Stand Up Central
| Stand Up Central | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Stand-up comedy |
| Presented by | Russell Howard (2015–16) Chris Ramsey (2017) Rob Delaney (2018–) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 36 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Jason Dawson (series 1–2) Mark Iddon (series 3–4) |
| Running time | 30 minutes (including adverts) |
| Production company | Avalon Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Comedy Central |
| Release | 29 April 2015 – present |
Rob Delaney's Stand Up Central (formerly known as Russell Howard's Stand Up Central and Chris Ramsey's Stand Up Central) is a British stand-up comedy television show. It started broadcasting on Comedy Central on 29 April 2015, and ran for ten episodes.[1]
The series features Delaney performing stand-up in front of a live audience at the Electric Ballroom in Camden and answering questions from social media. Each week also features two guests performing stand-up. The second series began broadcasting on 25 May 2016.[2]
In 2017, it was announced a third series was ordered, with Chris Ramsey replacing Howard, who could not return to present the series due to touring commitments.[1] In 2018, for the fourth series, the host was Rob Delaney.[3]
Episodes
Series 1 (2015)
| Episode | Air date | Howard's topics | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1x01 | 29 April 2015 | Russell talks about running the Bath Half Marathon, discusses male massage and answers questions about time travel, feminism and Transformers. | Sara Pascoe, Nish Kumar |
| 1x02 | 6 May 2015 | Russell talks about the ridiculousness of homophobia, answers a question on bullying and sniffs the audience. | Rob Delaney, Tiff Stevenson |
| 1x03 | 13 May 2015 | Russell talks about kids of yesteryear, happiness and answers a question on time-travelling masturbation. | Joe Wilkinson, Sofie Hagen |
| 1x04 | 27 May 2015 | Russell reads Fifty Shades of Grey and answers questions on university, ghosts and milking a cow. | Doc Brown, Paul McCaffrey |
| 1x05 | 3 June 2015 | Russell talks masturbation in the cinema, uniform dating and answers questions on cannabis and super powers. | Katherine Ryan, Daniel Simonsen |
| 1x06 | 10 June 2015 | Russell talks weird people, twerking and Geordie Shore, and answers questions on the Yorkshire accent and penis puppy. | Andrew Maxwell, Phil Wang |
| 1x07 | 17 June 2015 | Russell explains the many ways his mum embarrasses him, and answers a question on bad Christmas presents. | Roisin Conaty, Sean McLoughlin |
| 1x08 | 24 June 2015 | Russell talks about an amusing ringtone, and answers questions on cats, wizards, and what cheers him up. | Carl Donnelly, Iain Stirling |
| 1x09 | 1 July 2015 | Russell explains Nigel Farage's worst nightmare and answers questions on signing boobs and the Queen's last words. | John Robins, Jarlath Regan |
| 1x10 | 8 July 2015 | Russell talks Mothering Sunday and people who state the obvious, plus answers questions on fame and the worst thing about school. | Nick Helm, Chris Kent |
Series 2 (2016)
| Episode | Air date | Howard's topics | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2x1 | 25 May 2016 | Russell talks bread, wonky vegetables and cleavage. Plus answers questions on Lego and self-pleasure in space | Jimmy Carr, Darren Harriott |
| 2x2 | 1 June 2016 | Russell talks erotic buckaroo, landline phones and weird sex, plus answers questions on literature and older women. | Joe Lycett, Rhys James |
| 2x3 | 8 June 2016 | Russell talks adult colouring in books and gluten, plus answers questions on the Queen's seduction methods and STD penguins. | Chris Ramsey, Yuriko Kotani |
| 2x4 | 15 June 2016 | Russell talks Tom Jones, pant throwing and RnB music with a West Country edge. | James Acaster, Kiri Pritchard McLean |
| 2x5 | 22 June 2016 | Russell talks jellyfish stings and brotherly love. | Bridget Christie, Ivo Graham |
| 2x6 | 29 June 2016 | Russell talks racial tension and lady wrestling, plus answers questions on Youtubers and tickling chickens. | Seann Walsh, Jonny Pelham |
| 2x7 | 6 July 2016 | Russell talks about being an uncle and middle class muggers, plus answers questions on how to get out of work. | Isy Suttie, Steve Williams |
| 2x8 | 13 July 2016 | Russell talks about his love of women, from their distinctive laughs to his mum's brilliant brain. | Josie Long, Stuart Goldsmith |
| 2x9 | 20 July 2016 | Russell answers questions on Percy Pigs, Marmite and Muslims and also reveals his most awkward sexual moment. | Tommy Tiernan, Steve Bugeja |
| 2x10 | 27 July 2016 | Russell talks about depressed dogs and regretful flashers, plus answers questions on sex from a virgin. | Ed Gamble, Fern Brady |
Series 3 (2017)
| Episode | Air date | Guests |
|---|---|---|
| 3x1 | 27 September 2017 | Al Murray, Desiree Burch |
| 3x2 | 4 October 2017 | Tez Ilyas, Joel Dommett |
| 3x3 | 11 October 2017 | Marlon Davis, Lee Nelson |
| 3x4 | 18 October 2017 | Tom Lucy, Nish Kumar |
| 3x5 | 25 October 2017 | Rose Matafeo, Dane Baptiste |
| 3x6 | 1 November 2017 | James Acaster, Pierre Novellie |
| 3x7 | 8 November 2017 | Carl Hutchinson, Tom Allen |
| 3x8 | 15 November 2017 | Jason Cook, Ellie Taylor |
Series 4 (2018)
| Episode | Air date | Guests |
|---|---|---|
| 4x1 | 10 October 2018 | Jon Richardson, Nigel Ng |
| 4x2 | 17 October 2018 | Sara Pascoe, Tom Ward |
| 4x3 | 24 October 2018 | Glenn Moore, Mo Gilligan |
| 4x4 | 31 October 2018 | Ahir Shah, Luisa Omielan |
| 4x5 | 7 November 2018 | Emily Lloyd-Saini, Iain Stirling |
| 4x6 | 14 November 2018 | Rob Auton, Suzi Ruffell |
| 4x7 | 21 November 2018 | Flo & Joan, Paul Chowdhry |
| 4x8 | 28 November 2018 | Adam Hess, Joe Wilkinson |
References
- ^ a b "Chris Ramsey takes over from Russell Howard on Stand Up Central". British Comedy Guide. 9 May 2017.
- ^ "RUSSELL HOWARD RETURNS TO COMEDY CENTRAL UK WITH SECOND SERIES OF HIT STAND-UP SHOW". Avalon Management. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ Bennett, Steve. "Who's on Rob Delaney's Stand-Up Central? : News 2018 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk.