General Election Specials, Episode 1
Further details
The award-winning gang show The Last Leg returns live to Channel 4 for a hat trick of their usual topical shenanigans, culminating in an election night extravaganza.
Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker are back to take on the round up of the main talking points of the week including all the latest election news.
After Alex Brooker fired the starting gun in the race to rid political campaigning of "bull****" during his interview with Nick Clegg, the team reunite at the crucial time for their upbeat, non jaundiced, award winning brand of satirical comedy.
For these three special episodes, they will be joined as usual by big named guests from the worlds of comedy, entertainment and politics.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 23rd April 2015
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 65 minutes
Cast & crew
| Regular cast | |
|---|---|
| Adam Hills | Host / Presenter |
| Josh Widdicombe | Regular Panellist |
| Alex Brooker | Regular Panellist |
| Guest cast | |
|---|---|
| Nick Clegg | Guest |
| Piers Morgan | Guest |
| Natalie Bennett | Self |
| Writing team | |
|---|---|
| Adam Vincent | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Tom Craine | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Matthew Crosby | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Aiden Spackman | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Production team | |
|---|---|
| John L Spencer | Director |
| Ben Wicks | Series Producer |
| Dominic Martin | Producer |
| Andrew Beint | Executive Producer |
| Claire Horton | Executive Producer |
| Pete Thomas | Series Producer |
Videos
Natalie Bennett interview
Alex and Josh have travelled to the University of Sheffield to meet the Green Party Leader, Natalie Bennett.
Featuring: Josh Widdicombe, Alex Brooker, Natalie Bennett.
The Liberal Democrats Bus
Alex and Josh have been invited onto the Liberal Democrats campaign bus, but it seems Alex has the wrong impression.
Featuring: Josh Widdicombe, Alex Brooker, Nick Clegg.
The Last Leg make Nick Clegg a comedian
After delivering a joke badly on his campaign, Adam gives Nick Clegg some pointers to become a better comedian.
Featuring: Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe, Alex Brooker, Nick Clegg.
Piers Morgan Gets Roasted
Twitter users went crazy after hearing that Piers Morgan was going to be on the show.
Featuring: Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe, Alex Brooker, Piers Morgan.
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