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Radio 3 Live in Concert: BBC Proms 2011

Radio 3 Live in Concert: BBC Proms 2011: Prom 40: Comedy Prom

Prom 40: Comedy Prom

02/01/2012

BBC Proms 2011

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Maverick Australian comedian Tim Minchin hosts the first-ever comedy Prom.

Maverick Australian comedian Tim Minchin brings his own inimitable style of musical fun to the Royal Albert Hall as he hosts the first-ever comedy Prom.

BBC PROMS 2011

Recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, London 

Back in August, maverick Australian comedian Tim Minchin brought his own inimitable style of musical fun to the Royal Albert Hall as he hosted this first ever Comedy Prom. He's joined by pianist Danny Driver, who takes on both Reizenstein's Concerto popolare and conductor Andrew Litton. Soprano Susan Bullock, cabaret duo Kit and the Widow, and conducting sensation Sue Perkins all make an appearance alongside the ever versatile BBC Concert Orchestra and MD Jules Buckley.

Performers include:
Tim Minchin
Sue Perkins
Kit and the Widow
Susan Bullock (soprano)
Danny Driver (piano)
Beardyman
The Boy with Tape on his Face
Doc Brown
The Mongrels

BBC Concert Orchestra
Jules Buckley (conductor)
Andrew Litton (conductor).

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Another chance to hear broadcasts of selected concerts from the 2011 BBC Proms season

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