''28 Acts in 28 Minutes'' is a
stand-up
Stand-up comedy is a comedic performance to a live audience in which the performer addresses the audience directly from the stage. The performer is known as a comedian, a comic or a stand-up.
Stand-up comedy consists of one-liners, stories, ...
TV comedy show aired on the UK's
BBC Three
BBC Three is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was first launched on 9 February 2003 with programmes targeting 16 to 34-year-olds, covering all genres including animation, comedy, curre ...
in 2005. It comprises 28 acts, each given a minute to perform. Two episodes were aired.
A 3-part series also aired on
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC that replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. It broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history from the BBC' ...
in June 2006, chaired by
John Humphrys
Desmond John Humphrys (born 17 August 1943) is a Welsh broadcaster. From 1981 to 1987 he was the main presenter for the '' Nine O'Clock News'', the flagship BBC News television programme, and from 1987 until 2019 he presented on the BBC Radio 4 ...
.
List of acts
BBC Three
Show One
Show Two
List of acts
BBC Radio 4
21 June 2006
28 June 2006
5 July 2006
25 August 2006 (
Edinburgh Festival
__NOTOC__
This is a list of arts and cultural festivals regularly taking place in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The city has become known for its festivals since the establishment in 1947 of the Edinburgh International Festival and the Edinburgh Fe ...
Special)
Series 2 schedule - List of acts
BBC Radio 4
Episode 1: Thurs 20 December 2007, 6.30pm
Episode 2: Thurs 3 January 2008, 6.30pm
Episode 3: Thurs 27 March 2008, 6.30pm
References
External links
*
*{{BBC Online, id=radio4/comedy/28acts.shtml, title=''28 Acts in 28 Minutes''/radio4
BBC television comedy