Semi Final A 2010

Tuesday 18th May 2010

Suffice to say, it was a sell-out for the 8pm show as the first semi-final kicked into gear.

Judges were comedy producers Dawn Ellis, Chris Potts and Carlton Dixon, Time Out TV Editor Gabriel Tate and Hattie Hayridge (Holly from Red Dwarf, as if you needed telling).

In contention for the first Semi-final were:

• The Moo Crew by Joel Slack-Smith, directed by Lisa Cagnacci
• Should Know Better by Natalie Johnson, directed by Suzann McLean
• Deadly Danger written and directed by Mike Hayley
• Custody by Paul Stokes, directed by Lisa Cagnacci

Custody did its usual policy (police-y?) of sweeping the 8pm vote and took 72 votes over the two shows, with Deadly Danger on 71. These were clear winners with the audience, and with the judges as well and we'll see them in the Grand Final on June 7th. The Moo Crew took 24 votes and Should Know Better was on 19.

The leaderboard now looks like this (* = already through to the Grand Final on judges' vote):

Sitcom	Points
Deadly Danger	142*
Custody	131*
Thunderer	71
The Box	64
Should Know Better	54
Pints	46
The Moo Crew	44
Sitting Ducks	42
Arthouse	= 38
Sarantasia	= 38
The End Of Fun	37
The Honeys	33
The Selected Few	27
Gladiators	25
Sons Of Diamond	21
Stand And Deliver	20

MC Jess Fostekew made the audience feel very much at home and delivered a seamless show, while the Scat Pack did their now legendary job of rounding the evening off with their improvised brilliance. Deb Jones made it all look smooth and easy with her flawless stage management.

Next week sees an incredibly strong Semi-final, so we'll see what the comedy gods throw up for us then...

• Thunderer by Bryn Mills
• Gladiators by Stephen Keyworth
• The Selected Few by Harinder Dhillon
• Arthouse by Graeme Knowles

Four sitcoms enter... two sitcoms leave. Once again, anyone want to guess on the Grand Final line-up?

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