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Channel 4's Comedy Gala

December 14, 2023

Channel 4's Comedy Gala is an annual British comedy benefit show organised by Channel 4 in aid of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital. The show is filmed live at the O2 Arena in London, and then broadcast later by Channel 4. An inaugural gala was held in 2010, while a second gala was held in 2011. A third Gala aired in May 2012. A fourth Gala was filmed on Saturday 18 May 2013. A fifth Gala was confirmed on 24 February 2014 to be recorded on 16 May 2014 at the O2 Arena.

Channel 4's Comedy Gala
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Production companyOpen Mike Productions

History edit

The Comedy Gala was first commissioned by Channel 4 Entertainment Commissioning Editor, Syeda Irtizaali.[1] Tickets first went on sale on 12 February 2010 for the live show at the O2 Arena, scheduled for 30 March 2010.[1] With over 25 performers taking part, Channel 4 promoted the first gala as "the biggest live stand up show in United Kingdom history", and "the comedy event of the year".[1] Hinting that there may be more Channel 4 Comedy Galas in the future, as Jack Dee closed the first show with the line "we'll see you next year, thank you and goodnight".

Hailing the first gig as a big hit both in terms of fund raising and for viewers, Irtizaali commissioned a second gala again at the O2, with tickets going on sale on 11 March 2011, and the gig scheduled for 24 May 2011.[2][3][4]

All profits from ticket and DVD sales of the Comedy Galas go to Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity.[1][5] All performers waive their fees for the shows.[1][2] The first gala raised nearly £1 million, enabling a new anaesthetic room to be built, while the second gala is to raise funds for a new £5m operating theatre.[3] At every Gala during the ad breaks some adverts are hijacked by Alan Carr and/or Jimmy Carr.

Galas edit

2010 edit

Main article: Channel 4's Comedy Gala (2010)

The first gala took place at The O2 on 30 March 2010, and was broadcast on Channel 4 on 5 April 2010. It featured seventeen comedians performing stand-up, as well as a number of others performing live and pre-recorded sketches. Hosted by Alan Carr and Jonathan Ross, it featured extended stand-up sets by Michael McIntyre and Lee Evans.

2011 edit

Main article: Channel 4's Comedy Gala (2011)

The second gala took place at The O2 on 24 May 2011, and broadcast on Channel 4 at 9pm on 10 June 2011. Several acts from the first gala were confirmed to appear in the second.

2012 edit

The Comedy Gala 2012 was filmed on 11 May 2012 at the O2 Arena. It aired on Channel 4 on 20 May at 9pm starting the show with a live performance from Jessie J and, featuring in order of appearance: Alan Carr, Lee Nelson, Jack Dee, Keith Lemon, Jonathan Ross, Paul Chowdhry, Michael McIntyre, Jimeoin, Josh Widdicombe, Seann Walsh, Jack Whitehall, Andi Osho, Micky Flanagan, Jo Brand, Jon Richardson, Reginald D. Hunter, Lee Evans, Kevin Bridges and Sean Lock.[6]

2013 edit

The Comedy Gala 2013 was filmed on 18 May 2013 at the O2 Arena. It aired on Friday 7 June 2013 on Channel 4 as a two-hour show.[7] Performing at the gala were Alan Carr, Miranda Hart, Kevin Bridges, Michael McIntyre, Russell Brand, Adam Hills, Warwick Davis, Jason Byrne, Jo Brand, Jonathan Ross, Josh Widdicombe, Jon Richardson, Jack Dee, Lee Evans, Nina Conti, Rhod Gilbert, Paul Chowdhry, Paddy McGuinness, Seann Walsh, Tom Stade, with taped videos from Noel Fielding, Keith Lemon, Terry Mynott and Jack Whitehall.[8][9]

2014 edit

The Comedy Gala 2014 was filmed on 16 May 2014 at the O2 Arena. It aired on 5 June 2014 on Channel 4 as a 2-hour and 40-minute show. Performers included Alan Carr, Lee Evans, Jonathan Ross, Adam Hills, Jack Dee, Jo Brand, Michael McIntyre, Jason Byrne, Seann Walsh, Jon Richardson, James Corden, Josh Widdicombe, Kevin Bridges, Sean Lock, Rob Beckett and Paul Chowdhry.[10][11]

2015 edit

The Comedy Gala 2015 was filmed on 15 May 2015 at the O2 Arena. It aired on Channel 4 later in the year. Performers included Alan Carr, Lee Evans, Jonathan Ross, Adam Hills, Jack Dee, Jo Brand, Michael McIntyre, Jason Byrne, Seann Walsh, Jon Richardson, Jason Manford, Josh Widdicombe, Kevin Bridges, Katherine Ryan, Aisling Bea, Romesh Ranganathan, Sara Pascoe, Sean Lock, and Shappi Khorsandi.[12]

2016 edit

The 2016 Comedy Gala aired on Channel 4 on 29 May and featured Aisling Bea, Alan Carr, Alex Brooker, Kevin Bridges, Nathan Caton, Hal Cruttenden, Rob Beckett, Joel Dommett, John Thomson, Josh Widdicombe, Kerry Godliman, Lee Nelson, Michael McIntyre, Russell Kane, Sean Lock, Shappi Khorsandi, Seann Walsh, Tom Allen, Warwick Davis and musician Jake Bugg.

