Richard Herring

Basically a budget version of Brewster's Million compressed into an hour, this sees comedians sent to far-flung countries with a suitcase of cash and the task of spending it in 24 hours. First up are David Baddiel and Richard Herring, who head to Armenia, where getting rid of £8,000 proves quite a task. There's talk of "putting the money back into the economy", just so it doesn't appear too unseemly, though visiting the capital's priciest restaurants, casinos and hotels surely only expands such establishments' already lined pockets.

Radio Times review

It's Brewster's Millions on a budget, as pairs of celebrities (in this case David Baddiel and Richard Herring) are challenged to splurge eight grand in 24 hours on "entertaining experiences". In this edition the boys give Armenia's capital Yerevan a cash injection. In a city where a coffee costs just 30p, their task might not be as easy as it sounds.

It's a slightly dubious premise (it seems they're allowed to give anyone arbitrary amounts to do anything), but it's a fun exercise in vicarious frittering - despite the odd excursion into vulgarity. "It's quick, how money corrupts people and turns them into champagne-swilling, tiramisu-eating idiots," Richard comments, while reclining on a bed of bank notes.

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