Comedy Nation

  • TV sketch show
  • BBC Two
  • 1998 - 1999
  • 25 episodes (2 series)

Late night experimental sketch show combining new performers and writers with established comedians trying out new acts. Stars Ricky Grover, Ronni Ancona, Kevin Eldon, Simon Lipson and Chris Pavlo

Press clippings

Arts: BBC's cheapest ever comedy

He was talking about Comedy Nation, a weird programme shot on hand-held videos that is a cross between BBC 2's public access slot Video Nation and a traditional sketch show. If it is terrible it will be fortunate because it is likely to be the cheapest comedy show ever broadcast by the BBC.

Paul McCann, The Independent, 23rd October 2011

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