Edinburgh Comedy Live
BBC Four comedy special featuring highlights of the best dynamic and intelligent comedy from the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe Festival
- Genre
- Stand-Up
- Broadcast
- 2011
- Channel
- BBC Four
- Episodes
- 1
- Starring
- Arthur Smith, Alex Horne, Tim Key, Josie Long, David O'Doherty, Nina Conti, Hannibal Buress, Sam Simmons and others
- Director
- Richard Valentine
- Producers
- Darren Sole and Rupert Majendie
Arthur Smith hosts a bespoke evening of dynamic and intelligent comedy, ably assisted by Alex Horne and his five-piece jazz band, The Horne Section.
Filmed at the BBC's purpose-built venue at the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe, Edinburgh Comedy Live showcases a high energy mix of the best emerging and established comics on the circuit, featuring no fewer than three previous Edinburgh Comedy Award winners in Tim Key, Josie Long and David O'Doherty. Plus Nina Conti, American stars Hannibal Buress and The Pajama Men and Australia's Sam Simmons and Sammy J.
- Production company
- Laugh track
- Live audience
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Saturday 31st December 2011 on BBC Four at 10pm
- Episode length
- 1 hour
- Last repeat
- Wednesday 4th January 2012 at 11:00pm