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New Year's Stand-Up Comedy

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service brings you a global line-up of comedy for New Year. Daliso Chaponda (Britain's Got Talent) introduces a selection of the world's hottest stand-up comedy talent.

Stand-up comedy - like everything else these days - has gone global, and on New Year's Eve World Service has a global line-up of stellar comedians for you. Hosted by the brilliant Daliso Chaponda (Britain's Got Talent) and presenting a selection of the hottest international comedy talent including: Luisa Omielan (presenter of Comic Relief 2017 and author of What Would Beyonce Do?), Yuriko Kotani (ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio New Comedy Award winner from Japan), Radu Isac ('Romania's comedian's comedian'), Sindhu Vee (Indian ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Comedy Award finalist from India), Njambi McGrath (ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ New Comedy Award finalist from Kenya), Jarred Christmas (2016 Chortle Award from New Zealand), and Orlando Baxter (African-American Montreaux Comedy Festival finalist). The funny side of the world revealed at last from all angles - you can't miss it: it's global, stellar and universal!

1 hour

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Nikki Bedi
Presenter Daliso Chaponda
Producer Philippa Ritchie
Director Mathew Hale
Editor Rebecca Stratford

Broadcast

  • Sun 31 Dec 2017 16:00GMT