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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

Susan Calman

Henning Wehn

Daliso Chaponda

Ashley Blaker

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

Ed Byrne hosts as Britain’s Hal Cruttenden and Susan Calman take on Henning When and Daliso Chaponda from overseas. From 2014.

Comedy panel show which 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 Scottish comedian Susan Calman while the captain of the Rest of the World - Henning Wehn - is teamed with Malawian stand-up Daliso Chaponda. 

The contest is overseen by Irishman Ed Byrne who does his very best to stay impartial.

Programme Associate: Bill Matthews

Devised and produced by Ashley Blaker.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2014.

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