Review of the final Leicester Square Theatre’s New Comedian Of The Year whittled down more than 300 acts across 40 heats to just 14 hopefuls for yesterday's final, competing for a title previously held by acts such as Rob Beckett, Tim Renkow, Funmbi Omotayo and returning host Sam Nicoresti. First to enter the thunderdome was Birkenhead’s Hazel Donovan, the kind of act who would only play first on a night like this, where running order is randomised.