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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

Henning Wehn

Holly Walsh

Fredrick Andersson

Ashley Blaker

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Hal Cruttenden and Holly Walsh take on Henning Wehn and Swedish stand-up Fredrik Andersson

Ed Byrne hosts as Britain’s Hal Cruttenden and Holly Walsh take on Henning Wehn and Fredrik Andersson from overseas. From 2015.

The comedy panel show  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 English comedian Holly Walsh while the captain of the Rest of the World - Henning Wehn - is teamed with Swedish stand-up Fredrik Andersson. The contest is overseen by Irishman Ed Byrne who does his very best to stay impartial.

Host
Ed Byrne

Guests
Hal Cruttenden
Henning Wehn
Holly Walsh
Fredrik Andersson

Programme Associate Bill Matthews
Devised and produced by Ashley Blaker.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2015.

Britain Versus the World: Series 1

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