Comedy Showcase
| Comedy Showcase | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 17 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30mins (inc. adverts) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Channel 4 |
| Original release | 5 October 2007 – 13 January 2012 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Comedy Lab |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Comedy Showcase is a series of one-off comedy specials featuring some of Britain's fledgling comedy talent. Its format is reminiscent of the much earlier Comedy Playhouse. The format was replaced in 2012 by 4Funnies.
After his girlfriend Linsey (played by Miranda Raison) leaves him to marry Duncan James from Blue, Rob Black (played by Rory Kinnear) decides to take revenge by upstaging the couple on their wedding day. Written by Tim Allsop & Stewart Williams
Stephen Mangan stars as Alex, a maudlin theatrical agent, who's been thrown out by his wife. He has a disastrous one-night stand with his colleague Helen (Sharon Horgan) that ends in him sobbing with self-pity. The pair spend the rest of the episode engaged in an unseemly, often embarrassing, psychological tussle.
The Star Stories impressionist presents a super-fast-paced sketch show, which features a 42 sketches in 23 minutes.
A semi-improvised sitcom created by the writers of Green Wing set at the fictitious Kirke University, following the lives of some of the staff.
Sitcom set in a mobile phone shop and a new employee working as part of a one-day trial. Featuring Ricky Gervais as script editor.
Sitcom about an American (played by David Cross) who takes a job running the sales team at the London branch of his company, but who has no experience of British culture, knows nothing about sales and has only one employee.
Sitcom about a struggling sports writer whose life is commented on by two sports commentators.
Scripted comedy from long-time collaborators Simon Bird, Joe Thomas and Jonny Sweet set during World War I, it follows the antics and everyday lives of three young men, who have not gone to war for three very different reasons. They meanwhile deal with disdain from the women of the village, left behind when the other men went to war.
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