Channel 4's Comedy Gala
- TV stand-up
- Channel 4
- 2010 - 2016
- 7 episodes
The nation's best known comedians perform in spectacular charity galas: the biggest live stand-up shows in UK history. Stars Alan Carr, Jonathan Ross, Jo Brand, Kevin Bridges, Lee Evans and more.
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Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2016
Running order
The running order on the television broadcast was as follows:
Warwick Davis
Alan Carr
Rob Beckett
Aisling Bea
Sean Lock
Russell Kane
Nathan Caton
Kevin Bridges
Hal Cruttenden
Shappi Khorsandi
Seann Walsh
Alex Brooker
Josh Widdicombe
Kerry Godliman
Lee Nelson
Tom Allen
Joel Dommett
Charlie Baker
Zoe Lyons
Jake Bugg (music)
Alan Carr's advert takeover
Viewers watching during the first two advert breaks saw Alan Carr once again crashing the adverts. This year he gave a comedy makeover to six brands: Domino's Pizza, LateRooms.com, MoneySuperMarket, Plenty, Premier Inn and Victorian Plumbing.
Alan put on a Domino's uniform for his version of their 'So tasty the Mouth Boggles!' ad. For LateRooms.com, Alan falls out with an excited Chris de Burgh obsessive and reveals he's a closet Bucks Fizz fan, whilst Dave and Colin from MoneySuperMarket found themselves taking on a new adversary in the Comedy Gala edition of the #EpicDanceOff ad.
Plenty's Juan Sheet faced some tough competition from Alan, whilst Premier Inn's most recent ad featuring Lenny Henry underwent a comedy makeover for the takeover. Victorian Plumbing's animated ad features a live action Alan for his interpretation of their bathroom marketing.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 29th May 2016
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 145 minutes
- Recorded
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- Friday 6th May 2016 at O2 Arena
Cast & crew
| Alan Carr | Host / Presenter |
| Kevin Bridges | Guest |
| Sean Lock | Guest |
| Peter Dickson | Announcer |
| Warwick Davis | Host / Presenter |
| Shaparak Khorsandi (as Shappi Khorsandi) | Guest |
| Josh Widdicombe | Guest |
| Seann Walsh | Guest |
| Alex Brooker | Guest |
| Simon Brodkin (as Lee Nelson) | Guest |
| Aisling Bea | Guest |
| Kerry Godliman | Guest |
| Rob Beckett | Guest |
| Charlie Baker | Guest |
| Hal Cruttenden | Guest |
| Joel Dommett | Guest |
| Nathan Caton | Guest |
| Russell Kane | Guest |
| Tom Allen | Guest |
| Zoe Lyons | Guest |
| Jake Bugg | Guest |
| Steve Coogan | Alan Partridge |
| Eddie Izzard | Self |
| Adam Hills | Self |
| Doon Mackichan | Self |
| Gordon Ramsay | Self |
| Greg Davies | Self |
| Joanna Lumley | Self |
| Jon Snow | Self |
| Mark Hamill | Self |
| Michael Palin | Self |
| Mike Wozniak | Self |
| Orlando Bloom | Self |
| Romesh Ranganathan | Self |
| Will Arnett | Self |
| Giles Boden | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Stewart Williams | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Tom Poole | Director |
| Anthony Caveney | Producer |
| Roisin Jones | Producer |
| Andrew Beint | Executive Producer |
| Joe Norris | Executive Producer |
| Paul King | Producer/Director |
| Steve Andrews | Editor |
| Colin Pigott | Production Designer |
| Damian Coldwell | Composer |
Press
C4 Comedy Gala, review
Rattling through a conveyor belt of more than twenty comedians, this marathon event had one-liners flying so thick and fast it started to become exhausting, says Bruce Dessau.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 9th May 2016