The Comedy Underground. Copyright: Dabster Productions
The Comedy Underground

The Comedy Underground

  • TV stand-up
  • BBC Scotland / BBC Two Scotland
  • 2018 - 2019
  • 11 episodes (1 series)

Stand-up showcase series featuring Scottish comedians.

The Comedy Underground. Copyright: Dabster Productions

Key details

Genre
Stand-Up
Broadcast
2018 - 2019
Channels
BBC Scotland, BBC Two Scotland
Episodes
11 (1 pilot + 1 series), plus 1 highlights special
Director
Alasdair MacCuish
Producers
Richard Melvin, Gavin Smith, Al Lorraine and Julia Sutherland
Companies

The Comedy Underground brings you some of the best and most exciting stand-up comedians working in and around Scotland right now.

Mixing experienced club comedians with some newer faces, this show brings you outrageous laughs, unbelievable stories and hilarious observations on modern Scottish life.

Recorded at The Gilded Balloon Basement in Edinburgh, this is the closest show on TV to an authentic night out at a comedy club.

Additional details

Part of

BBC Scotland Funny Firsts

Also known as
  • Comedy Underground
Production
Studio
Camera set-up
Multi-camera
Picture
Colour
Soundtrack
Music by Modifier

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Friday 23rd November 2018 at 10pm on BBC Two Scotland
Most recent repeats
  • Thursday 3rd August 2023 at 11:30pm on BBC Scotland - Episode 9
  • Thursday 27th July 2023 at 11:30pm on BBC Scotland - Episode 8
  • Thursday 20th July 2023 at 11:30pm on BBC Scotland - Episode 7

Recording details

  • Rose Theatre (Edinburgh)

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