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Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow

Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow

  • TV stand-up
  • BBC One
  • 2009 - 2011
  • 13 episodes (2 series)

Stand-up series hosted by Michael McIntyre. The comic introduces acts from various venues around Britain. Stars Michael McIntyre.

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The comic who dares to be middle class and not coarse

Heard the one about the comic who dares to be middle class and not coarse or cruel?

Dominic Lawson, Daily Mail, 18th November 2009

Michael McIntyre's comic timing

He's come from an Edinburgh attic to sell out a 54-date tour and bag a primetime BBC slot. So why is the comedian still so sweatily anxious about life?

Stephen Armstrong, The Sunday Times, 15th November 2009

118 118 lifted my catchphrase, says Micky Flanagan

'Out out' skit from BBC1's Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow used as basis for animated 118 118 ad, says comic.

Mark Sweney, The Guardian, 12th November 2009

Pass notes No 2,662: Michael McIntyre

The standup comedian is set to earn £10m this year. What is the secret of his success?

The Guardian, 12th October 2009

TV Review: Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow

To review a singular show like this would be pretty pointless as you'd descend into 'this woman was funny... this other guy, not so funny.' However, as the series came to a close, it's probably worth looking back at the whole thing to see how it gelled as a project. Did it work? Was it worth tuning in for it? Is Michael McIntyre set for proper prime-time stardom?

mofgimmers, TV Scoop, 13th July 2009

For a simple stand-up comedy show that's extremely patchy (generally the bits with McIntyre are funny, the rest are hit and miss), this has had impressive viewing figures. Could be the pull of the impish McIntyre or just that the conveyor belt of comics rolls past so quickly, there's no time to get bored. The Roadshow is in Brighton this week, where McIntyre gleefully skips around the stage before launching into a full-throttle set of observations about the town and a spot of ad-libbing as a result of his chat with audience member Sally Gunnell. There are loads of holiday-related gags along the lines of "Why do airports have a terminal? That's not a word you want to hear when you're getting on a plane" from McIntyre and headline act Al Murray. Inspired by a physics student in the audience, the pub landlord explains why planes can't really fly - a routine that runs the gamut of aviation history from the Wright Brothers to the Battle of Britain. But best guest comic for me is Jo Caulfield whose dry take on life is wickedly funny.

Jane Rackham, Radio Times, 11th July 2009

The quality of the stand-up comedians in the series has been so high that it isn't a question of one being better than another - it just boils down to which one you happen to like the most. My personal favourite tonight was Jon Richardson, mocking his own nerdy appearance and funny voice. "This is not a voice that will accentuate a sexual experience," he squeaks. Jo Caulfield discusses her mates ("Every woman has a slutty friend. And if you can't think who it is, it's you"); Micky Flanagan recalls the academic shortcomings of his East End comprehensive ("No kid from this school has ever gone on to drive a van"); and Al Murray's pub landlord explains the existence of God.

David Chater, The Times, 11th July 2009

Michael McIntyre is uproariously funny. He is also very nice. That he manages to be both simultaneously is testament to his talent. Tonight, his touring stand-up show is recorded in Belfast. Patrick Kielty, a local, is the "headline act". Fellow comedians Neil Delamere, Jeff Green and Kerry Godliman also take turns.

Jod Mitchell, The Telegraph, 4th July 2009

Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow arrives in Belfast, where he introduces the comedians Jeff Green, Neil Delamere and Kerry Godliman. But the biggest welcome of all was saved for local boy Patrick Kielty, who begins his act by talking about the return of sectarian killing. "It's nice to be back in Northern Ireland," he says. "Now that you're up to your old tricks again. We were doing so well. We were like George Best with a new liver." He goes on to explain some of the finer points of Irish politics ("The Real IRA is not the real IRA. The real IRA is the government") before discussing the state of the economy. "The world is skint," he says. "Britain and Ireland - we're the worst. Britain is the tramp at the Link machine with the cup. Ireland, we're the dog on the string." It's the way he tells 'em.

David Chater, The Times, 4th July 2009

Michael McIntyre bounds around the stage like an overexcited circus ringmaster when his roadshow reaches Belfast. He's remorselessly cheerful (a good thing in a comedian) and relentlessly good-natured as he has gentle fun with audience member Christine Bleakley about the incongruities of The One Show ("I saw Andrew Lloyd Webber talking about knife crime"). And redoubtable Olympic gold-medallist Dame Mary Peters gamely plays along when McIntyre does far from dextrous impressions of her winning sports. But really he's little more than master of ceremonies, this week introducing Jeff Green, who gets some mileage out of being newly married and his wife's love of cushions, a chipper Kerry Godliman, who wonders why baby clothes have pockets, and headliner Patrick Kielty, whose best bit is a funny Facebook version of the Middle East conflict.

Alison Graham, Radio Times, 4th July 2009

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