▁from ▁ 1 8 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁Epis odes ▁also ▁made ▁available ▁from ▁the ▁ABC ▁iv iew ▁catch - up ▁service . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁The ▁series ▁pe aked ▁with ▁ 5 . 5   mill ion ▁view ers ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁episode , ▁which ▁also ▁gained ▁ 1 . 1 7   mill ion ▁views ▁on ▁BBC ▁i Player , ▁the ▁third ▁highest ▁for ▁the ▁year ▁to ▁ 1 3 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁behind ▁Top ▁G ear . ▁In ▁The ▁Times , ▁David ▁Ch ater ▁said ▁that ▁" If ▁this ▁road show ▁is ▁anything ▁to ▁go ▁by , ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁stand - up ▁in ▁Britain ▁is ▁at ▁an ▁all - time ▁high ." ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁nominated ▁in ▁the ▁Best ▁Com edy ▁Entertainment ▁Program me ▁category ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁British ▁Com edy ▁Awards . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁the ▁programme ▁was ▁nominated ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Television ▁Awards ▁but ▁lost ▁out ▁to ▁I TV ▁Com edy , ▁Ben id orm . ▁It ' s ▁also ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁Entertainment ▁Award ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Michael ▁being ▁nominated ▁as ▁best ▁Entertainment ▁Performance . ▁The ▁programme ▁won ▁the ▁Entertainment ▁Award , ▁but ▁Michael ▁lost ▁out ▁as ▁present er ▁to ▁Ant ▁and ▁Dec . ▁ ▁DVD ▁' Michael ▁Mc int y re ' s ▁Com edy ▁Road show ' ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁commer cially ▁released ▁onto ▁DVD ▁on ▁its ▁own , ▁however ▁both ▁series ▁are ▁available