LOL! MANCHESTER - for the funny in the city

The Grand Final of Beat the Frog's World series is now under way. Although you might not be here to feel the atmosphere of the Finale of this annual competition which only happens during the Manchester Comedy Festival, LOL! Manchester will provide you with our review of the show AS IT HAPPENS! Just refresh this page for our Micro Review throughout the show.

The compere for the night is Jason Cook, plus there is a headline set from
very special guest, Seymour Mace.

The acts who have battled through to be in the Final are...

Tim Bradbury
Starts off with cheeky laugh. Very sure of his very comical beatboxing skills and is animated all the way through his 5. Tom and Tim are neck & neck at the moment in my opinion, but the audience decide. 10.04pm

Tom Goodliffe
Ooh! Tom has just up'd the standard for the night. This tall hairy accountant turned comic goes with the Maths styled Rapping and plays it like it ain't no thang. 9.59pm

Sal Stephens
The Cheeky Londoner done good. A Man who suffers from Puppy love and regales the crowd with skits of Coils & mishaps with Henry Hoovers. Spot on delivery throughout. 9.15pm.

Raymond Bradshaw
Very funny Glaswegian comic. Had brilliant moments during his 5 including his tip on consoling his Girlfriend and his statistics on the Jacksons. Best so far in my opinion. 9.08pm

Andrew Crawford
The Lanky camp "not gay" funnyfellow tells his tales of his Dad pretenting to be his Mum & emergency procedures on trains. Very likeable and the audience seem to like him too. States that the acts on the Bill are very good. Are they better than him? 9.01pm

Adam Staunton
Easily the shortest comic & Hogwarts student on the night. Is he the funniest? A lot of the audience seem to think so. He keeps his gags mainly within the Family amusing tales they are. 10.11pm

Katie Mulgrew
This Lady, and the only female on the Bill, got funny bones. The audience really do like her, a lot! She ponders on what Angels dress as on Hen Parties and chats on the Perils on speed dating. Katie seriously can give the mainly male line up a run for the main prize. 9.51pm

Shaun Paczkowski
Arrived by Motorcycle with Sanitary Towel in Pants. Very rare is there a comic sure of his sexual prowess but not when Spotify interrupt him in action. Shaun gained good laughs during his 5. A contender for the title? 8.55pm

OK, all the acts have delivered their 5 minutes of stand up. Now, the audience decide who is the worthy act of the night to walk away with a paid weekend of gigs at the Frog & Bucket, a cash prize of £250 and the Coveted title of the Champion of the Beat the Frog World Series. With City Life Comedian of the Year not taking place this year, this is the only competition of the Festival and what a competition it is! Seymour Mace will take to the stage as the votes are counted. Keep your eyes peeled people.


3rd Place: Adam Stanton
2nd Place: Tim Bradbury

AND THE WINNER IS...

Tom Goodliffe. Definately worthy of the Title.