Wednesday 11th March 2020 UKTVs award-winning comedy entertainment channel, Dave today announced Jo Brand as the host of the third episode of Comedy Against Living Miserably. She will be joined by Tom Allen and Russell Kane - and a fourth comedian will be announced in due course to complete the full line-up. Comedy Against Living Miserably is a series of three filmed stand-up specials produced by Spirit Media to raise awareness for mental health charity CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably), with the final instalment of the stand-up specials to be filmed in front of a live audience at EartH (Theatre) Hackney on Sunday 29th March 2020. Doors will open to the public at 7pm. Tickets to the event are free of charge and available here .The three-part series of stand-up comedy specials will star some of the nations biggest names in comedy and will air on the Dave channel. Each episode will be hosted by a headline act and will feature three leading comedians, all of which are donating their fee to CALM, which will be matched by UKTV.
The first of the three episodes features headliner Joel Dommett as well as John Robins, Judi Love and Kiri Pritchard McClean and will air on Dave on 24th March 2020 at 9pm. Episode two will see headliner Nish Kumar joined by Seann Walsh, Suzi Ruffell and Darren Harriott. Comedy Against Living Miserably is the latest initiative in Daves partnership with CALM since the Be the Mate Youd Want campaign launched in 2018, with an ad break takeover where airtime was given to encourage viewers to spend that time texting or calling a mate. The series aims to get the comedy community to join in and help foster a more positive and open culture when it comes to mental health. Tickets for the stand-up special on Sunday 29th March are free and available here. There will be the opportunity for audiences to donate to CALM on the night.
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Notes to Editors: All comedy talent have waived their fee, which UKTV will donate to CALM.
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About Dave
Freeview 19, Sky 111, Virgin 127, YouView 19, Freesat 157, BT & TalkTalk 19 On demand on UKTVPlay Ever since it was knee high to a TV remote, Dave had an idea. It wanted to be the first place viewers would come for brand-new, award-winning entertainment from the biggest and brightest stars and production companies in the UK. And in the years since, it has launched some of the most exciting and best-loved titles on TV.
There are names Hypothetical, Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier and Comedians Giving Lectures. And of course theres Dave Gorman, whose inquisitive mind is returning to the channel for Terms and Conditions Apply. Its not just in front of the camera where the comic genius lies either, with a wealth of scripted treasure such as Sliced, Porters and the globally popular Red Dwarf.
Daves not content just to make you laugh and share gags with your mates though. Expedition with Steve Backshall and Hurricane Man are showing you regions and aspects of the earth never before seen on TV. Red Bull Soapbox continues to delight with its boundless capacity for invention. And stepping away from the TV entirely, Daves partnered with CALM to launch the Be The Mate Youd Want campaign and the Conversations Against Living Miserably podcast.
Reaching 20million viewers a month, Daves come a long way, but its only just getting warmed up.
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About CALM
The Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) is leading a movement against suicide, the single biggest killer of men under the age of 45 in the UK. In 2016, 76% of all suicides in the UK were male (ONS). Only 55% of men whove experienced depression will tell anyone about it, compared to 67% of women (CALMs Masculinity Audit 2016). CALMs free, confidential and anonymous helpline & webchat are open every day, 5pm-midnight: thecalmzone.net/get-help
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About Spirit Media
Spirit develops and produces award winning content for broadcasters, brands and digital platforms.
Founded by ex-Endemol execs Peter Cowley and Matt Campion, Spirits work is based around the point where science meets creative. With both broadcast and digital in their DNA, Spirit is at the forefront of innovation as audience behaviours evolve.
Using in-depth data analysis and understanding of how audiences interact on different platforms, Spirit consistently creates engaging and entertaining content. Spirit have created original programmes for broadcast channels including the BBC (SHAMED: You Are What You Tweet), Channel 4 (Trigger
