Below is a full transcript of the speech delivered by BBC Director of Comedy Jon Petrie (pictured) at the current BBC Comedy Festival in Cardiff.

"Thanks for the introduction, Nick. As a man who is proudly one quarter Welsh I’m incredibly offended that you didn’t do your speech in Welsh. I’ll continue speaking in English to save your blushes…

Thank you so much for joining us for the BBC Comedy Festival in this year’s City Of Comedy, Cardiff.