Meet the finalists in this year's Beat The Frog World Series

The finalists have been announced for this year’s Beat The Frog World Series – the new act competition run by Manchester’s Frog and Bucket comedy club.

They will compete for the title on Monday at the culmination of the 16th year of the gong-show-style competition.

The finalists are:

Lewis Coleman, from Leigh, who is a filmmaker and has been performing stand-up for a year.

Toussaint Douglass from Lewisham, South London, who mixes the personal with the political while adding an absurdist slant. 

Erika Ehler, a Canadian, pictured, who already won the Chortle Student Comedy Award title this year.

Sian Doughty as Sally Firth. A sixtysomething from London, who performs as a serial killer character.

Kuan-Wen Huang: Originally from Taiwan and now living in London, Huang first started comedy five years ago when he was living in Berlin. He’s also a chartered accountant and a tax advisor.

Evaldas Karosas: Originally from Lithuania he moved to the UK to develop his comedy. He works part-time in a hotel and devotes the rest of his time to stand-up.

Ola Labib: Now living in Manchester, Labib is originally from Hampshire and has Sudanese heritage. As a hijab-wearing Muslim woman she says she’s on a mission to smash stereotypes and expectations through comedy.

Karl Porter, who lives in Salford and drives a truck at the Etihad stadium. He has been doing stand-up solidly for five months having first dabbled a few years ago.

Amy Webber, an opera singer who teaches music and is an adopted Mancunian. She’s been performing comedy for less than a year.

Published: 31 Oct 2019