Returning after a couple of years of pandemic related absence, this was a recording for Radio 4 to introduce the contenders for Best Show and Best Newcomer. Each contender was given a three minute slot to give some inkling of their style and the content of their shows.
Russel Kane, a previous winner, hosted, and did an excellent job. Professional, calm, but swiftly able to whip an audience into laughter and improvise to fill in the inevitable gaps you get during a show of this nature. But also moving thigs along swiftly, for time was tight.
The Best Show contenders were Larry Dean, Lauren Pattison, Seann Walsh, Amy Gledhill, Colin Hoult (as his alter ego Anna Mann), Alfie Brown, Jordan Gray, Josh Pugh and Sam Campbell. And the Newcomers were Vittorio Angelone, Emmanuel Sonubi, Emily Wilson, Josh Jones and Lara Ricote.
You can't tell a lot from such short stints, but, for what it's worth, Dean and Pattison impressed me most in the first category, with Alfie Brown the most intriguing. And Angelone, Sonubi and Ricote all made me laugh a lot. While Hoult, Campbell and the timewasting Wilson seemed best forgotten. But what do I know? The results will be announced this Saturday.
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