Stand Up For Cider FINAL 2022
What a fantastic year for Stand Up For Cider 2022!
Thrilled to have hosted so many brilliant shows at the home of SUFC The Creative Innovation Centre (CICCIC) – https://www.creativeinnovationcentre.co.uk/
Four sold out heats throughout the year culminated in an amazing final on 25 November. The finalists brought their best material to the show!
We are so grateful to our sponsors for their fantastic support.
Sheppys Cider – https://www.sheppyscider.com/
Berrys Coaches – https://www.berryscoaches.co.uk/
Walpole Dunn Chartered Certified Accountants – https://walpoledunn.co.uk/
Somerset County Gazette – https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/
Design Bean – https://www.designbean.co.uk/
Delighted to announce all our sponsors are sticking with us for 2023.
9 acts were in the final – 5 in the first half and 4 in the second half. During the interval I presented an emotional thank you speech to my comedy partner in crime Tim O’Connor. Tim is retiring from managing the admin of the competition. He also helped in so many ways from day one of SUFC. He will be sadly missed but welcome to return at any time.
As normal all the audience are given voting slips to choose their winner and runner up. All the acts were brilliant. All contestants in the final will also be given paid spots on future Genius shows across Somerset over the next 12 months. The winner will get a paid spot on a line-up with a TV level comedian over the next year as well. This looks great on their comedy CVs.
The final was hosted by our resident MC David Arnold! David is superb and so loved by the SUFC audiences. On one of the score sheets a member of the audience wrote “David is utterly the BEST – He should WIN!” This comment made me smile.
Actually some of the comments on the score sheets make me howl with laughter! One year someone asked if one of the acts was single as she thought he was gorgeous!
So, who won? In 3rd place was Phil Wathen – his cheeky style won over the audience, and he got a lot of laughs!
In 2nd place was the hilarious Chris Yates – An audience member wrote Chris was a Hippy who looked like he worked in IT! Another said he was absolutely awesome!
The worthy WINNER was Keefy – Described as (rude word) hilarious and a bearded Morris dancer – you needed to be there!
So that’s it for 2022 – Here are the dates for 2023 – Tickets available on the CICCIC website – link above.
Stand Up For Cider 2023
Friday 24 February
- Friday 19 May
- Friday 21 July
- Friday 29 September
- Friday 24 November – FINAL
These shows are unique and incredible and regularly sell out so do get your tickets quickly! In the meantime, Genius has Taunton Comedy Club at CICCIC on 17 December – some tickets still available so grab yourself some Christmas chuckles?!
