Over the next few months, LOL! Events will be road testing some new formats for comedy that haven't been seen in Manchester or ever! We'll do some pilot nights (like they do with some telly box shows) just to see how they go and find out if there are good enough to carry on with. So with that, here's two of them for your perusal...
STAND-OFF COMEDY heats will hopefully be taking place during the months of September & October 2009 in Manchester. Each of the 4 heats will feature eight acts going head-to-head with each other in a "Gag Off" to beat each other & get the bigger laugh. The best gags will need to be a-blazing in order to be the strongest to survive & make it through to the final. The Final will be held during the Manchester Comedy Festival 2009 between Thursday 15th & Monday 26th October. The final will feature eight acts (the 2 best acts surviving from each of the 4 heats) battling it out in a similar manner, except that the last 2 standing. They will each need to deliver a 5 minute set to an audience and, based on the biggest laughs, one of them will be crowned STAND-OFF COMEDY'S ACT OF 2009.
Interested in taking part in our Pilot as a performer? Email apply@standoffcomedy.co.uk for more details or to express your interest.
LOL! MANCHESTER'S SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT will be a topical news show looking at current events through Comedians eyes. To be held on a Sunday afternoon, will have a glance over the morning papers and give their views on whats going on. Mix a bit of Stand Up and a Quiz in and, hey presto, the Sunday Supplement will be delivered soon!
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