Dave has announced 24 new comedy shorts.

It will broadcast a new two minute comedy every day of Advent 2018, in the run up to Christmas.

Dave's Advent Calendar will feature comedians including Ed Gamble, Nick Helm, Rachel Parris, Kerry Godliman, Romesh Ranganathan and Zoe Lyons. A full list of stars is at the bottom of this article.

The channel says: "An exclusive comedy treat, Dave's Advent Calendar promises a festive insight into the finest minds in British comedy from why Romesh hates all Christmas presents, to Geoff Norcott's Woke and Non-Woke Festive Thoughts, why Christmas makes Natasia Demetriou horny, and how much Andrew Maxwell hates turkey. Like, really hates it."

They add: "Dave's Advent Calendar concludes on Christmas Eve with a spectacular version of A Christmas Carol, which will never be the same again."

UKTV commissioning editor Joe McVey says: "I'm really pleased to say that this year Dave is offering up an advent calendar with 24 actual human people lurking behind the doors. It's so much better than the ones with chocolate or the ones with lame pictures of snow people. Unless you really like chocolate."

Luke Hales, Dave channel director added: "What a treat, what a daily 9pm Christmassy treat, finally an advent calendar we can all actually enjoy... Enjoy!"

Director and executive producer Steve Wynne from production company Strawberry Blond adds: "Dave's Advent Calendar includes a nativity scene made of sushi, a vicar being shouted at, and a fist up a turkey. Merry Christmas."

Here is Romesh and Kerry:

Each of the following will star in an episode:

Andrew Maxwell

Angelos Epithemiou

Beattie Edmondson

Cardinal Burns

Cariad Lloyd

Dane Baptiste

Darren Harriott

Ed Gamble

Geoff Norcott

Jon Richardson

Josh Widdicombe & Tom Craine

Ken Cheng

Kerry Godliman & Romesh Ranganathan

Kerry Howard

Natasia Demetriou

Nick Helm

Nina Conti

Rachel Parris

Ross Noble

November edit: Noble didn't record a short in the end. Jamie Demetriou did one instead.



Sally Phillips

Seb Cardinal (as Thom Yorke)

Sofie Hagen

Zoe Lyons

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