Channel 4's Comedy Gala

Channel 4 has assembled the nation's best known and most loved comedians to appear in the spectacular Channel 4's Comedy Gala to be screened on Channel 4 over the Easter weekend. 

The two hour extravaganza will bring viewers top quality stand up and specially shot comedy sketches to the comfort of their living room, from the most famous faces in comedy, who have kindly given up their time and waived their fees to help Channel 4 pull together this amazing gala in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity.

In front of a live audience of 14,000 at London's O2 arena Alan Carr, Andy Parsons, Bill Bailey, Catherine Tate, Christine Bleakley, David Mitchell, The Fonejacker, Jack Whitehall, Jack Dee, James Corden, Jason Manford, Jo Brand, John Bishop, Jonathan Ross, Katie Price & Alex Reid, Kevin Bridges, Kevin Eldon, Lee Evans, Mark Watson, Michael McIntyre, Noel Fielding, Patrick Kielty, Rich Hall, Rob Brydon, Ruth Jones, Sean Lock, and Shappi Khorsandi will each take a turn on stage in Channel 4's Comedy Gala -making it the biggest live stand up show in UK history. Added to this Stomp will be performing two major routines with Alan Carr and Bill Bailey.

Plus Robert Webb, Ricky Gervais, Derren Brown, Kevin Bishop, Jimmy Carr, Gok Wan, Stephen Merchant and Johnny Depp have given up their time for free to shoot funny sketches and bespoke VTs specially for the night.