Stand Up Central

Rob Delaney's Stand Up Central (formerly known as Russell Howard's Stand Up Central and Chris Ramsey's Stand Up Central) is a British stand-up comedy television show. It started broadcasting on Comedy Central on 29 April 2015, and ran for ten episodes.[1]

Stand Up Central
GenreStand-up comedy
Presented byRussell Howard (2015–16)
Chris Ramsey (2017)
Rob Delaney (2018–)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series4
No. of episodes36
Production
ProducersJason Dawson (series 1–2)
Mark Iddon (series 3–4)
Running time30 minutes
(including adverts)
Production companyAvalon Television
Release
Original networkComedy Central
Original release29 April 2015 (2015-04-29) –
present

The series features Delaney performing stand-up in front of a live audience at the Electric Ballroom in Camden and answering questions from social media. Each week also features two guests performing stand-up. The second series began broadcasting on 25 May 2016.[2]

In 2017, it was announced a third series was ordered, with Chris Ramsey replacing Howard, who could not return to present the series due to touring commitments.[1] In 2018, for the fourth series, the host was Rob Delaney.[3]

Episodes

Series 1 (2015)
Episode Air date Howard's topics Guests
1x0129 April 2015Russell talks about running the Bath Half Marathon, discusses male massage and answers questions about time travel, feminism and Transformers.Sara Pascoe, Nish Kumar
1x026 May 2015Russell talks about the ridiculousness of homophobia, answers a question on bullying and sniffs the audience.Rob Delaney, Tiff Stevenson
1x0313 May 2015Russell talks about kids of yesteryear, happiness and answers a question on time-travelling masturbation.Joe Wilkinson, Sofie Hagen
1x0427 May 2015Russell reads Fifty Shades of Grey and answers questions on university, ghosts and milking a cow.Doc Brown, Paul McCaffrey
1x053 June 2015Russell talks masturbation in the cinema, uniform dating and answers questions on cannabis and super powers.Katherine Ryan, Daniel Simonsen
1x0610 June 2015Russell talks weird people, twerking and Geordie Shore, and answers questions on the Yorkshire accent and penis puppy.Andrew Maxwell, Phil Wang
1x0717 June 2015Russell explains the many ways his mum embarrasses him, and answers a question on bad Christmas presents.Roisin Conaty, Sean McLoughlin
1x0824 June 2015Russell talks about an amusing ringtone, and answers questions on cats, wizards, and what cheers him up.Carl Donnelly, Iain Stirling
1x091 July 2015Russell explains Nigel Farage's worst nightmare and answers questions on signing boobs and the Queen's last words.John Robins, Jarlath Regan
1x108 July 2015Russell talks Mothering Sunday and people who state the obvious, plus answers questions on fame and the worst thing about school.Nick Helm, Chris Kent

Series 2 (2016)
Episode Air date Howard's topics Guests
2x125 May 2016Russell talks bread, wonky vegetables and cleavage. Plus answers questions on Lego and self-pleasure in spaceJimmy Carr, Darren Harriott
2x21 June 2016Russell talks erotic buckaroo, landline phones and weird sex, plus answers questions on literature and older women.Joe Lycett, Rhys James
2x38 June 2016Russell talks adult colouring in books and gluten, plus answers questions on the Queen's seduction methods and STD penguins.Chris Ramsey, Yuriko Kotani
2x415 June 2016Russell talks Tom Jones, pant throwing and RnB music with a West Country edge.James Acaster, Kiri Pritchard McLean
2x522 June 2016Russell talks jellyfish stings and brotherly love.Bridget Christie, Ivo Graham
2x629 June 2016Russell talks racial tension and lady wrestling, plus answers questions on Youtubers and tickling chickens.Seann Walsh, Jonny Pelham
2x76 July 2016Russell talks about being an uncle and middle class muggers, plus answers questions on how to get out of work.Isy Suttie, Steve Williams
2x813 July 2016Russell talks about his love of women, from their distinctive laughs to his mum's brilliant brain.Josie Long, Stuart Goldsmith
2x920 July 2016Russell answers questions on Percy Pigs, Marmite and Muslims and also reveals his most awkward sexual moment.Tommy Tiernan, Steve Bugeja
2x1027 July 2016Russell talks about depressed dogs and regretful flashers, plus answers questions on sex from a virgin.Ed Gamble, Fern Brady

Series 3 (2017)
Episode Air date Guests
3x127 September 2017Al Murray, Desiree Burch
3x24 October 2017Tez Ilyas, Joel Dommett
3x311 October 2017Marlon Davis, Lee Nelson
3x418 October 2017Tom Lucy, Nish Kumar
3x525 October 2017Rose Matafeo, Dane Baptiste
3x61 November 2017James Acaster, Pierre Novellie
3x78 November 2017Carl Hutchinson, Tom Allen
3x815 November 2017Jason Cook, Ellie Taylor

Series 4 (2018)
Episode Air date Guests
4x110 October 2018Jon Richardson, Nigel Ng
4x217 October 2018Sara Pascoe, Tom Ward
4x324 October 2018Glenn Moore, Mo Gilligan
4x431 October 2018Ahir Shah, Luisa Omielan
4x57 November 2018Emily Lloyd-Saini, Iain Stirling
4x614 November 2018Rob Auton, Suzi Ruffell
4x721 November 2018Flo & Joan, Paul Chowdhry
4x828 November 2018Adam Hess, Joe Wilkinson

References
  1. "Chris Ramsey takes over from Russell Howard on Stand Up Central". British Comedy Guide. 9 May 2017.
  2. "RUSSELL HOWARD RETURNS TO COMEDY CENTRAL UK WITH SECOND SERIES OF HIT STAND-UP SHOW". Avalon Management. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  3. Bennett, Steve. "Who's on Rob Delaney's Stand-Up Central? : News 2018 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk.
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