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The Arts Hour: New Year's Stand-Up Comedy

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New Year's Stand-Up Comedy

31/12/2017

BBC World Service - The Arts Hour, New Year's Stand-Up Comedy

BBC World Service brings you a global line-up of comedy for New Year

BBC World Service brings you a global line-up of comedy for New Year. Daliso Chaponda (Britain's Got Talent) introduces a selection of the world's hottest stand-up comedy talent.

Stand-up comedy - like everything else these days - has gone global, and on New Year's Eve World Service has a global line-up of stellar comedians for you. Hosted by the brilliant Daliso Chaponda (Britain's Got Talent) and presenting a selection of the hottest international comedy talent including:  Luisa Omielan (presenter of Comic Relief 2017 and author of What Would Beyonce Do?), Yuriko Kotani (BBC Radio New Comedy Award winner from Japan),  Radu Isac ('Romania's comedian's comedian'), Sindhu Vee (Indian BBC Comedy Award finalist from India), Njambi McGrath (BBC New Comedy Award finalist from Kenya), Jarred Christmas (2016 Chortle Award from New Zealand), and Orlando Baxter (African-American Montreaux Comedy Festival finalist). The funny side of the world revealed at last from all angles - you can't miss it: it's global, stellar and universal!

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