Early in 2009 Stuart Mitchell was tipped to have a promising future after his first ever gig when the judging panel of the UK’s biggest comedy competition gave him special mention for an “amazing performance” – opening with a line acknowledged by one of the judges to be “possibly the best first line of a first gig ever”. Since then Stuart has performed across the UK and in 2010 won The Leicester Comedy Festival New Act of The Year Competition (Funhouse). In May 2010 Mitchell became an “internet sensation” (Daily Record) after he appeared on Frank Skinner’s Opinionated TV show receiving a standing ovation by panel members Patrick Kielty, Sarah Millican and Skinner with the BBC using it as one of their highlight videos on YouTube.