Information for Comedians Beer Mat Flipping Championship at Pleasance, Inner London (Comedy). Eight top comedians compete to be the Champion Beer Mat Flipper 2025! It's the sport of kings and queens that Taskmaster contestants can only dream of. Inaugurated in 2023 by Stuart Laws, the Beer Mat Flipping Championship has taken place in London and at Machynlleth Comedy Festival, and a World Record attempt was made at the Monkey Barrel, Edinburgh. Stuart will again attempt to break the record of 74 mats in 60 seconds, set in 2013 by Ashrita Furman, thereby politely taking away just one of the 200-plus world records that Furman currently holds!