Stand Up for the Week
{{short description|British television comedy series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2014}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Stand Up for the Week.JPG
| image_size = 220
| runtime = 50 minutes
| presenter = Patrick Kielty
Kevin Bridges
Jon Richardson
Paul Chowdhry
| starring = {{Unbulleted list|Kevin Bridges|Rich Hall|Andi Osho|Jack Whitehall|Jon Richardson|Paul Chowdhry|Sara Pascoe|Seann Walsh|Josh Widdicombe|Andrew Lawrence|Angela Barnes|Simon Evans|Romesh Ranganathan}}
| network = Channel 4
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| first_aired = {{start date|2010|6|25|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2013|12|20|df=y}}
| location = KOKO, Camden, London
Clapham Grand, Clapham, London
| num_series = 5
| num_episodes = 42
| list_episodes =
| company = Open Mike Productions
| theme_music_composer =
}}
Stand Up for the Week is a British television comedy series that was shown on Channel 4, featuring stand-up comedy performances reflecting topical events. The show began in June 2010 with a six-episode series aired on Friday nights,{{cite news|title=Channel 4 lines up topical standup show hosted by Patrick Kielty|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/jun/14/channel-4-standup-show-patrick-kielty|work=The Guardian|first=Mark|last=Sweney|date=14 June 2010|accessdate=3 July 2010}} moving to Saturday nights for the second series which began in March 2011.{{cite web|title=Current Comedy Series|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/current/|work=British Comedy Guide|accessdate=12 March 2011}} The first series was hosted by Patrick Kielty, with regular performers Jack Whitehall, Kevin Bridges, Andi Osho and Rich Hall. Bridges replaced Kielty as host for the second series, with Jon Richardson joining as a regular performer. Richardson took over as host of the show for the third series which aired in late 2011, and aside from Rich Hall returning, an otherwise entirely new group of regular performers joined the show: Seann Walsh, Sara Pascoe, Josh Widdicombe and Paul Chowdhry.{{cite web|title=New line-up for Stand Up For The Week|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/news/story/00000638/|work=British Comedy Guide|date=4 October 2011|accessdate=5 October 2011}} For the fourth series Andrew Lawrence replaced Rich Hall.{{Cite web |url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/news/story/00000741/ |title=Andrew Lawrence joins fourth Stand Up For The Week series |date=3 February 2012 |publisher=British Comedy Guide |accessdate=23 April 2012}} For the fifth series, Chowdhry took over as host and new regulars Angela Barnes, Simon Evans and Romesh Ranganathan replaced Chowdhry, Lawrence and Pascoe.{{cite news |url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/news/story/000001262/ |title=Stand Up For The Week announces new line-up |date=7 October 2013 |publisher=British Comedy Guide |accessdate=7 October 2013}} In October 2015 Channel 4 confirmed there are no plans to produce more episodes of the show.{{cite web|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2015/10/09/23356/c4_drops_stand_up_for_the_week|title=C4 drops Stand Up for the Week|date=9 October 2015|publisher=Chortle}}
Format
Each episode features an introduction and performance from the host, and routines from the regular performers with the first two series also including routines from a guest performer. Some of the regular performers have specific themes. In the first series Whitehall's routine focused on celebrity news, Osho's on the internet, and Bridges' on sport,{{cite web|title=Stand Up For The Week|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/stand_up_for_the_week/|work=British Comedy Guide|accessdate=13 March 2011}} with Richardson taking on this theme at the start of the second series.{{Cite episode|title=Series 2, Episode 1|series=Stand Up For The Week |network=Channel 4|airdate=12 March 2011}}
