Welcome To Wherever You Are

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Pilot

20160623

Andrew Maxwell hosts a truly global stand-up show, in which comedians perform from wherever on the planet they happen to be, via high quality phone lines and internet video, to a live audience in the BBC Radio Theatre, London.

This pilot features award-winning comedians in Jakarta, St Petersburg, and Los Angeles, giving the range of observations a little wider than in a typical stand-up show, Subjects covered include being the freedoms afforded to women; how powerful Vladimir Putin really is; and why Canada probably doesn't exist.

Sakdiyah Ma'ruf

Igor Meerson

Guy Branum

Andrew Maxwell is a multiple Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and a regular on BBC Radio 4.

Producer: Ed Morrish

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in June 2016.

Andrew Maxwell presents some of the best comedians from wherever in the world the are.

Stand-up comedy that connects a studio audience in London with comedians around the world.

20171130

20200521 (R4)

Andrew Maxwell hosts a truly global stand-up show

Comedians perform from wherever on the planet they happen to be, to an audience in the BBC Radio Theatre, London.

Alice Fraser

Storm Xu

Bassem Youssef

From Sydney, The Bugle podcast co-host Alice Fraser talks cricket and colonialism.

Emerging star Storm Xu in Shanghai reveals his problems with dating.

World-renowned satirist Bassem Youssef explains why he had to move to Los Angeles from his native Egypt (spoiler: it turns out dictators don't like you making jokes about them).

Producer: Ed Morrish

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2017.

** Photo credit: Matt Stronge

Comedy from Sydney, Shanghai and Los Angeles, hosted by Andrew Maxwell in London.

Stand-up comedy that connects a studio audience in London with comedians around the world.

Andrew Maxwell hosts a truly global stand-up show

Comedians perform from wherever on the planet they happen to be, to an audience in the BBC Radio Theatre, London.

Alice Fraser

Storm Xu

Bassem Youssef

From Sydney, The Bugle podcast co-host Alice Fraser talks cricket and colonialism.

Emerging star Storm Xu in Shanghai reveals his problems with dating.

World-renowned satirist Bassem Youssef explains why he had to move to Los Angeles from his native Egypt (spoiler: it turns out dictators don't like you making jokes about them).

Producer: Ed Morrish

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2017.

** Photo credit: Matt Stronge

Comedy from Sydney, Shanghai and Los Angeles, hosted by Andrew Maxwell in London.

Stand-up comedy that connects a studio audience in London with comedians around the world.

20171207

20200528 (R4)

Andrew Maxwell hosts a truly global stand-up show, in which comedians perform from wherever on the planet they happen to be, to an audience in the BBC Radio Theatre, London.

Tats Nzonzo

Sharul Channa

Ari Eldjကrn

Tats Nkonzo reveals how the Rainbow Nation is doing;

Andrew finds out if Singapore has changed since he was last there with Sharul Channa;

And get up to speed with Iceland/Denmark rivalry with Reykjavik's own Ari Eldjကrn.

Photo credit: Matt Stronge

Producer: Ed Morrish

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in December 2017.

Comedy from Johannesburg, Singapore and Reykjavik, hosted by Andrew Maxwell in London.

Stand-up comedy that connects a studio audience in London with comedians around the world.

Andrew Maxwell hosts a truly global stand-up show, in which comedians perform from wherever on the planet they happen to be, to an audience in the BBC Radio Theatre, London.

Tats Nzonzo

Sharul Channa

Ari Eldjကrn

Tats Nkonzo reveals how the Rainbow Nation is doing;

Andrew finds out if Singapore has changed since he was last there with Sharul Channa;

And get up to speed with Iceland/Denmark rivalry with Reykjavik's own Ari Eldjကrn.

Photo credit: Matt Stronge

Producer: Ed Morrish

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in December 2017.

Comedy from Johannesburg, Singapore and Reykjavik, hosted by Andrew Maxwell in London.

Stand-up comedy that connects a studio audience in London with comedians around the world.

20171214

20200604 (R4)

Andrew Maxwell hosts a truly global stand-up show, in which comedians perform from wherever on the planet they happen to be, to an audience in the BBC Radio Theatre, London.

Urzila Carlson

Rehman Akhtar

Aparna Nancherla.

From New Zealand, South Africa-born Urzila Carlson discusses flip-flops and marriage.

From Bahrain, one of Saudi Arabia's first comedians, Rehman Akhtar talks about public flogging

Plus New York's Aparna Nancherla, who filmed a half-hour special for Netflix.

Photo credit: Matt Stronge

Producer: Ed Morrish

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2017.

Comedy from Auckland, Bahrain and New York, hosted by Andrew Maxwell in London.

Stand-up comedy that connects a studio audience in London with comedians around the world.

Andrew Maxwell hosts a truly global stand-up show, in which comedians perform from wherever on the planet they happen to be, to an audience in the BBC Radio Theatre, London.

Urzila Carlson

Rehman Akhtar

Aparna Nancherla.

From New Zealand, South Africa-born Urzila Carlson discusses flip-flops and marriage.

From Bahrain, one of Saudi Arabia's first comedians, Rehman Akhtar talks about public flogging

Plus New York's Aparna Nancherla, who filmed a half-hour special for Netflix.

Photo credit: Matt Stronge

Producer: Ed Morrish

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2017.

Comedy from Auckland, Bahrain and New York, hosted by Andrew Maxwell in London.

Stand-up comedy that connects a studio audience in London with comedians around the world.

20171221

20200611 (R4)

Andrew Maxwell hosts a truly global stand-up show, in which comedians perform from wherever on the planet they happen to be, to an audience in the BBC Radio Theatre, London.

Omar Ramzi

Kansiime Anne

Francesco De Carlo

The final episode of the series welcomes Saudi-born 'White Sudani' Omar Ramzi from his home in Dubai; the 'Queen of African Comedy' Kansiime Anne, from Kampala; and, from Rome, Francesco De Carlo, who is the regular Italian correspondent for Unspun with Matt Forde.

Producer: Ed Morrish

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in December 2017.

Comedy from Dubai, Kampala and Rome, hosted by Andrew Maxwell in London.

Stand-up comedy that connects a studio audience in London with comedians around the world.

Andrew Maxwell hosts a truly global stand-up show, in which comedians perform from wherever on the planet they happen to be, to an audience in the BBC Radio Theatre, London.

Omar Ramzi

Kansiime Anne

Francesco De Carlo

Producer: Ed Morrish

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in December 2017.

Comedy from Dubai, Kampala and Rome, hosted by Andrew Maxwell in London.

Stand-up comedy that connects a studio audience in London with comedians around the world.

20190718

Andrew Maxwell hosts a truly global stand-up show, in which comedians perform from wherever on the planet they happen to be, to an audience in the BBC Radio Theatre, London.

Steph Tisdell

Schalk Bezuidenhout

Al Pitcher

Steph Tisdell is a First Nations Australian stand-up.

Schalk Bezuidenhout is an Afrikaaner from Cape Town.

Al Pitcher aims to give us the lowdown on life in Stockholm.

Producer: Richard Morris

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in July 2019.

Andrew Maxwell presents some of the best comedians from wherever in the world they are.

Stand-up comedy that connects a studio audience in London with comedians around the world.

20190725

Andrew Maxwell hosts a truly global stand-up show, in which comedians perform from wherever on the planet they happen to be, to an audience in the BBC Radio Theatre, London.

Nikola Silic

Carl Joshua Ncube

Maysoon Zayid

Nikola Silic from Belgrade is a big name on the comedy scene in the Balkans.

Carl Joshua Ncube performs whilst metres from the Victoria Falls.

Maysoon Zayid is one of America's first Muslim women comedians and widely believed to be the first person to perform stand-up in Palestine and Jordan.

Producer: Richard Morris.

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in July 2019.

Andrew Maxwell presents some of the best comedians from wherever in the world they are.

Stand-up comedy that connects a studio audience in London with comedians around the world.

20190801

Andrew Maxwell hosts a truly global stand-up show, in which comedians perform from wherever on the planet they happen to be, to an audience in the BBC Radio Theatre, London.

Fabrizio Copano

Berit Companjen

Orlando Baxter

Fabrizio Copano is a household name in Chile but we caught up with him on a jaunt to LA where he was performing his English language show.

Berit Companjen is the resident MC of Rotterdam's first purpose built stand-up club and tells us the all-important difference between Holland and The Netherlands.

Orlando Baxter called us from Worcester, MA before going on tour with his show Finding Mariah which he also performed at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Producer: Richard Morris

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in August 2019.

Andrew Maxwell presents some of the best comedians from wherever in the world they are.

Stand-up comedy that connects a studio audience in London with comedians around the world.

20190808

Andrew Maxwell hosts a truly global stand-up show, in which comedians perform from wherever on the planet they happen to be, to an audience in the BBC Radio Theatre, London.

Eliana La Casa

Ambrus Oroscz

Tin Vodopivec

Eliana La Casa is the resident MC of Buenos Aires' first English language stand-up night.

Ambrus Oroscz, the first Hungarian to perform stand-up at the Edinburgh festival dials in from Budapest with stories of politics and his favourite `uncle jokes`.

Tin Vodopivec is in Llubljana, Slovenia, where he's the biggest national stand-up having supported Eddie Izzard on his tour in the country.

Producer: Richard Morris

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2019.

Andrew Maxwell presents some of the best comedians from wherever in the world they are.

Stand-up comedy that connects a studio audience in London with comedians around the world.

Episodes

Series	Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
		Pilot	20160623		Andrew Maxwell hosts a truly global stand-up show, in which comedians perform from wherever on the planet they happen to be, via high quality phone lines and internet video, to a live audience in the BBC Radio Theatre, London. This pilot features award-winning comedians in Jakarta, St Petersburg, and Los Angeles, giving the range of observations a little wider than in a typical stand-up show, Subjects covered include being the freedoms afforded to women; how powerful Vladimir Putin really is; and why Canada probably doesn't exist. Sakdiyah Ma'ruf Igor Meerson Guy Branum Andrew Maxwell is a multiple Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and a regular on BBC Radio 4. Producer: Ed Morrish A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in June 2016. Andrew Maxwell presents some of the best comedians from wherever in the world the are. Stand-up comedy that connects a studio audience in London with comedians around the world.
01	01		20171130	20200521 (R4)	Andrew Maxwell hosts a truly global stand-up show Comedians perform from wherever on the planet they happen to be, to an audience in the BBC Radio Theatre, London. Alice Fraser Storm Xu Bassem Youssef From Sydney, The Bugle podcast co-host Alice Fraser talks cricket and colonialism. Emerging star Storm Xu in Shanghai reveals his problems with dating. World-renowned satirist Bassem Youssef explains why he had to move to Los Angeles from his native Egypt (spoiler: it turns out dictators don't like you making jokes about them). Producer: Ed Morrish A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2017. Photo credit: Matt Stronge Comedy from Sydney, Shanghai and Los Angeles, hosted by Andrew Maxwell in London. Stand-up comedy that connects a studio audience in London with comedians around the world. Andrew Maxwell hosts a truly global stand-up show Comedians perform from wherever on the planet they happen to be, to an audience in the BBC Radio Theatre, London. Alice Fraser Storm Xu Bassem Youssef From Sydney, The Bugle podcast co-host Alice Fraser talks cricket and colonialism. Emerging star Storm Xu in Shanghai reveals his problems with dating. World-renowned satirist Bassem Youssef explains why he had to move to Los Angeles from his native Egypt (spoiler: it turns out dictators don't like you making jokes about them). Producer: Ed Morrish A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2017. Photo credit: Matt Stronge Comedy from Sydney, Shanghai and Los Angeles, hosted by Andrew Maxwell in London. Stand-up comedy that connects a studio audience in London with comedians around the world.
01	02		20171207	20200528 (R4)	Andrew Maxwell hosts a truly global stand-up show, in which comedians perform from wherever on the planet they happen to be, to an audience in the BBC Radio Theatre, London. Tats Nzonzo Sharul Channa Ari Eldjကrn Tats Nkonzo reveals how the Rainbow Nation is doing; Andrew finds out if Singapore has changed since he was last there with Sharul Channa; And get up to speed with Iceland/Denmark rivalry with Reykjavik's own Ari Eldjကrn. Photo credit: Matt Stronge Producer: Ed Morrish A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in December 2017. Comedy from Johannesburg, Singapore and Reykjavik, hosted by Andrew Maxwell in London. Stand-up comedy that connects a studio audience in London with comedians around the world. Andrew Maxwell hosts a truly global stand-up show, in which comedians perform from wherever on the planet they happen to be, to an audience in the BBC Radio Theatre, London. Tats Nzonzo Sharul Channa Ari Eldjကrn Tats Nkonzo reveals how the Rainbow Nation is doing; Andrew finds out if Singapore has changed since he was last there with Sharul Channa; And get up to speed with Iceland/Denmark rivalry with Reykjavik's own Ari Eldjကrn. Photo credit: Matt Stronge Producer: Ed Morrish A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in December 2017. Comedy from Johannesburg, Singapore and Reykjavik, hosted by Andrew Maxwell in London. Stand-up comedy that connects a studio audience in London with comedians around the world.
01	03		20171214	20200604 (R4)	Andrew Maxwell hosts a truly global stand-up show, in which comedians perform from wherever on the planet they happen to be, to an audience in the BBC Radio Theatre, London. Urzila Carlson Rehman Akhtar Aparna Nancherla. From New Zealand, South Africa-born Urzila Carlson discusses flip-flops and marriage. From Bahrain, one of Saudi Arabia's first comedians, Rehman Akhtar talks about public flogging Plus New York's Aparna Nancherla, who filmed a half-hour special for Netflix. Photo credit: Matt Stronge Producer: Ed Morrish A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2017. Comedy from Auckland, Bahrain and New York, hosted by Andrew Maxwell in London. Stand-up comedy that connects a studio audience in London with comedians around the world. Andrew Maxwell hosts a truly global stand-up show, in which comedians perform from wherever on the planet they happen to be, to an audience in the BBC Radio Theatre, London. Urzila Carlson Rehman Akhtar Aparna Nancherla. From New Zealand, South Africa-born Urzila Carlson discusses flip-flops and marriage. From Bahrain, one of Saudi Arabia's first comedians, Rehman Akhtar talks about public flogging Plus New York's Aparna Nancherla, who filmed a half-hour special for Netflix. Photo credit: Matt Stronge Producer: Ed Morrish A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2017. Comedy from Auckland, Bahrain and New York, hosted by Andrew Maxwell in London. Stand-up comedy that connects a studio audience in London with comedians around the world.
