Andrew Maxwell

The rebirth of Amnesty International's legendary SECRET POLICEMAN'S BALL at the Royal Albert Hall on 14th October - after a 15 year hiatus - was a resounding success. Bigger, Better and Ballsier than ever before, 'The Ball In The Hall' is a non-stop, rapid-fire, relentless smorgasbord of comedy and music. 6,000 people turned up to create a fantastic atmosphere as some of the best contemporary comic and music talent from both sides of the Atlantic delivered one show-stopping performance after another. Featuring never-before-seen collaborations, brand new sketches, explosive stand-up, off-stage performances, surprise ingredients and an anthem for the world, there has been nothing like it in the comedy world for years.

Dubliner Andrew Maxwell is more than a stand up comedian - he's your clown and friend. Renowned for his unique blend of comedy and well-observed fast-paced streams of consciousness, Andrew's first ever live DVD has been filmed in his hometown, Dublin.

In between performing at Dublin's maximum security prison and staging the Conflict Revolution gig Andrew Maxwell performs his sell out, five star performance at the 2008 Edinburgh festival. If you like your comedy funny and your storytelling memorable, this is the live show for you. "I've seen the future of Irish Comedy and its name is Andrew Maxwell" Irish Times

Dubliner Andrew Maxwell is more than a stand up comedian - he's your clown and friend. Renowned for his unique blend of comedy and well-observed fast-paced streams of consciousness, if you like your comedy funny and your storytelling memorable then this is the live show for you.

Compilation of the best bits from RTE's The Panel. Featuring the cream of Irish comedy.

A group of sceptics and believers try and resolve the questions of 9/11.

Militant optimist Andrew Maxwell shows off his 21 years of experience on the Fringe with this polished, political hour. Thought-provoking, charming and masterful as ever, this cheerful Dubliner's observations are interwoven with razor sharp social commentary. Newly wedded to his muslim wife, Maxwell's take on culture, religion and immigration is as fierce as it is funny.

Exploring political and personal disasters of recent years with absurd characters, mischievous improv and a healthy dose of bigot baiting, Dublin born Maxwell is one of those class stand-ups who’s stylistic simplicity only heightens their skilful aplomb.

One of Britain’s favourite comedians doing what he does best – being funny. But Alan Davies isn’t on a stage, or behind his QI desk sparring with Stephen Fry, or even wearing his Jonathan Creek duffle coat… instead, Alan is at his most relaxed and most natural – sitting around chatting with some of his best comedian friends.

A look at current events like UFO's and 7/7.

It's comedy’s closed thing to a sport – comedians battle it out with the most brutal jokes imaginable.

The outrageous comedy panel show hosted by the irrepressible Keith Lemon. Each episode sees top celebrities going head to head in a series of hilarious rounds unlike any other panel show.

Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is infamous for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on the pop industry.

Comedian Al Murray travels to some of England's nearest neighbours to explore some of their gripes with the English, with the help of a comedian from each nation he visits.

Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games.

Comedy entertainment show in which Jack Dee and a group of comedians explore the lives of the studio audience. In each episode, three comedians probe the lives of five members of the audience for potential comedy material. The more comedy material the Front Rowers provide the stand-ups, the longer they'll last. As the panellists get to know more about the contestants, they will then have to decide who to eliminate at the end of each round. The last Front Rower standing will be crowned with the ultimate prize of a 'Golden Chair Award'.

Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman present a celebrity version of the general knowledge quiz in which contestants try to come up with the answers that nobody else could think of.

Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more of the stuff that wouldn't fit into the regular programme.

Celebrity Bainisteoir is a prime-time reality programme broadcast by RTÉ and produced by Animo Television/Kite Entertainment. Created by Fiona Looney. During and after its eight-part original run in 2008, the "hugely popular RTÉ Television tournament" was widely mentioned in the media including such newspapers such as An Phoblacht, The Belfast Telegraph, the Evening Echo, the Irish Examiner, the Irish Independent, the Irish News and The Irish Times. During the first series, a pop culture website asked its readers "If you weren’t watching Celebrity Bainisteoir last night, then where were you?" In the wake of the successful first series, the Evening Herald of Dublin reported in September 2008 that RTÉ was seeking out a new set of celebrities for a second series of Celebrity Bainisteoir set to air in summer 2009, and that a Celebrity Bainisteoir special would air during the Christmas season in 2008. The second series began on 22 March 2009.

8 Out of 10 Cats is a British television comedy panel game produced by Zeppotron for Channel 4. It was first broadcast on 3 June 2005. The show is based on statistics and opinion polls, and draws on polls produced by a variety of organizations and new polls commissioned for the programme, carried out by company Harris Poll. The show's title is derived from a well-known advertising tagline for Whiskas cat food, which originally claimed that "8 out of 10 cats prefer Whiskas".

Comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'.

Twelve celebrities are abandoned in the Australian jungle. In order to earn food, they must perform Bushtucker Trials which challenge them physically and mentally.