The first series also featured a segment called "The Chair", in which a celebrity guest sat through a two-minute comedy routine about themselves from Kielty, after which they had 30 seconds to talk about or defend themselves.{{cite news|title=Laughing matters|url=http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/tv/8251652.Laughing_matters/|work=The Northern Echo|date=2 July 2010|accessdate=9 November 2010}}
Production
The first two series were recorded at KOKO in Camden, London, in front of a live audience. The third series switched to the Clapham Grand in South London. An unaired "try out" episode was made before filming of the first series began.{{cite web|title=Comedy headliners|url=http://2009.chortle.co.uk/interviews/2010/06/22/11236/comedy_headliners#ixzz0t87MQuPd|work=Chortle|date=22 June 2010|accessdate=10 July 2010}}
Episodes
=Series 1=
| class="wikitable" |
| Episode
! Guest performer ! "The Chair" guest ! Original airdate |
|---|
| 1
| {{start date|2010|06|25|df=yes}} |
| 2
| {{start date|2010|07|02|df=yes}} |
| 3
| {{start date|2010|07|09|df=yes}} |
| 4
| Bez | {{start date|2010|07|16|df=yes}} |
| 5
| Chico | {{start date|2010|07|23|df=yes}} |
| 6
| {{start date|2010|07|30|df=yes}} |
| 7
|colspan="2"|{{Center|Compilation episode}} | {{start date|2010|08|20|df=yes}} |
| 8
|colspan="2"|{{Center|Compilation episode}} | {{start date|2010|08|27|df=yes}} |
=Series 2=
| class="wikitable" |
| Episode
! Guest performer ! Original airdate |
|---|
| 1
| {{start date|2011|03|12|df=yes}} |
| 2
| {{start date|2011|03|19|df=yes}} |
| 3
| {{start date|2011|03|26|df=yes}} |
| 4
| {{start date|2011|04|02|df=yes}} |
| 5
| {{start date|2011|04|09|df=yes}} |
| 6
| {{start date|2011|04|16|df=yes}} |
| 7
| {{start date|2011|04|23|df=yes}} |
| 8
| {{start date|2011|04|30|df=yes}} |
| 9
| {{start date|2011|05|07|df=yes}} |
| 10
| {{start date|2011|05|14|df=yes}} |
=Series 3=
| class="wikitable" |
| Episode
! Original airdate |
|---|
| 1
| {{Start date|2011|11|4|df=y}} |
| 2
| {{Start date|2011|11|11|df=y}} |
| 3
| {{Start date|2011|11|19|df=y}} |
| 4
| {{Start date|2011|11|25|df=y}} |
| 5
| {{Start date|2011|12|2|df=y}} |
| 6
| {{Start date|2011|12|9|df=y}} |
=Series 4=
| class="wikitable" |
| Episode
! Original airdate |
|---|
| 1
| {{Start date|2012|4|27|df=y}} |
| 2
| {{Start date|2012|5|4|df=y}} |
| 3
| {{Start date|2012|5|11|df=y}} |
| 4
| {{Start date|2012|5|18|df=y}} |
| 5
| {{Start date|2012|5|25|df=y}} |
| 6
| {{Start date|2012|6|1|df=y}} |
| 7
| {{Start date|2012|6|8|df=y}} |
| 8
| {{Start date|2012|6|15|df=y}} |
| 9
| {{Start date|2012|6|22|df=y}} |
| 10
| {{Start date|2012|6|29|df=y}} |
=Series 5=
| class="wikitable" |
| Episode
! Original airdate{{Cite web |url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/stand_up_for_the_week/episodes/5/ |title=Series 5 (2013) |publisher=British Comedy Guide |accessdate=19 November 2013}} |
|---|
| 1
| {{Start date|2013|11|1|df=y}} |
| 2
| {{Start date|2013|11|8|df=y}} |
| 3
| {{Start date|2013|11|15|df=y}} |
| 4
| {{Start date|2013|11|22|df=y}} |
| 5
| {{Start date|2013|11|29|df=y}} |
| 6
| {{Start date|2013|12|6|df=y}} |
| 7
| {{Start date|2013|12|13|df=y}} |
| 8
| {{Start date|2013|12|20|df=y}} |
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{Channel4.com|programmes/stand-up-for-the-week|Stand Up for the Week}}
- {{British Comedy Guide|tv|stand_up_for_the_week}}
- {{IMDb title|1708367}}
Category:2010 British television series debuts
Category:2013 British television series endings
Category:2010s British comedy television series