In tribute to this year’s cancelled Eurovision Song Contest, Olivier Award-winning musical comedy improvisers The Showstoppers will deliver Europop’s favourite night of the year - direct to the world’s living rooms with their very own Alternative Eurovision Song Contest at 8pm (UK time) on Friday 15 May 2020
Featuring brand new songs parodying your favourite Eurovision genres, The Showstoppers invite you to join them as they attempt to recreate the OTT production values, high camp, and musical merriment of the world-famous competition, in a hilarious evening complete with commentary and interactive voting, all from isolation in their own socially-distanced homes across the UK.
Each song will be written and recorded by The Showstoppers and the guest stars themselves in collaboration with the company’s musical directors – Duncan Walsh Atkins, Christopher Ash and Jordan Clarke.
Celebrity judges:
Christopher Biggins
Biggins has been a household name for 30 years. An actor, media celebrity, TV personality and compere, the Grand Dame of Pantomime and above all a generous good doer, he was crowned King of the Jungle as the winner of ‘I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here’ in 2007 and he won ‘Celebrity Come Dine With Me’ in 2009.
Arlene Phillips
Multi Olivier Award-winner and Tony Award nominee Arlene Phillips is a showbiz legend honoured as a CBE for her services to dance; she has worked with stars from film and TV, to theatre and arenas, as well as becoming one of Britain’s favourite television judges.
London Hughes
Winner of the prestigious Funny Women Awards, London Hughes is a stand-up comedian and presenter whose credits include Channel 5 ‘STAR’s Extreme Hair Wars’, ITV’s ‘All Star Musicals’, BBC’s ‘Mock the Week’, E4’s ‘Celebs Go Dating’ and ITV2’s panel show ‘Don’t Hate the Playaz’. Her show ‘To Catch a D*ck’ was nominated for Best Show at the Dave Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2019.
Claire Sweeney
Actress, singer, dancer and TV presenter, Claire was most recently seen on stage starring as Irene Roth in ‘Crazy For You’, Baroness Bomburst in ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’, and Velma Von Tussle in ‘Hairspray’ and toured in the hit show ‘Sex In Suburbia’, which she co-wrote, following its hugely successful run at the Royal Court Liverpool. She guest starred as Maxine in the hit ITV comedy ‘Benidorm’, and hosted her very own weekly musical theatre-themed show on Magic FM.
Tom Allen - Commentator
Comedian, writer and actor, Tom started as a stand up at the age of 22 and went on to win both ‘So You Think You’re Funny’ in Edinburgh and the BBC New Comedy Awards in the same year. He has appeared on ‘8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown’, ‘Mock the Week’, ‘Celebrity The Crystal Maze’ as well as the John Bishop Show and Channel 4’s Comedy Gala at the O2. He co-hosts ‘Bake Off: The Professionals’ and joined the 2018 series of ‘The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice’ as a regular contributor.
The Man with the Stats: Philip Pellew
Guest singers:
Jordan Gray - Yana Novakovakova for CZECH REPULIC, ‘Sad Clown’
Josie Lawrence - Yosie Longrance for DENMARK, ‘Bink Bonk Bink (Cheeky Monkey)’
Mike McShane - Damathous Mamanappi for CYPRUS, ‘Wind In My Valley’
Showstoppers:
Ruth Bratt - OM for FINLAND, ‘Domino’
Justin Brett - Hej! for SWEDEN, ‘Hej! Fever’
Julie Clare - Marla for ITALY, ‘Only You’
Dylan Emery - Hakan for TURKEY, ‘Into Your Light’
Susan Harrison - Marika Elán for SLOVAKIA, ‘Identity’
Ali James - Kristina Jansons for LATVIA, ‘(Love) Come And Get Me’
Joshua Jackson - Le Bon Bon for FRANCE, ’Super Sweet’
Sean McCann - Archangel for RUSSIA, ‘I’m In A Shed (I’m The New King)’
Adam Meggido - Marco Felatio for MONTENEGRO, ‘Valetta’
Philip Pellew - Bim and Bo for PORTUGAL, ‘Familias Felizes (Happy Families)’
Heather Urquhart - Rama Stein for GERMANY, ‘Bundesliga Dankeschoen Schmetterling Muttersöhnchen’
Lucy Trodd - Roxana for Azerbaijan, ‘Earth Cry’
Musical arrangements, production and keys: Duncan Walsh Atkins, Christopher Ash and Jordan Clarke.
Percussion: Alex Atty and Craig Apps.
Guitars: Dylan Emery and Justin Brett
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