Comedy Central Live Series 2 line-up revealed
Comedy Central Live, the online stand-up series, is to return for a second series from Monday 9th January. The list of 40 comedians involved has now been revealed.
The five minute sets were filmed at London's Pleasance Theatre in October, and follow on from the first series, which ran on Comedy Central's social media channels between January and October last year.
The network says: "Comedy Central Live's second run features the best of new British Comedy, including recently crowned British Comedian of the Year Dan Tiernan, Britain's Got Talent winner Axel Blake, and recipient of Dave's Best Newcomer Award at the 2022 Edinburgh Festival, Lara Ricote."
The full list of comedians taking part in Series 2 are:
Alasdair Beckett-King
Amy Gledhill
Andrew Ryan
Axel Blake
Bella Hull
Cerys Bradley
Dan Tiernan
Daniel Foxx
Dee Allum
Erika Ehler
Eshaan Akbar
Evelyn Mok
George Lewis
Harriet Dyer
Helen Bauer
Johnny Cochrane
Katie Green
Kelly Convey
Kemah Bob
Kuan-wen Huang
Kyrah Gray
Lara Ricote
Maria Shehata
Mary O'Connell
Michael Akadiri
Njambi McGrath
Ola Labib
Pierre Novelli
Priya Hall
Richard Stott
Sam Serrano
Sian Davies
Sikisa
Stephen Bailey
Stephen Buchanan
Sunil Patel
Tamsyn Kelly
Thanyia Moore
Toussaint Douglas
Yuriko Kotani
Kelly Bradshaw from the network says: "As the home of brilliant comedy, it's key for us that our content uncovers the best emerging talent and introduces them to our audiences around the world - and Comedy Central Live is a prime example of that. The format's powerful combination of giving a platform to developing talent via digital-first episodes has proved a smash hit with our global viewers, and we can't wait for them to see the huge names and hilarious jokes that Series 2 has in store."
The new episodes will air weekly across Comedy Central's Facebook and YouTube channels, with the first - Kyrah Gray - available to watch on Monday 9th January 2023.