FHM's Stand-Up Hero
- TV stand-up
- ITV4
- 2010
- 7 episodes (1 series)
A TV broadcast of FHM Magazine's hunt for a new stand-up star. Ed Byrne hosted the 2009 pilot, Brendon Burns hosts the 2010 series. Stars Brendon Burns.
Press clippings
Josh Widdicombe wins FHM Stand-Up Hero 2010
26 year-old comedian Josh Widdicombe has won FHM's 2010 stand-up comedy competition, picking up the £10,000 first prize.
British Comedy Guide, 7th December 2010An Interview with Brendon Burns
The Aussie comic talks tax returns, nunneries, and giant upside-down purple cows.
Sinead Bevan, Spoonfed, 9th November 2010There's obviously a rather tragic element to the group of wannabes chasing their 20 minutes dishing out barbs to drunk hecklers at Jongleurs. But FHM's Stand-Up Hero does have its good points, notably Brendan Burns as the presenter, who after his stint on I'm A Celeb has learned how to host without selling your soul and guides the contest towards a satisfying laughfest.
TV Bite, 26th October 2010FHM launches its 2010 stand-up competition
FHM Magazine has launched its 2010 search to find Britain's best undiscovered stand-up comedian... with a big £10,000 top prize.
British Comedy Guide, 11th August 2010ITV4 orders series based on FHM's stand-up contest
ITV have ordered a six-part series of FHM's Stand-Up Hero following the success of the pilot shown earlier this year.
British Comedy Guide, 29th July 2010Chortle Review of 2009 Final
For the final of one of the most valuable competitions in comedy - its £5,000 top prize topped only by the Edinburgh Comedy Awards - the audience for FHM's Search For A Stand-Up Hero contest seemed sluggish and hard to impress.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 24th November 2009