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| Winner, the extraordinarily tall Greg Davies. | Second Place, the not quite so tall Paul Kerensa. | It was a busy night... 130 people crammed in upstairs to watch, and an estimated 100 people turned away. |
New Act of the Year Final 2002 |
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Local Paper Review : "The Final of the Laughing Horse New Act of the Year Competition was held at the Laughing Horse, Richmond: the Brittania, Brewer's Lane, Richmond, on Sunday, February 17th. Over 250 acts took part in heats and semi-finals across the Laughing Horse's seven London clubs throughout January and February, and these were whittled down to the ten acts showcasing their performances on Sunday. While the earlier heats and semi-finals had been judged by the audience, the final was judjed by a panel, which included the editor of Chortle.co.uk, The UK's leading comedy website and Peter Buckley-Hill, an esteemed veteran of the alternative comedy circuit. The club was packed for the final. The promoter, Alex Petty, noted that although 130 people managed to squeeze into the room, nearly 100 more were turned away. All 10 acts turned in magnificient performances, and the show was propelled by the club's quick-witted resident MC, Kevin McCarron. The second place, who receives headlining spots at the Laughing Horse Clubs across London was awarded to Paul Kerensa, and the winner, on what was only his fifth outing as a stand-up comedian, was Greg Davies, who won a Chinese sculpture depicting the Laughing Horse, £200, headline bookings throughout the year and promotion through the Laughing Horse around the country during 2002"
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| Winner, the extraordinarily tall Greg Davies. | Second Place, the not quite so tall Paul Kerensa. | It was a busy night... 130 people crammed in upstairs to watch, and an estimated 100 people turned away. |
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| Greg Davies, definately an act the promoters look up to. | Jeeves the butler, on had for the night to keep the riff-raff out. | As well as perfroming as part of the trio of regular Laughing Horse acts at the end of the show, that included matt watts, Liz Stephens and Jimmy Razor successfully looked after the door. |
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| Relaxed Irish humour from Paddy Lennox. | Nina Conti and the Monkey |
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| Karen Cockfield. | The Trophy. A Horse. Laughing, |
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| The Side section of the Crowd | The Main section of the Crowd, including the three ageless, cheeky chappie judges bottom right. |
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Kevin McCarron, resident Laughing Horse Richmond compere, keeps control of the evening. |
With a traditional gold envelope... The winner is... |
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The Laughing Horse : Live Stand Up Comedy From Around London |
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