Kings of Comedy

 
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Endemol West for E4 and Channel 4, 2004
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Endemol West for E4/Channel 4, 4 October to ? 2004
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== Synopsis ==
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Eight comedians, four old-skool comedians, four new alternative comics, live and work together putting on a comedy show each night. The audience vote each night for their favourite comic. The comic with the most votes is that week's King of Comedy, the bottom three faced elimination. The King could save one of the bottom three, the other two were put to the public vote. Continue until one remains.
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Eight comedians, four old-skool comedians, four new alternative comics, live and work together putting on a comedy show each night. The live audience vote each night for their favourite comic. The comic with the most votes over the week is that week's King of Comedy, the bottom three faced elimination. The King could save one of the bottom three, the other two were put to the public vote. Continue until one remains.
The winner was meant to get their own E4 show. Didn't seem to materialise.
The winner was meant to get their own E4 show. Didn't seem to materialise.
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On one live show the phone lines stopped working and the eliminee was determined by a show of hands in the audience.
On one live show the phone lines stopped working and the eliminee was determined by a show of hands in the audience.
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== Theme music ==
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James T. Lundie
== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
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The comics taking part were: Stan Boardman, Scott Capurro, David Copperfield, Janey Godley, eventual winner Boothby Graffoe, Andrew Maxwell, Katherine McQueen, Mick Miller and Ava Vidal.
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The comics taking part were: [[Stan Boardman]], Scott Capurro, David Copperfield, Janey Godley, eventual winner Boothby Graffoe, Andrew Maxwell, Katherine McQueen, Mick Miller and Ava Vidal.
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== Web links ==
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_of_Comedy Wikipedia entry]
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Current revision as of 17:25, 30 October 2021

Contents

Host

Russell Brand

Co-hosts

Matthew Rudge (narrator)

Broadcast

Endemol West for E4/Channel 4, 4 October to ? 2004

Synopsis

Eight comedians, four old-skool comedians, four new alternative comics, live and work together putting on a comedy show each night. The live audience vote each night for their favourite comic. The comic with the most votes over the week is that week's King of Comedy, the bottom three faced elimination. The King could save one of the bottom three, the other two were put to the public vote. Continue until one remains.

The winner was meant to get their own E4 show. Didn't seem to materialise.

Key moments

On one live show the phone lines stopped working and the eliminee was determined by a show of hands in the audience.

Theme music

James T. Lundie

Trivia

The comics taking part were: Stan Boardman, Scott Capurro, David Copperfield, Janey Godley, eventual winner Boothby Graffoe, Andrew Maxwell, Katherine McQueen, Mick Miller and Ava Vidal.

Web links

Wikipedia entry

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