.
Diarmuid Doyle, The Independent (Ireland), 19th July 2011