Semi Final B 2010
Tuesday 25th May 2010
So that's that then as far as the heats and semi-finals are concerned... a good-sized audience for both shows for the second semi-final, with some great judges...
- Esta Charkham, comedy producer
- Alexi Duggins, TV critic, Time Out
- Rob Epstein, TV critic, Sunday Independent
- Karen Rosie, BBC radio producer
- Marc Blake, Author, How To Be A Sitcom Writer
The sitcoms in contention were:
- Thunderer by Bryn Mills, directed by David Fynn
- Gladiators by Steve Keyworth, directed by Maggie Inchley
- The Selected Few by Harrinder Dhillon, directed by Kamaal Hussein
- Arthouse by Graeme Knowles, directed by Sacha Grimsditch
The audience voted for Arthouse and Thunderer at the 5pm, and the 8pm show went for Thunderer and The Selected Few. The judges decided that Arthouse and Thunderer would go through to the Grand Final on June 7th.
So, to the audience leaderboard. The combined 5pm and 8pm votes on the night were:
- Thunderer: 62
- Gladiators: 16
- The Selected Few: 48
- Arthouse: 42
Which gave us a final leaderboard as follows:
| Sitcom | Points |
|---|---|
| Deadly Danger | 142 |
| Thunderer | 133 |
| Custody | 131 |
| Arthouse | 80 |
| The Selected Few | 75 |
| The Box | 64 |
| Should Know Better | 54 |
| Pints | 46 |
| The Moo Crew | 44 |
| Sitting Ducks | 42 |
| Gladiators | 41 |
| Sarantasia | 38 |
| The End Of Fun | 37 |
| The Honeys | 33 |
| Sons Of Diamond | 21 |
| Stand And Deliver | 20 |
This gives us a Grand Final line-up of:
- Deadly Danger
- Thunderer
- Custody
- Arthouse
- The Selected Few (through on audience votes)
Interesting that both the judges and audience voted for the same top four. Thanks as ever to Jessica Fostekew for being a top MC and Debs Jones for being a fab stage manager. The Scat Pack make writing a show look easy with their utterly superb improv.
So, a week off next week thanks to Bank Holiday Monday, and we're back for our last gig of the season on Monday June 7th. The 5pm show is industry-only (apart from those eager people who've already bought tickets), so we'll see you at the 8pm show.