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A Comedy Roast. Jimmy Carr. Copyright: Monkey Kingdom
A Comedy Roast

A Comedy Roast

  • TV stand-up
  • Channel 4
  • 2010 - 2011
  • 5 episodes (1 series)

Jimmy Carr brings the American tradition of the 'comedy roast' to the UK. Targets include Bruce Forsyth, Sharon Osbourne and Chris Tarrant. Also features Jack Dee, Sean Lock, Patrick Kielty and Jack Whitehall.

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Series 1, Episode 4 - Davina McCall

A Comedy Roast returns to celebrate the latest brave 'roastee' Davina McCall in a gala evening jam-packed with some of the country's best comic talent, and Davina's celebrity friends.

Further details

A Comedy Roast. Davina McCall. Copyright: Monkey Kingdom

Jimmy Carr hosts the proceedings as Davina takes centre stage to endure an evening of insults and friendly abuse. The comedic talent ripping into Davina includes Rich Hall, Debra Stephenson, Patrick Kielty, Ed Byrne and Jack Whitehall. There are also appearances by Chris Moyles and Dermot O'Leary. And of course no night with Davina could be complete without a large showing from her television offspring, the Big Brother contestants, including: Brian Dowling, Nikki Grahame, Sophie Reade, Brian Belo and Sam Pepper.

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 15th October 2010
Time
9pm
Channel
Channel 4
Length
60 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Jimmy Carr Host / Presenter
Patrick Kielty Self
Jack Whitehall Self
Marc Silk Announcer
Guest cast
Davina McCall Guest
Marcus Bentley Big Brother (Voice)
Ed Byrne Self
Brian Dowling Self
Krishnan Guru-Murthy Self
Rich Hall Self
Chris Moyles Self
Dermot O'Leary Self
Debra Stephenson Self
Writing team
Rob Colley Writer
Dominic English Writer
Dan Gaster Writer
Nick Findlay-Coulson Writer
Ged Parsons Writer
Christine Rose Writer
Charlie Skelton Writer
Lee Stuart Evans Writer
Phil Kerr Writer
Aiden Spackman Writer
Dan Swimer Writer
Production team
Julian Smith Series Director
Chris Little Series Producer
Kate Daughton Producer
David Granger Executive Producer
Will MacDonald Executive Producer
Ben Cannon Associate Producer
Tom Vinnicombe Producer
Dan Mellow Editor
Duncan Buchanan Editor
Michael Wolf Editor
William Webb Editor
Gurdip Mahal Lighting Designer
Julian Healy Production Designer
Ken Bolam Composer
Nick Foster Composer

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