Channel 4's Comedy Gala in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital returns

4 March 2015

 

Broadcast from London’s world famous O2 Arena, the event features an unrivalled all-star cast from the world of comedy.

The amazing all-star line-up confirmed for the biggest annual comedy event of the year so far includes: Aisling Bea, Alan Carr, Jack Dee, Jason Byrne, Jonathan Ross, Jon Richardson, Josh Widdicombe, Katherine Ryan, Kevin Bridges, Michael McIntyre, Paul Chowdhry, Rich Hall, Rob Beckett, Romesh Ranganathan, Sara Pascoe, Sean Lock , Seann Walsh, Shappi Khorsandi and Warwick Davis with many more to be announced.

Tickets go on sale this Friday 6th March and Channel 4’s Comedy Gala Live at The O2 will be recorded for a two hour Channel 4 special to be broadcast later this year.

Justin Gorman, Head of Entertainment at Channel 4 comments, “The Comedy Gala is without doubt one of the funniest nights of the year and we’re very proud to have it on the channel for a sixth consecutive year. We’re delighted to play a very small part in continuing to help this great cause and what better way to enjoy a raft of top quality stand-up than from the comfort of your very own living room.”

Set to be one of the biggest annual comedy TV events of the year, the comedy gala is guaranteed to be a night of fantastic entertainment all in aid of a very worthy cause. Money raised will go towards a brand new operating theatre at Great Ormond Street Hospital so that the surgeons can help more children with rare and often life threatening conditions. 

The past five comedy galas have seen many of the nation’s favourite comedians and TV presenters show support by taking to the stage to perform at the O2 Arena. Each extravaganza, watched live by 15,000 comedy fans with over 3 million viewers tuning in on Channel 4, featured a world class collection of stars all giving up their time to support Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity. The event has so far raised an impressive £3.6 million over the past five years.

Promoted by Off The Kerb Productions, Channel 4’s Comedy Gala At The 02 is an Open Mike Production for Channel 4. The programme was commissioned by Channel 4 Head of Entertainment Justin Gorman with Joe Norris and Andrew Beint as Executive Producers and Anthony Caveney series producer for Open Mike Productions.

** The 2015 Comedy Gala Live At The 02 is dedicated to the memory of the Gala’s founder Addison Cresswell who sadly passed away in December 2013 **