01	04		20171221	20200611 (R4)	Andrew Maxwell hosts a truly global stand-up show, in which comedians perform from wherever on the planet they happen to be, to an audience in the BBC Radio Theatre, London. Omar Ramzi Kansiime Anne Francesco De Carlo The final episode of the series welcomes Saudi-born 'White Sudani' Omar Ramzi from his home in Dubai; the 'Queen of African Comedy' Kansiime Anne, from Kampala; and, from Rome, Francesco De Carlo, who is the regular Italian correspondent for Unspun with Matt Forde. Producer: Ed Morrish A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in December 2017. Comedy from Dubai, Kampala and Rome, hosted by Andrew Maxwell in London. Stand-up comedy that connects a studio audience in London with comedians around the world. Andrew Maxwell hosts a truly global stand-up show, in which comedians perform from wherever on the planet they happen to be, to an audience in the BBC Radio Theatre, London. Omar Ramzi Kansiime Anne Francesco De Carlo The final episode of the series welcomes Saudi-born 'White Sudani' Omar Ramzi from his home in Dubai; the 'Queen of African Comedy' Kansiime Anne, from Kampala; and, from Rome, Francesco De Carlo, who is the regular Italian correspondent for Unspun with Matt Forde. Producer: Ed Morrish A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in December 2017. Comedy from Dubai, Kampala and Rome, hosted by Andrew Maxwell in London. Stand-up comedy that connects a studio audience in London with comedians around the world.
02	01		20190718		Andrew Maxwell hosts a truly global stand-up show, in which comedians perform from wherever on the planet they happen to be, to an audience in the BBC Radio Theatre, London. Steph Tisdell Schalk Bezuidenhout Al Pitcher Steph Tisdell is a First Nations Australian stand-up. Schalk Bezuidenhout is an Afrikaaner from Cape Town. Al Pitcher aims to give us the lowdown on life in Stockholm. Producer: Richard Morris A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in July 2019. Andrew Maxwell presents some of the best comedians from wherever in the world they are. Stand-up comedy that connects a studio audience in London with comedians around the world.
02	02		20190725		Andrew Maxwell hosts a truly global stand-up show, in which comedians perform from wherever on the planet they happen to be, to an audience in the BBC Radio Theatre, London. Nikola Silic Carl Joshua Ncube Maysoon Zayid Nikola Silic from Belgrade is a big name on the comedy scene in the Balkans. Carl Joshua Ncube performs whilst metres from the Victoria Falls. Maysoon Zayid is one of America's first Muslim women comedians and widely believed to be the first person to perform stand-up in Palestine and Jordan. Producer: Richard Morris. A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in July 2019. Andrew Maxwell presents some of the best comedians from wherever in the world they are. Stand-up comedy that connects a studio audience in London with comedians around the world.
02	03		20190801		Andrew Maxwell hosts a truly global stand-up show, in which comedians perform from wherever on the planet they happen to be, to an audience in the BBC Radio Theatre, London. Fabrizio Copano Berit Companjen Orlando Baxter Fabrizio Copano is a household name in Chile but we caught up with him on a jaunt to LA where he was performing his English language show. Berit Companjen is the resident MC of Rotterdam's first purpose built stand-up club and tells us the all-important difference between Holland and The Netherlands. Orlando Baxter called us from Worcester, MA before going on tour with his show Finding Mariah which he also performed at the Edinburgh Fringe. Producer: Richard Morris A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in August 2019. Andrew Maxwell presents some of the best comedians from wherever in the world they are. Stand-up comedy that connects a studio audience in London with comedians around the world.
02	04		20190808		Andrew Maxwell hosts a truly global stand-up show, in which comedians perform from wherever on the planet they happen to be, to an audience in the BBC Radio Theatre, London. Eliana La Casa Ambrus Oroscz Tin Vodopivec Eliana La Casa is the resident MC of Buenos Aires' first English language stand-up night. Ambrus Oroscz, the first Hungarian to perform stand-up at the Edinburgh festival dials in from Budapest with stories of politics and his favourite `uncle jokes`. Tin Vodopivec is in Llubljana, Slovenia, where he's the biggest national stand-up having supported Eddie Izzard on his tour in the country. Producer: Richard Morris A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2019. Andrew Maxwell presents some of the best comedians from wherever in the world they are. Stand-up comedy that connects a studio audience in London with comedians around the world.