Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow

Did You Know?

• The series was commissioned in February 2009 following the success of Live at the Apollo.
• It is often repeated on Comedy Central and broadcast in high definition on BBC HD and Comedy Central HD.
• In Australia, seasons one and two aired back-to-back on ABC1 from 18 September 2010.

Reception

The first episode drew 5.5 million viewers and gained 1.17 million views on BBC iPlayer, the third highest for the year to 13 December 2009 behind Top Gear. David Chater of The Times wrote that the quality of stand-up in Britain appeared at an all-time high. The series was nominated in the Best Comedy Entertainment Programme category for the 2009 British Comedy Awards. In 2011 it was nominated for a National Television Award but lost to Benidorm. The programme won the Entertainment Award in 2012, though Michael McIntyre lost the Best Entertainment Performance award to Ant and Dec.

DVD

Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow has not been commercially released on DVD as a standalone title. Both series have been available on demand via services such as Lovefilm and Netflix. McIntyre's stand-up segments from Series 1 were compiled and included as a special feature on his Hello Wembley DVD. His segments from Series 2 were compiled onto a separate DVD exclusive to the Michael McIntyre Stand Up Collection Boxset, released in 2010.