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Channel 4's Alternative Election Night. Image shows from L to R: David Mitchell, Jeremy Paxman. Copyright: Zeppotron
Channel 4's Alternative Election Night

Channel 4's Alternative Election Night

  • TV factual
  • Channel 4
  • 2010 - 2019
  • 4 episodes

Satirical comedy shows broadcast live, revealing the results of the 2010, 2015, 2017 and 2019 General Elections. Features David Mitchell, Jeremy Paxman, Richard Osman, Cathy Newman, Jimmy Carr and more.

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Channel 4's Alternative Election Night 2019

Channel 4's Alternative Election Night. Image shows from L to R: Katherine Ryan, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Rylan Clark-Neal
Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Katherine Ryan are joined by an eclectic mix of the country's biggest political figures and sharpest comedic talent to react to the election results. With top-class analysis and some much-needed laughs.

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Throughout the night Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Katherine Ryan and Rylan Clark-Neal will be joined by an eclectic mix of the country's biggest political figures and sharpest comedic talent to tell the dramatic story as it unfolds, with top-class analysis and some much-needed laughs.

Clare Balding will have the results as they happen, Matt Forde will run the Alternative News Desk and the inimitable Rob Rinder will be out and about assessing the mood on the ground.

Also In the studio will be exclusive heavyweight political guests including ex-Home Secretary Amber Rudd and former Labour Deputy Leader Tom Watson, who will give their take on developments along with a host of comedians including Jimmy Carr, Nish Kumar, Henning Wehn, Geoff Norcott, Sophie Willan and Tez Ilyas. Plus Lee & Dean; Derry Girls actress Nicola Coughlan; star of Drag Race UK, Baga Chipz; winner of The Circle, Tim; and Gogglebox's Tapper family.

Channel 4 News Political Editor Gary Gibbon will have all the breaking news and detailed analysis. And a team of correspondents will be stationed at the most important counts to assess exactly what's going on up and down the country, as the worlds of politics and comedy come together for what is set to be one of the most explosive and momentous nights in our modern history.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 12th December 2019
Time
9:55pm
Channel
Channel 4
Length
485 minutes
Recorded
  • Thursday 12th December 2019, 21:15 at Riverside Studios
  • Friday 13th December 2019, 01:30 at Riverside Studios

Press

We're here again: another election, another all-night ballot count and malfunctioning set of graphic explainers. Keeping up its tradition as the "alternative election night" to BBC, ITV and Sky's news-focused coverage, Channel 4 pulls out the zany stops this year, enlisting Rylan Clark-Neal and Katherine Ryan to help Krishnan Guru-Murthy. Even Judge Rinder will be there. Whatever the results, this lot will surely keep us awake.

Ammar Kalia, The Guardian, 12th December 2019

Details of Alternative Election Night line-up revealed

Joining the political bigwigs will be a host comedians including: Jimmy Carr, Nish Kumar, Henning Wehn, Geoff Norcott, Sophie Willan and Tez Ilyas.

Channel 4, 11th December 2019

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