With a Final of outstanding coemdy once more, the winner of this
years competition was SAM GORE, following a very difficult decision by the
Judges. Runner-up was Joe Lycett, with Fergus Craig in 3rd Place
Fergus Craig, Joe
Lycett, Sam Gore and Compere Kevin McCarron
The winner of each semi-final goes into
the Final, the runners up go into a pool and the final six finalists are selected
from the best of these accross all semi-finals.
10th April
Our First winner, and finalist is KAI
HUMPHRIES with runner's up Fergus
Craig and Joe Bor.
11th April
Our Second winner, and finalist is HELM
& TAYLOR with Tony Dunn
amd Missie Jo as runners up
17th April
Our Third winner, and finalist is ALEX
MAPLE with Lady Garden
amd Mike O'Donovan as runners up
18th April
Our Fourth winner, and finalist is JASON
PATTERSON with Gabrielle
Ebule and Luke Benson as runners up
24th April
Our Fourth winner, and finalist is JOE
LYCETT with Andrew Ryan
and Tania Edwards as runners up
25th April
Our Fourth winner, and finalist is SAM
GOREwith Lambros Fisfis
and Martin Hill as runners up
2009 Semi-Finalists announced (Scotland Qualifiers still to be
added after this weekend) - all semi-finals take place atLaughing Horse Earls Court
SEMI FINAL - Fri 10 Apr
Tom Goodliffe, Richard Rycroft, Ahmed Berehan,
Jack Palmieri, Daniel Smith, Joel Dommett, Paul Sweeney,
The Noise Next Door, Robin Buckland, Joe Bor, Manos, Sam Harland
SEMI FINAL - Sat 11 Apr
Luisa Omielan, Jake Moore, Mark restuccia, Missie Jo, Liam Williams, James Davis, Dave
Smith, Helm & Taylor, Nick Ewans, Lloyd Griffiths, Simon Gunell, Tony Dunn, Morris &
Vyse, Kai Humphries
SEMI FINAL - Fri 17 Apr
Dennis Krasnov, Nick Hodder, Mercedes Benson, Andrew Doyle, Danny Davis, Warren
Robertson, Ryan McDonnell, Luke Stephens, Mark Cornell, Michael O'Donovan, Alex Maple,
Maureen younger, James Acaster, Phillip Higgins, Dee Custance
SEMI FINAL - Sat 18 Apr
Elliott Tiney, Adam tempest, Luke Benson, Sami & Tilly, Billy Hill, John Talbot,
Gareth Morinan, Clarie Trivino, Jason Patteron, Fergus Craig, Martin Nolan, Ernest Pince,
Mickey Anderson, Gabrielle Ebule
SEMI FINAL - Fri 24 Apr
Ian Smith, Mark Simmons, Mark Trotter, Andrew ryan, Tania Edwards, Luke graves, Lee Hume,
Smales & Payne, David Mensah, Joe Lycett, Anthony Dewson, Nick Helm, Jospeh Baker
SEMI FINAL - Sat 25 Apr
Dawny Christien, John Soffe, Jared Hardy, Doc Brown, Jonathan, Ellston, Jessic Forteskew,
Stephen Gray, Sam Gore, Richard Stainbeck, Stephen Nelson, Martin Hill, Chris Stokes,
Lambros Fisfis
20th Nov 2008 - Online booking is now available for
all London Heats, Brighton heat, Edinburgh heats, all Quarter Finals, Semi-Finals and
the Final - click on the club name to the left to book your tickets. Leicester and
Bolton Tickets must be booked my the promoters of those venues and are not available online.
20th Nov 2008 - The Heats are
filling up, we have some spaces left for the February heats in London, and a coupel of spots
left in Edinburgh, the rest are now full - if you wish to enter please do so as soon as
possible.
25th Sept 2008 - Entry is now open for the 2009 comeptiton. Please read through the format
details below, and the entry requirments on these pages. We'll start
processing the applications from october the 1st.
Format
of the Competition
1.
Overall Information:
In all rounds the winners
and runners-up will be announced on the night - if an act cannot stay until the end of the
evening they should ensure that the laughing Horse Promoters have their contact details to
inform them of progression to the next round. If an act is uncontactable then we reserve the
right to replace that act with another act.
2:
Heats
(a) The Winner and four runner-up acts at
each heat will qualify for the quarter-finals by audience voting. All competitiors will
progress to the London Quarter Finals except
from the Edinbrugh, Manchester and Bolton heats. Competitors in Edinburgh will
progress to the Quarter Finals in Edinburgh and qualifiers from Manchester and Bolton can
choose between a London or Edinburgh Quarter Final.
(b) Additional qualifiers from heats may be
decided by The Laughing Horse Promoters during the course of the first round, if further acts
warrant being put through to the quarter finals stage
(c) Acts will perform sets
of up to 5 minutes in the heats
3: Quarter Finals
(a) The Winner and one
runner-up act at each quarter final will qualify for the semi-finals by audience voting.
(b) Additional qualifiers,
and best runner's-up from the quarter finals will be decided by The Laughing Horse
Promoters during the course of the quarter finals.
(c) Acts will perform sets
of up to 5 minutes in the quarter Finals
4. The Semi Finals
(a) The Winner of each of
the six semi-finals will qualify for the final by a mixture of audience voting and voting from
Laughing Horse Promoters and comedy industry professionals.
(b) The remaining six Final
places will be decided by laughing Horse Promoters and comedy Industry judges from the best
runners-up from each of the semi-finals – using average scores across all semi-finals -
depending on the strength of individual semi-finals and semi-finalists this may mean more
going through from one semi-final and less from others.
(c) Acts will perform sets
of up to 6 minutes in the semi-finals
5. The Final
(a) The Winner, runner-up
and third place acts will be announced on the night, along with any acts the judges decide to
give an honourable mention.
(b) The Winner, runner-up and
third place acts will be decided by a panel of Judges that will inclide a selection of Comedy
Industry professionals, promoters and acts - These judges will be announced before the final.
(c) Acts will perform sets of up
to 7 minutes in the Final
At all stages of this
competition the Laughing Horse Promoters decisions are final. Laughing Horse Comedy reserve
the right to make any decisions or changes that we see fit regarding this competition, at any
time.
