Each year, the Comedy Festival challenges three comedy crazies to push themselves to their laughter limits in a race to see the most shows in the Festival as humanly possible and win the Funny Tonne competition. Applicants must demonstrate sheer determination, enthusiasm and a load of laughter in their lungs before being selected to compete.
With a special comedy passport in hand, the chosen festival fanatics will get to work on a gruelling schedule that will defy human logic, using their own tactics, weapons and skills to survive. Each competitor will review every show they see to be posted on the festival’s website daily throughout.
2013 saw Beat’s very own Nick Taras become the poster boy for ‘comedy nut’ after seeing a record-breaking 147 shows across 26 days.
