BBC One to showcase top stand-ups

Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow will run across six Saturday nights this summer, visiting a different city each week.

Each 45-minute show will feature a headliner plus three other acts. The programmes have already been filmed and now the BBC has confirmed the line-ups for each show. They are:

Edinburgh Playhouse: Rhod Gilbert, Mark Watson, Stewart Francis and Kevin Bridges

Manchester Apollo: Jason Manford , John Bishop, Mick Ferry and Sarah Millican;

Birmingham Hippodrome: Shappi Khorsandi, Tom Stade, Steve Hughes and Paul Tonkinson

Swansea Grand Sean Lock, Steve Williams, Ava Vidal and Alun Cochrane;

Brighton Dome Al Murray, Jon Richardson, Micky Flanagan and Jo Caulfield;

Belfast Waterfront Hall Patrick Kielty, Neil Delamere, Jeff Green and Kerry Godliman.

The show is made by the Manchester branch of Open Mike Productions, makers of Live At The Apollo.

Published: 23 Apr 2009