The initial line-up for Graham Norton’s upcoming variety show on London’s O2 has been announced
(Picture: Getty Images)RuPaul’s Drag Race stars Bianca Del Rio, Danny Beard and comedian Jayde Adams have been announced as part of the line-up for Just For Laughs: The Graham Norton Variety Show.
Norton will host the specially curated event as part of Just For Laughs’ inaugural UK comedy festival at London’s O2 next year.
Taking place on March 3, other acts joining American drag queen Del Rio, Drag Race UK winner Beard and Adams, who appeared in the current series of Strictly Come Dancing, will be announced in the coming weeks.
Norton’s show will be the highlight of the star-studded four-day comedy event.
He said: "I can’t wait to be a part of this amazing comedy event.
"I can guarantee people a night of big names and even bigger laughs. London in 2023 just got a whole lot funnier."
As part of the Montreal-based festival’s event, Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds will take part in a Q&A about his career that took him from stand-up comedy to Hollywood star and co-owner of Wrexham Football Club.
Fellow actor and Deadpool co-star Rob Delaney will be moderating the chat.
In partnership with Comic Relief, there will also be appearances from UK-based comedians and international stars, including Reggie Watts, Aisling Bea, The Horne Section, Shabarak Khorsandi, and Jessica Fostiko.
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Tickets go on general sale at 10am on December 14.
