Comedy Cuts takes the very best rising starlets from the comedy circuit and delivers the cream of their material to an audience hungry to discover the next big thing. The programme features over 40 dynamic performers who demonstrate a mix of stand up and sketches.

The first of its kind on ITV2, the series is shot entirely on location. Each act is unleashed onto the streets of Britain and situated somewhere which echoes their individual style, whether this is a school, church, park bench or a make-shift prison.

The performers are an eclectic and inspiring mix of comedians who have been hand-picked from a new wave of talent. They have been developing their material and fine tuning their acts especially for ITV2 viewers, in time to burst onto the small screen and start making a very big noise! The ITV2 cameras also have access to the winners of this year’s “If.Comeddie Awards’ (formerly the Perrier Awards) in Edinburgh – Phil Nichol, Josie Long and Mark Watson.

During the series comedians such as Howard Reed and his animated alter-ego Little Howard, Paul Sinha who describes himself as ‘an openly gay comic’ and Jim Jeffries attack ridiculously taboo subjects. The humorists undertake high energy rants on politics, religion, disability, sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll.

ITV2 Thursday 18 January 10:55 PM to 11:25 PM