The New Year International Comedy Show
A festive feast of worldwide laughter from some of the brightest, newest and best comics around the globe.
A festive feast of worldwide laughter from some of the brightest, newest and best comics around the globe.
Malawian comedian Daliso Chaponda (Britain’s Got Talent) hosts the international line up which features the American comic Hari Kondabolu, creator of the documentary The Problem with Apu and star of the Netflix special Warn Your Relatives; Swedish Chinese comedian Evelyn Mok; Australian Heidi Regan, winner of the BBC New Comedy Award 2017; Scottish Stephen Buchanan, winner of the BBC New Comedy Award 2018; British Filipina German comedian Ria Lina; Russian Olga Koch and Indian Anuvab Pal, regular co-presenter on The Bugle podcast.
Photo: Montage of the comedians featured in this year's International Comedy Show
Credit: BBC
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Comedian Ria Lina... on ageing
Duration: 01:03
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Comedian Anuvab Pal: The scam of the British Empire
Duration: 01:21
Broadcasts
- Sat 29 Dec 201820:06GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa
- New Year's Day 201909:06GMTBBC World Service
- Wed 2 Jan 201900:06GMTBBC World Service
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