The Weakest Link - Comedians Special - 7:45 pm Saturday, February 28 on BBC One London

About this Broadcast

Comedians Special
Season 4, Episode 1

Romesh Ranganathan asks the questions as eight of his fellow comedians, Angela Barnes, Phil Wang, Josh Pugh, Laura Smyth, Ria Lina, Maisie Adam, Iain Stirling and Geoff Norcott, compete to be the strongest link. They must initially work together to bank as much money as possible for charity, before voting off round by round

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Quiz Show Show/Game Show

Cast & Crew

Romesh Ranganathan (Host)

Angela Barnes (Guest)

Phil Wang (Guest)

Josh Pugh (Guest)

Laura Smyth (Guest)

Ria Lina (Guest)

Maisie Adam (Guest)

Iain Stirling (Guest)

Geoff Norcott (Guest)

Olivia Clark (Producer)

Barbara Wiltshire (Director)

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Did You Know..

Romesh Ranganathan (Host)

Born: January 30, 1978 in Crawley

Best Known For: Being a comedian.

Early-life: Born Jonathan Romesh Ranganathan in Crawley on January 30, 1978. He is of Sri Lankan Tamil descent. He started performing stand-up while he was working as a mathematics teacher at schools in Crawley and Banstead. He became a professional comedian in 2012.

Career: Ranganathan's breakthrough came in 2013 when he was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2013 Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Since then, he has appeared on a number of comedy panel shows, including Mock the Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and Have I Got News for You. He has also performed stand-up on Live at the Apollo and presented the BBC Three series Asian Provocateur and co-presented the ITV series It's Not Rocket Science.

Quote: 'I think I'm a mango. Just very sweet and lovely.'

Trivia: Ranganathan is a vegan and supports Arsenal FC.