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Britain Versus the World

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Comedy panel game show in which British comedians compete against comics from overseas

Comedy panel game show that features a team of British comedians competing against a team of comics from overseas, overseen by mostly impartial Irishman Ed Byrne.

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Ed Byrne

Hal Cruttenden

Lloyd Langford

Henning Wehn

Katherine Ryan

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Britain Versus the World: Pilot

31/12/2013

Pilot

BBC Radio 4 - Britain Versus the World, Pilot

Ed Byrne hosts as two British comedians take on a team of comics from overseas.

The new comedy panel game show that features a team of British comedians competing against a team of comics from overseas, all overseen by the mostly-impartial Irishman, Ed Byrne.

A new panel game show that pits two British comedians against a team of comics from overseas to find out which side is superior.

Joining the British captain, Hal Cruttenden, is the Welsh comedian Lloyd Langford while the captain of the Rest of the World - Henning Wehn - is teamed with Canadian stand-up Katherine Ryan. The contest is overseen by Irishman Ed Byrne who does his very best to stay impartial.


Devised and produced by Ashley Blaker
A John Stanley production for BBC Radio 4.

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