Jason Manford hosts this new stand-up comedy competition. The 10 hopefuls travel to Liverpool to write five minutes of new material to perform in front of an all-female audience. Liverpool legend Jimmy Tarbuck joins judges Alan Davies and Kate Copstick.

The nine remaining comedians left in the competition travel to Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire, where they end up receiving two days of training with the Army before performing for some of members of the Scots Guards regiment. Alan Davies, Kate Copstick are joined by Bob Mortimer who at the end of the show decide who will be eliminated this week.

The eight remaining comedians left in the running make their way to a high school in the West Midlands, where they have to come up with entertaining lesson plans before performing for some of the school's students. Ross Noble joins the judges as they decide who will be going home this week.

The seven comedians left in the running travel to north London, where they have to create a new routine to be broadcast on a hospital radio station. They then have to perform infront of an audience of doctors and nurses. Alan Davies, Kate Copstick and guest judge Jo Brand then decide who will be eliminated this week.

The six remaining comedians left in the running travel to South Wales, where they have to organise a night of entertainment for some locals at a pub in Pontypridd. Their next challenge is to perform in front of some rugby players. Alan Davies, Kate Copstick and guest judge Johnny Vegas then decide which one of them will be going home this week.

The five remaining comedians left in the running make their way to Blackpool, where they have to provide the entertainment at two B&Bs and prepare new material and then perform on the town's Pleasure Beach. Alan Davies, Kate Copstick and guest judges Cannon and Ball then have to decide who will make it through to the series final.

The three finalists take to the stage at London's Hammersmith Apollo, where they perform for the time before viewers vote to decide who should be crowned the series winner. Bob Mortimer, Ross Noble and Johnny Vegas are this week's guest judges.