BBC Proms - Season 65 Episode 40 Comedy Prom
Musician, actor, comedian and rock 'n' roll superstar Tim Minchin hosts a Proms first - the Comedy Prom.
Joined by guests including BBC Two Maestro winner Sue Perkins, musical cabaret duo Kit and The Widow, soprano Susan Bullock and rising star British pianist Danny Driver (making his Proms debut), Tim will weave his way through a spectacular evening of comedy, musical fun and surprises.
Also appearing Beardyman, The Boy with Tape on his Face, Doc Brown, and the Mongrels.
Marking the centenary year of Franz Reizenstein, one of the highlights is sure to be his Concerto Populaire, a whistlestop tour through competing favourite piano concertos. The programme offers a fresh, accessible and funny take on the Proms, accompanied on a grand scale by the ever-versatile BBC Concert Orchestra under Andrew Litton (guest conductor) and Jules Buckley (music director).
Saturday 13 August
7.30pm – c. 9.40pm
Royal Albert Hall
Classical for starters
There will be one interval
Year: 2024
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Studio: BBC One, CBBC, BBC Four, CBeebies, BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Television
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First Air Date: Sep 06, 1947
Last Air date: Dec 24, 2024
Season: 78 Season
Episode: 381 Episode
Runtime: 180 minutes
IMDb: 7.50/10 by 1.00 users
Popularity: 51.918
Language: English
Keyword : classical music, concert film
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First Night of the Proms
Weber, Brahms & Stravinsky
Sibelius, Bartók and Janáček
Debussy, Ravel & Falla
Human Planet Prom
Verdi – Requiem
Mahler – Symphony No. 9
Kodály, Bartók & Liszt
Horrible Histories – Free Family Prom
Strauss, Walton & Prokofiev
Elgar, Grainger & Strauss
Grainger
Debussy, Dutilleux & Ravel
Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra plays Mahler
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
Nigel Kennedy plays Bach
Film Music Prom
Spaghetti Western Orchestra
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Brahms – Symphony No. 3 & Piano Concerto No. 1
Brahms & Schumann
Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 2 & Symphony No. 4
Hooray for Hollywood
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