BBC comedy shows return in high definition: Mitchell & Webb, Michael McIntyre
The BBC's ongoing commitment to high definition content across the genres continues with the news that two high-profile comedy shows will return in high definition.
Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, due to begin on Saturday 6th June, is a new entertainment show featuring the best in stand up comedy.
From the team behind BBC One's Live At The Apollo, Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow travels around Britain, visiting six of the UK's most prestigious and iconic venues to introduce comedy's brightest new talent and finest comedians.
In each episode, Michael introduces a special guest headline act, plus three of the best stand ups from the UK comedy circuit, who will be new to a BBC One Saturday night audience. Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow keeps its finger firmly on the pulse of the booming UK comedy scene.
Other headline acts making an appearance across the series include Jason Manford, Shappi Khorsandi, Sean Lock, Patrick Kielty and Al Murray.
That Mitchell And Webb Look returns on Thursday 11th June, opening with sketches including the difficult home life of Santa Claus, Mrs Claus and Santa's troubled brother, Russ, who refuses to get a job: "I'm not going back on the assembly line - not with the elves."
The duo also show off Jan Hankl's exciting new technique for finding books and car keys simply by patting your thighs; explain the best way to discover a murderer - get all the suspects together in a Twenties drawing room and wait until one of them starts doing an evil voice; and reveal an argument between Queen Victoria and Lord Palmerston about things you definitely can't mention if you're Victorian.
Among returning characters, there's Hennimore and his boss, who work in an office that is destroyed each week by completely unpredictable accidents. This week, there's a tragic mix up involving a set of golf clubs, a bottle of Scotch and a bitter hatred of Jack Nicklaus.
A policeman explains to a Community Support officer why he can't commit police brutality, only "Community Support brutality". There's part one of a thrilling new quiz show coming just after the end of civilisation, where contestants compete to win top prizes like food and fuel. And the lazy writers return with the least-researched-ever series about spying: "My wife suspects I'm a spy" "How?" "Too many unexplained buttons on the dashboard."
And, on top of all that, a genius explains why firing a dog out of cannon is better than a doorbell.
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