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Comedy Map of Britain

Comedy Map of Britain is a BBC documentary series which visits the places that have inspired many of Britain's leading comedians. It first aired on BBC Two in 2007 and 2008.

Narrated by veteran broadcaster Alan Whicker, comedians included in the two series include Angus Deayton, Anton Rodgers, Arthur Smith and Hale and Pace, Bill Bailey, Chris Moyles, the Chuckle Brothers, Dudley Moore, Eric Idle, Graham Fellows, Hugh Grant, Ian Hislop, Ian Lavender, Jim Davidson, Jon Culshaw, Mark Thomas, Maureen Lipman, Michael Palin, Paul Merton, Richard Whiteley, Ricky Gervais, Ronni Ancona, Rowan Atkinson, Roy Chubby Brown, Steve Coogan, Syd Little and Eddie Large, Terry Jones, Leigh Francis and many others.

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StatusEnded
Original NameComedy Map of Britain
First Air DateJanuary 27, 2007
Last Air DateMay 24, 2008
Seasons2
Episodes12
Episode Runtime1h 0min
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited Kingdom
Production Companies
NetworksBBC Two
S02E06

Episode 6 - Brighton to Whitstable

Alan Davies returns to Whitstable, where he made his debut, Steve Pemberton goes back to the Rottingdean shop that inspired The League of Gentlemen, and Iain Lee finds out about Marty Feldman's old fairground job in Margate. Alan Whicker narrates. Last in series.

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