Off The Kerb Productions in association with Open Mike Productions and Channel 4 The UK’s Biggest Ever Stand Up Comedy Show Returns For A Sixth Year... THE CHANNEL 4 COMEDY GALA IN AID OF GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL CHILDREN’S CHARITY RETURNS TO THE O2 ARENA ON FRIDAY 15TH MAY 2015 ** Tickets go on sale from 9am Friday 6th March ** ‘Channel 4’s Comedy Gala Live At The O2’ in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity returns for a sixth year to London’s O2 arena, the world famous entertainment venue. The amazing all star line up confirmed for the biggest annual comedy event of the year so far includes: Aisling Bea, Alan Carr, Jack Dee, Jason Byrne, Jonathan Ross, Jon Richardson, Josh Widdicombe, Katherine Ryan, Kevin Bridges, Michael McIntyre, Paul Chowdhry, Rich Hall, Rob Beckett, Romesh Ranganathan, Sara Pascoe, Sean Lock , Seann Walsh, Shappi Khorsandi, Warwick Davis with many more to be announced. Tickets go on sale from 9am on Friday 6th March priced £150 - £40 (please see listings and booking details below). Money raised will go towards a brand new operating theatre at Great Ormond Street Hospital so that the surgeons can help more children with rare and often life threatening conditions. ‘Channel 4’s Comedy Gala Live At The O2’ will be recorded for a two hour Channel 4 TV special to be aired later on this year. The past five comedy galas have seen many of the nation’s favourite comedians and TV presenters show support by taking to the stage to perform at the O2 Arena. Each extravaganza, watched live by 15,000 comedy fans with over 3 million viewers tuning in on Channel 4, featured a world class collection of stars all giving up their time to support Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity, and they have so far raised an impressive £3.6 million over the past five years. Tim Johnson, Chief Executive of Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity, said: “Around one in three inpatients at Great Ormond Street Hospital will have surgery at some point during their stay, so it’s vital for us to have modern, world class surgical facilities. The money raised by the Channel 4 Comedy Gala is helping us make a real difference for patients and families from across the UK.” Promoted by Off The Kerb Productions, Channel 4’s Comedy Gala At The 02 is an Open Mike Production for Channel 4 Television. The programme was commissioned by Channel 4 Head of Entertainment Justin Gorman with Joe Norris and Andrew Beint as Executive Producers and Anthony Caveney series producer for Open Mike Productions. ** The 2015 Comedy Gala Live At The 02 is dedicated to the memory of the Gala’s founder Addison Cresswell who sadly passed away in December 2013 ** Off The Kerb Productions in association with Open Mike Productions and Channel 4 Event Listings details: Venue: The O2, Peninsula Square, London, SE10 0DX Date/Time: Friday 15th May, show starts at 7.30pm Price: £40 - £150 plus booking fee Booking info: 0844 856 0202 / www.ticketmaster.co.uk/ComedyGala For event information please contact: Alison Peters and Hannah Allan at Alison Peters PR [email protected] / [email protected] For GOSH enquiries please contact Cassandra Miners in the GOSHCC Press Office [email protected] / 0207 239 3126 Notes to editors: About Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity: Great Ormond Street Hospital is one of the world’s leading children’s hospitals with the broadest range of dedicated, children’s healthcare specialists under one roof in the UK. The hospital’s pioneering research and treatment gives hope to children who are suffering from the rarest, most complex and often life-threatening conditions, from across the country and abroad. Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity needs to raise vital funds to help rebuild and refurbish Great Ormond Street Hospital, provide vital up-to-date equipment and fund research into better treatments for the children. You can help us to provide world class care for our patients and families. The Channel 4 Comedy Gala will fund a new operating theatre so that the surgeons can help more children with heart or brain and spine surgery. For further details please visit www.gosh.org Registered charity no. 235825 .