The Arts Hour International New Year Comedy Celebration
Stand-up comedy from around the world on BBC World Service
The Arts Hour brings you a New Year celebration of international stand-up comedy. British Malawian comedian Daliso Chaponda (Britain’s Got Talent) introduces a stellar array of worldwide talent.
Performers:
Daliso Chaponda - Host
Luisa Omielan - UK
Jarred Christmas - New Zealand
Sindhu Vee - India
Yuriko Kotani - Japan
Radu Isac - Romania
Njambi McGrath – Kenya
Orlando Baxter – USA
Producer: Philippa Ritchie
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Photo shows (L-R) Sindhu Vee, Jarred Christmas, Njambi McGrath, Nikki Bedi, Orlando Baxter, Daliso Chaponda, Radu Isac and Yuriko Kotani (c) Tricia Yourkevich/BBC
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Broadcasts
- Sun 31 Dec 201715:06GMTBBC World Service except News Internet
- New Year's Day 201800:06GMTBBC World Service Online, Australasia, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview & Europe and the Middle East only
- New Year's Day 201809:06GMTBBC World Service except News Internet
- New Year's Day 201818:06GMTBBC World Service Australasia
- New Year's Day 201823:06GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa, South Asia, West and Central Africa & East Asia only
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