Edinburgh Comedy Live
- TV stand-up
- BBC Four
- 2011
- 1 episode
BBC Four comedy special featuring highlights of the best dynamic and intelligent comedy from the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Stars Arthur Smith, Alex Horne, Tim Key, Josie Long, David O'Doherty and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Stand-Up
- Broadcast
- 2011
- Channel
- BBC Four
- Episodes
- 1
- Stars
- Arthur Smith, Alex Horne, Tim Key, Josie Long, David O'Doherty, Nina Conti, Hannibal Buress, Sam Simmons and more
- Director
- Richard Valentine
- Producers
- Darren Sole, Rupert Majendie and Jack Cheshire
- Company
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.
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
- Picture
- Colour
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Saturday 31st December 2011 at 10pm on BBC Four
- Episode length
- 1 hour
- All previous repeats
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- Wednesday 4th January 2012 at 11:00pm on BBC4
- Sunday 1st January 2012 at 1:00am on BBC4