Jamali Maddix to host Comedy Central's Edinburgh Fringe series
- Jamali Maddix will host the online series Comedy Central At The Edinburgh Fringe
- The 10-part series will feature acts including Leo Reich, Helen Bauer and Thanyia Moore
- The series starts online on 17th August, with highlights due to be shown on TV on Friday 28th August
Comedy Central UK has revealed the host and a ten-strong line-up of up-and-coming comedians who will star in Comedy Central At The Edinburgh Fringe, its new digital series organised in association with the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society.
Jamali Maddix will host the ten-part series, in which the selected comedians will perform stand-up sets in front of a virtual audience.
The episodes will feature Joanne McNally; 2018 Funny Women Award winner Thanyia Moore; 2Northdown New Act of the Year, Leo Reich; Best Newcomer nominee at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2019, Helen Bauer; Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year nominee Travis Jay, Funny Women Regional Finalist 2017, Fatiha El-Ghorri; Rob Carter in character as Christopher Bliss; Wayne Mazadza; Jamie D'Souza and Kuan-Wen Huang.
The series will be published through Comedy Central's Facebook, YouTube and Instagram channels on weeknights starting on 17th August, with a special highlights episode airing on the broadcaster's main TV channel on 28th August.