Following his critically acclaimed Live At The Apollo appearances and his top-selling stand-up DVD, Michael McIntyre got to front his own prime-time stand-up show on BBC One.

The comic visits some of the UK's most prestigious and iconic stand-up comedy venues, unearthing a raft of comedy's brightest new talent and finest comedians en route. Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow features both up-and-coming stand-up acts, as well as established stars.

The series was recorded in Edinburgh, Belfast, Manchester, Cardiff, Brighton and Newcastle.

Our Review: This is essentially a touring version of the massively popular Live At The Apollo... in fact, this newer show is almost identical in every way, right down to the set design.

The main difference (apart from the fact the show comes from various venues, rather than just London) is that the focus is on giving less mainstream circuit comedians a chance to shine in the spotlight... a very admirable idea.

One positive of this policy is that the acts appearing gave it their all and delivered their very best material because, for many of them, this was their big TV break.

However, a negative of booking the 'unknown' comedians was that a lack of TV experience resulted in a couple of the acts falling flat. But, with each comic only getting a short time on stage, weak spots were not really a big issue.

What is certainly odd though is why the show bothered to come from various parts of the country if the comedians weren't sourced from that local area - for example, why was Welshman Rhod Gilbert headlining Edinburgh instead of Wales?

Anyway, overall this was a very fun show which was worth watching for the host alone - McIntyre is at the height of his powers right now, and thus delivered some real top quality fresh material. We enjoyed these six episodes very much so pleased to hear it'll be back for another series next year.