Stop paying comedians to go on holiday! Why comics’ travel shows need to end

2026-03-17 - 14:59

Alexander Armstrong, Lucy Beaumont, Bradley Walsh ... when will commissioners stop sending standups to other nations? It’s not like they have any insight or connection to these places – it has to end ‘You know what we need to inject some life into our dying medium?” says the TV commissioner. Her colleagues all wait for the moment of inspiration, the sparkle of insight that justifies the gargantuan salary. “We need a show where a comedian travels to a location!” Hmm, they all think, does she mean a location said comedian has a particularly personal connection to? Continue reading...