Absolute Radio has just announced that award-winning comedian, broadcaster and Strictly Come Dancing winner Chris McCausland is joining the station with a brand-new show launching Sunday July 5th.

One of the UK’s most distinctive and best-loved comedy voices, Chris will bring his sharp wit, quick-fire storytelling and unmistakable warmth to Absolute Radio, in The Chris McCausland Show, every Sunday from 8 – 11am. He’ll be joined every week by co-host, fellow stand-up and musical comedian, Jon Long.

Speaking on The Dave Berry Breakfast Show this morning, Dave welcomed Chris to the Absolute Radio family and asked if he was looking forward to the early start on a Sunday morning!

Chris said: “I’m not on tour at the minute, so I’m just fancy free and footloose and I’m an early riser anyway, the older I get, the earlier I wake up. So, I’m looking forward to it, to be there as part of people’s Sunday morning, filling their ears with drivel while they’re driving round and trying to avoid doing anything productive. That’s a win for me.”

Chris also discussed his relationship with his new co-host: “Jon is a brilliant comedian, and he’s done my tour support for quite some time, so we’ve spent a lot of time together. I’ve probably spent longer talking to Jon over a six-month block than I have my own wife.

So, we’re used to talking nonsense to each other for some long car journeys and in dressing rooms. And he’s used to putting up with me for long periods of time. I mean, it’s not like he can just leap out of a moving car, is it? So, I’m hoping that in a stationary studio with a door, he doesn’t just walk out.”

The new show will see Chris share his take on the week, celebrate the music he loves, and bring listeners the kind of brilliantly offbeat observations that have made him a favourite on stage, screen and radio.