Dutch Barn Spirit of Comedy Competition | Manchester Heat 🍸

Get ready for a night of big laughs and bold spirits as The Laughienda hosts the Manchester heat of the Dutch Barn Spirit of Comedy competition – the nationwide search for the UK’s next stand-up star! 🎤

📅 Wednesday 18th June

🕡 Doors: 6:30 PM | Show: 7:30 PM
📍 Lions Den, Manchester

Co-owned by Ricky Gervais, Dutch Barn vodka is a premium vodka brand distilled from British apples in Yorkshire – and they’re committed to helping their drinkers have a laugh. Every guest attending a Spirit of Comedy event will be welcomed with a complementary Dutch Barn serve.

Expect razor-sharp wit, belly laughs, and fierce competition as up-and-coming comedians battle it out for a shot in the next round.

Judging will include a mix of online consumer voting and expert panels, with entrants being required to take to the stage for 1-10 minutes across the various rounds.

Dutch Barn Vodka promises each comic who takes the stage a bottle of their award-winning vodka as a prize, with other cash prizes to be announced.

HOSTED BY ANDREW MENSAH!

Having only begun his comedy career in 2018, Andrew quickly gained plaudits and was crowned winner of The Cavendish Arms Summer Competition 2019. His relatable style and ability to speak on his life experience in an unapologetic manner has established him as one of the most exciting emerging comedians on the circuit today.

 Mensah is a regular on London’s up-and-coming comedy circuit, regularly playing venues such as the Top Secret Comedy Club. Andrew has been confirmed for Live Nation’s Comedy Stop Tour later this year.

Alongside stand-up Andrew is also a presenter - he hosts both series of ‘Fantasy Football League’ accompanying Ellis James and Matt Lucas in presenting the revival for Sky as well as Premier League’s ‘Welcome to the Weekend.’ He has had his first short film STILL NIL NIL commissioned by the BBC with Big Talk. Andrew also appears regularly on Capital Xtra around their football coverage.