DVD releases edit

The first "Channel 4's Comedy Gala" event was released on Region 2 DVD by Universal Pictures, on 26 April 2010. The second event "Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2011", was released on DVD on 7 November 2011. On 5 November 2012, the third event "Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2012", was released on DVD. The fourth event "Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2013", was released on DVD on 18 November 2013. Since the tours ended in 2016, the remaining 4 Galas have not been released on DVD.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e "Comedy Royalty unite for Channel 4's Comedy Gala". channel4sales.com/news. Channel 4. 11 February 2010. Archived from the original on 3 April 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  2. ^ a b . Chortle. 11 March 2011. Archived from the original on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  3. ^ a b . Daily Mirror. 10 March 2011. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  4. ^ . Channel 4. 11 March 2011. Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  5. ^ . offthekerb.co.uk/ Home Page. Off the Kerb. n.d. Archived from the original on 25 January 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  6. ^ "Channel 4's Comedy Gala - Episode Guide - All 4". www.channel4.com.
  7. ^ "Channel 4 Comedy Gala, O2 Arena, review". The Daily Telegraph. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2013". Channel4.com. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  9. ^ "CHANNEL 4'S COEDY GALA' REVIEW". uktvreviewer. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  10. ^ "Channel 4 Comedy Gala confirmed for May with Alan Carr, Adam Hills and more". Digital Spy. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  11. ^ "Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2014". Comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  12. ^ "Channel 4 announce 6th annual comedy gala". Comedy.co.uk. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.

External links edit

  • Channel 4's Comedy Gala microsite
  • Channel 4's Comedy Gala programme guide
  • Great Ormond Street Hospital
  • Channel 4's Comedy Gala at British Comedy Guide

