Comes Saturday, and animal and bird lovers take front and center with two free (for spectators) competitive shows.

However, judging from how the top four performed on tonight's final competitive show, such complaints now seem groundless.

The 9th series ended on 17 December 2011 and the first competitive show of the 10th series was on 5 October 2012.

This amounts to an average of 400 hours spent rehearsing for every minute of a competitive show in a season.

A competitive show of works from local school children is held annually as well.

Under the direction of Phil Dolan, Amity held its first competitive show in early October 2007.

This is one of the most competitive outdoor shows in Connecticut with 320 applicants for 75 spaces.

Though mostly a competitive show, the laugh track is heavily used instantly whenever one-liners or off-key singing was present.

In the first three competitive shows of the series the partnership received the highest scores from the judging panel.

The radio festival will be a competitive show with a panel of judges determining the top-3 prize winners.