Seann Walsh interview

In his usual habitat of the live stand-up circuit, it's a push to still call Seann Walsh a newbie: his first gig was seven years ago and he has since won a smattering of awards and performed at Live At The Apollo.

Seann Walsh Q&A

Seann Walsh invites us into his World and shares his mission to spread happiness to everyone (except men in smart suits).

Video of a man having his hand being bitten by a big fish. Phone footage of a condom being blown up really big. A squirrel being filmed as it jumps out of a tall window. 'Wacky' viral clips such as these are the backbone of this new outing from Comedy Central. Having done stints Mocking the Week, Enlivening the Apollo and spreading Russell Howard's Good News, stand-up merchant Seann Walsh introduces you to his world in this, the first of a new 13-part series.

There's just one snag - his world looks alarmingly like You've Been Framed. Sure, the subject matter is a little more risqué than the cutesy ITV staple, but the 'clip-gag-clip-gag' formula is inescapably post-Beadle. There's the odd sketch thrown in (oldies will recall Bob Mills doing broadly the same schtick on late-night ITV years ago) but they hardly dent the familiar rat-a-tat-tat rhythm of the show. As a post-pub banter buffet, it's a safe and reliable choice. Just don't expect garnish.

A You've Been Framed! for the 21st century, stuffed with viral hits culled from YouTube of dancing dogs, collapsing shelves in warehouses and a screaming man holding a condom out of a car window and the like. No man-made comedy can match all this, of course, but so that the viewer doesn't feel short-changed, Walsh fills out the show with some passable sketch material and standup, musing on such mildly risque and diverse topics as one-night stand embarrassment and bulk toilet roll purchase.

Seann Walsh World review

Thankfully, both Seann Walsh and the clips in this show are brilliant, ranging from the cute to the painful and the generally odd.

Seann Walsh interview

Following Totally Viral, Rude Tube and Robert's Web comes Seann Walsh World, which intercuts web footage with Walsh's stand-up and some connected sketches.