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Channel 4 s Comedy Gala is an annual British comedy benefit show organised by Channel 4 in aid of Great Ormond Street Children s Hospital The show is filmed live at the O2 Arena in London and then broadcast later by Channel 4 An inaugural gala was held in 2010 while a second gala was held in 2011 A third Gala aired in May 2012 A fourth Gala was filmed on Saturday 18 May 2013 A fifth Gala was confirmed on 24 February 2014 to be recorded on 16 May 2014 at the O2 Arena Channel 4 s Comedy GalaProductionProduction companyOpen Mike Productions Contents 1 History 2 Galas 2 1 2010 2 2 2011 2 3 2012 2 4 2013 2 5 2014 2 6 2015 2 7 2016 3 DVD releases 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe Comedy Gala was first commissioned by Channel 4 Entertainment Commissioning Editor Syeda Irtizaali 1 Tickets first went on sale on 12 February 2010 for the live show at the O2 Arena scheduled for 30 March 2010 1 With over 25 performers taking part Channel 4 promoted the first gala as the biggest live stand up show in United Kingdom history and the comedy event of the year 1 Hinting that there may be more Channel 4 Comedy Galas in the future as Jack Dee closed the first show with the line we ll see you next year thank you and goodnight Hailing the first gig as a big hit both in terms of fund raising and for viewers Irtizaali commissioned a second gala again at the O2 with tickets going on sale on 11 March 2011 and the gig scheduled for 24 May 2011 2 3 4 All profits from ticket and DVD sales of the Comedy Galas go to Great Ormond Street Hospital Children s Charity 1 5 All performers waive their fees for the shows 1 2 The first gala raised nearly 1 million enabling a new anaesthetic room to be built while the second gala is to raise funds for a new 5m operating theatre 3 At every Gala during the ad breaks some adverts are hijacked by Alan Carr and or Jimmy Carr Galas edit2010 edit Main article Channel 4 s Comedy Gala 2010 The first gala took place at The O2 on 30 March 2010 and was broadcast on Channel 4 on 5 April 2010 It featured seventeen comedians performing stand up as well as a number of others performing live and pre recorded sketches Hosted by Alan Carr and Jonathan Ross it featured extended stand up sets by Michael McIntyre and Lee Evans 2011 edit Main article Channel 4 s Comedy Gala 2011 The second gala took place at The O2 on 24 May 2011 and broadcast on Channel 4 at 9pm on 10 June 2011 Several acts from the first gala were confirmed to appear in the second 2012 edit The Comedy Gala 2012 was filmed on 11 May 2012 at the O2 Arena It aired on Channel 4 on 20 May at 9pm starting the show with a live performance from Jessie J and featuring in order of appearance Alan Carr Lee Nelson Jack Dee Keith Lemon Jonathan Ross Paul Chowdhry Michael McIntyre Jimeoin Josh Widdicombe Seann Walsh Jack Whitehall Andi Osho Micky Flanagan Jo Brand Jon Richardson Reginald D Hunter Lee Evans Kevin Bridges and Sean Lock 6 2013 edit The Comedy Gala 2013 was filmed on 18 May 2013 at the O2 Arena It aired on Friday 7 June 2013 on Channel 4 as a two hour show 7 Performing at the gala were Alan Carr Miranda Hart Kevin Bridges Michael McIntyre Russell Brand Adam Hills Warwick Davis Jason Byrne Jo Brand Jonathan Ross Josh Widdicombe Jon Richardson Jack Dee Lee Evans Nina Conti Rhod Gilbert Paul Chowdhry Paddy McGuinness Seann Walsh Tom Stade with taped videos from Noel Fielding Keith Lemon Terry Mynott and Jack Whitehall 8 9 2014 edit The Comedy Gala 2014 was filmed on 16 May 2014 at the O2 Arena It aired on 5 June 2014 on Channel 4 as a 2 hour and 40 minute show Performers included Alan Carr Lee Evans Jonathan Ross Adam Hills Jack Dee Jo Brand Michael McIntyre Jason Byrne Seann Walsh Jon Richardson James Corden Josh Widdicombe Kevin Bridges Sean Lock Rob Beckett and Paul Chowdhry 10 11 2015 edit The Comedy Gala 2015 was filmed on 15 May 2015 at the O2 Arena It aired on Channel 4 later in the year Performers included Alan Carr Lee Evans Jonathan Ross Adam Hills Jack Dee Jo Brand Michael McIntyre Jason Byrne Seann Walsh Jon Richardson Jason Manford Josh Widdicombe Kevin Bridges Katherine Ryan Aisling Bea Romesh Ranganathan Sara Pascoe Sean Lock and Shappi Khorsandi 12 2016 edit The 2016 Comedy Gala aired on Channel 4 on 29 May and featured Aisling Bea Alan Carr Alex Brooker Kevin Bridges Nathan Caton Hal Cruttenden Rob Beckett Joel Dommett John Thomson Josh Widdicombe Kerry Godliman Lee Nelson Michael McIntyre Russell Kane Sean Lock Shappi Khorsandi Seann Walsh Tom Allen Warwick Davis and musician Jake Bugg DVD releases editThe first Channel 4 s Comedy Gala event was released on Region 2 DVD by Universal Pictures on 26 April 2010 The second event Channel 4 s Comedy Gala 2011 was released on DVD on 7 November 2011 On 5 November 2012 the third event Channel 4 s Comedy Gala 2012 was released on DVD The fourth event Channel 4 s Comedy Gala 2013 was released on DVD on 18 November 2013 Since the tours ended in 2016 the remaining 4 Galas have not been released on DVD See also editList of stand up comediansReferences edit a b c d e Comedy Royalty unite for Channel 4 s Comedy Gala channel4sales com news Channel 4 11 February 2010 Archived from the original on 3 April 2010 Retrieved 30 March 2010 a b C4 Comedy Gala to return Chortle 11 March 2011 Archived from the original on 13 March 2011 Retrieved 11 March 2011 a b Michael McIntyre and John Bishop among comedians joining together to fund 5m op theatre at Great Ormond Street Daily Mirror 10 March 2011 Archived from the original on 22 October 2012 Retrieved 11 March 2011 Comedy Gala Returns for 2011 Channel 4 11 March 2011 Archived from the original on 19 April 2011 Retrieved 11 March 2011 Off the Kerb Productions offthekerb co uk Home Page Off the Kerb n d Archived from the original on 25 January 2010 Retrieved 30 March 2010 Channel 4 s Comedy Gala Episode Guide All 4 www channel4 com Channel 4 Comedy Gala O2 Arena review The Daily Telegraph 20 May 2013 Retrieved 5 November 2013 Channel 4 s Comedy Gala 2013 Channel4 com Retrieved 5 November 2013 CHANNEL 4 S COEDY GALA REVIEW uktvreviewer 4 June 2013 Retrieved 5 November 2013 Channel 4 Comedy Gala confirmed for May with Alan Carr Adam Hills and more Digital Spy 24 February 2014 Retrieved 24 February 2014 Channel 4 s Comedy Gala 2014 Comedy co uk Retrieved 26 August 2014 Channel 4 announce 6th annual comedy gala Comedy co uk 2 March 2015 Retrieved 15 October 2015 External links editChannel 4 s Comedy Gala microsite Channel 4 s Comedy Gala programme guide Great Ormond Street Hospital Off the Kerb Productions Channel 4 s Comedy Gala at British Comedy Guide Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Channel 4 27s Comedy Gala amp oldid 1163188653, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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