London’s Got No Talent 2016: spoof contest aims to find the capital’s weird and wonderful abilities

Bosses of a spoof talent contest have launched an appeal to find the capital’s daftest and most surreal acts.

Unusual performers are being urged to sign up to London’s Got No Talent.

Like the ITV show of a similar name, acts will be judged before a live audience to see if they have what organisers call the winning “no-talent” formula.

Previous contestants have included a chilli powder-snorting singer and a pensioner screaming Amy Winehouse’s hit Rehab in the style of Yoko Ono. First rounds begin in Greenwich on May 28, with the final in December. The least talented act wins a holiday for two.

The contest is run by satirist Mark Biddiss, who also organises the annual London Pantomime Horse Race.

He said: “It’s about not taking yourselves too seriously. A lot of the talent shows do that and this is more about having some fun.

“It is quite eccentric — but then British people are known for being eccentric. It should be a lot of fun.”

Visit londongotnotalent.com for further details.