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Edinburgh Comedy Live

Edinburgh Comedy Live

  • TV stand-up
  • BBC Four
  • 2011
  • 1 episode

BBC Four comedy special featuring highlights of the best dynamic and intelligent comedy from the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Stars Arthur Smith, Alex Horne, Tim Key, Josie Long, David O'Doherty and more.

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Key details

Genre
Stand-Up
Broadcast
2011
Channel
BBC Four
Episodes
1
Stars
Arthur Smith, Alex Horne, Tim Key, Josie Long, David O'Doherty, Nina Conti, Hannibal Buress, Sam Simmons and more
Director
Richard Valentine
Producers
Darren Sole, Rupert Majendie and Jack Cheshire
Company

Arthur Smith hosts a bespoke evening of dynamic and intelligent comedy, ably assisted by Alex Horne and his five-piece jazz band, The Horne Section.

Filmed at the BBC's purpose-built venue at the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe, Edinburgh Comedy Live showcases a high energy mix of the best emerging and established comics on the circuit, featuring no fewer than three previous Edinburgh Comedy Award winners in Tim Key, Josie Long and David O'Doherty. Plus Nina Conti, American stars Hannibal Buress and The Pajama Men and Australia's Sam Simmons and Sammy J.

Additional details

Production
Studio
Picture
Colour

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Saturday 31st December 2011 at 10pm on BBC Four
Episode length
1 hour
All previous repeats
  • Wednesday 4th January 2012 at 11:00pm on BBC4
  • Sunday 1st January 2012 at 1:00am on BBC4

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