A festival of international comedy talent

Prepare for a festival of comedy in The World"s Greatest Stand-Up.Filmed from Montreal, the Canadian city which is home of the world"s largest and most prestigious comedy event, Just for Laughs. It"s been running an annual event for years now, attracting the greatest comedians from all over the globe. But which of the current generation has what it takes to be crowned with the show"s title? The World"s Greatest Stand-Up brings together some of the hottest and most hilarious talent from the UK, Ireland, and North America. Funnymen including Lee Evans, Dara O"Briain, Dave Chappelle, Denis Leary, Dylan Moran, Omid Djalili and Tim Allen, will take to the stage to tickle the ribs of the assembled audience and us at home. Dara says: 'I did the trip from Donegal to Dublin to play to six people; then I turned round and drove home again. I did about three or four years playing to a lot of bad rooms, but learning as I went. It"s not bad when someone gives you £40 for standing up and telling jokes. I remember thinking: "This is the life".' The World"s Greatest Stand-Up is on Channel 4 at Friday on 10.40pm