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Stand Up & Deliver

Stand Up & Deliver

  • TV factual
  • Channel 4
  • 2021
  • 2 episodes (1 series)

Five celebrities try stand-up comedy for the first time. Features Richard Coles, Shaun Ryder, Sayeeda Warsi, Curtis Pritchard, Katie McGlynn and more.

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Series 1, Episode 2

Just fifteen days after first starting their comedy training, the five celebrities will take to the stage for one last gig. With the audience voting for their winner using the time-tested clapometer, who will have the last laugh and get top billing as the Stand Up And Deliver champion?

Further details

With just 24 hours to go before their big gig, our five brave celebrities are doing some last-minute comedy cramming in support of Stand Up To Cancer. Judi Love coaches Curtis in improvisation, Nick Helm teaches Sayeeda how to make a strong first impression, and Jason Manford is still struggling to get his protégé Shaun to remember his act.

Meanwhile, Katie McGlynn attempts to harness her nerves and Reverend Richard Coles remains reverent when David tries to push on him a joke with two swear words in the same sentence. He's keen to win the competition, but not at the expense of his day job.

There are nerves all round as the gig day finally arrives. Faced with stepping on stage all alone in front of 300 people, both in person and virtually projected round the entire venue, the reality hits home for our five famous faces. Even confident frontman Shaun loses his nerve, and Jason is forced to rush to the rescue of his comedy apprentice.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 4th March 2021
Time
9pm
Channel
Channel 4
Length
65 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Richard Coles (as Reverend Richard Coles) Self
Shaun Ryder Self
Sayeeda Warsi (as Baroness Sayeeda Warsi) Self
Curtis Pritchard Self
Katie McGlynn Self
David Baddiel Self
Jason Manford Self
Nick Helm Self
Judi Love Self
Zoe Lyons Self
Julia Davis Narrator
Production team
Paul Taylor Series Director
Hiren Amin DV Director
Abi Bourne DV Director
Simon Longden DV Director
Genna Gibson Series Producer
Claudine Parrish Series Producer
Amy Tandy Producer
Andrew Jackman Executive Producer
Tamsin Dodgson Executive Producer
Martin Oxley Executive Producer
Sarah Tyekiff Executive Producer
Erin Doyle Edit Producer
Holly Challinor Producer/Director
Gerard McHugh Producer/Director
Ben Potts Producer/Director
Laura Harrison Line Producer
Jonathan Stiasny Producer/Director
Jamie Harris Editor
Richard Moysey Editor
Steve Ralston Editor
Olly Wiggins Director of Photography

Press

TV review: Stand Up And Deliver, Part Two, C4

It was always going to be tough to top last week's hilarious, compelling opening episode in which five comics mentored five non-comics to prep them for a stand up gig, but this second show in which we see those gigs does a pretty good job. Stand by for more moments that you can only watch through your fingers.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th March 2021

The Stand Up And Deliver sets reviewed (spoilers)

Spoiler alert: This is a review of the final stand-up performances of the celebrities taking part in Channel 4's Stand Up And Deliver. While we won't reveal who won the audience vote on the night, it might spoil the surprise to learn how they performed. The episode showing sets is on All4 now and will air next Thursday, March 4, on Channel 4.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 25th February 2021

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