The audience decides who stays and who goes. Every Monday night, an established compere introduces up to 15 acts who are competing to last 5 minutes on stage without being croaked off by the chosen card holders in the audience.
If they last the full 5 minutes – they have “BEAT THE FROG”. At the end of the show we invite all the acts who are successful back on stage for a clap off to award the night’s winner.
One winner from each week qualify for a semi-final round in October. This results in an annual Grand Final where we crown one overall winner for the year, winning:
“I got into comedy completely by accident. When I went along to the Frog and Bucket for an open mic show, I only meant to watch… I’d never been on a stage before and I was shocked by how bright the lights were. I couldn’t see anyone. And I only had one joke… At least four of them chuckled. That first laugh, it’s like losing your virginity – it’s not perfect and you know you’ll get better but you’re completely bitten by the bug.”
– John Bishop, 2000
Winner of Beat the Frog World Series Final 2024 – MurphBeat the Frog winner and MC Hayley EllisJason Manford and Dave LongleyMC Dan Nightingale with winner Adam Rowe Jack Whitehall at Beat the Frog 2015
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