Comedians fighting – caught on camera!

Film of Comics' Boxing night out now

It was a unique event with an electric atmosphere, as 22 comedians gathered in Northumberland – to knock seven bells out of each other.

And now everyone can watch the Comics' Boxing event of 2016, as a two-and-a-half hour film of the night has been released on DVD and download.

Rhod Gilbert hosted the night, with the likes of Phil Nichol, Carl Donnelly, Bobby Mair and Gavin Webster stepping into the ring of the Blyth Sports Centre.

'Forget people who have trained, forget people who are fit - these are all comedians,' Gilbert told the audience. 'This is not going to be like any boxing you have seen before.'

The event was organised by stand-up Kai Humphries and his brother Gav – who duked it out at the end of the night – to raise money for local boy Kian Musgrave to go to American for cancer treatment. All the funds raised from DVD and download sales will go toward clearing the medical fees incurred by Kian's after-care.

The film mixes footage from the Fight For Kian night with videos showing the comics' often unconventional training rituals – as well as messages intended to psyche out their opponents.

Also taking part were Patrick Monahan, Jarred Christmas, Barry Dodds, Barry Castagnola, Chris Martin, John Hastings, Penella Mellor, James Dowdeswell, Tom Houghton, David Haddingham, Matt Reed, Adam Rowe, Elliot Steel, Mark Nelson, Nicola Manatalious-Lovett, Milo McCabe and commentator John Robertson