Limmy's Show
| Limmy's Show! | |
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Limmy's Show! title card
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| Created by | Brian Limond |
| Written by | Brian Limond |
| Directed by | Brian Limond |
| Starring |
Brian Limond Paul McCole Alan McHugh Kirstin McLean Raymond Mearns (Series 1) Tom Brogan (Series 1) Debbie Welsh (Series 1) |
| Country of origin | Scotland |
| No. of series | 3 (1 Special) |
| No. of episodes | 20 (including pilot) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Jacqueline Sinclair |
| Producer(s) | Rab Christie |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | The Comedy Unit |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC Two Scotland |
| Original release | January 11, 2010 – December 22, 2013 |
Limmy's Show! is a Scottish comedy sketch show broadcast on BBC Two Scotland, written and directed by Brian Limond. Limond stars as himself and a variety of characters in a series of observational, surreal, dark and bizarre sketches. Limmy frequently breaks the fourth wall by directly talking to viewers through the camera. The show stars Brian Limond, Paul McCole, Alan McHugh, Kirstin McLean and Ryan Fletcher. The first series featured a completely different supporting cast, consisting of Debbie Welsh, Tom Brogan and Raymond Mearns.
Limmy's Show! was created as a result of the success of Limmy's live performances at The Fringe and the Glasgow International Comedy Festival based on his successful 2006 podcast Limmy's World of Glasgow. Several of the characters seen in Limmy's Show were originally created through this podcast, including Jacqueline McCafferty, Wee Gary and Dee Dee. The first series, which was approved following a successful pilot in February 2009, first aired on 11 January 2010 and ran weekly for six episodes. In July 2012, it was revealed by Limond via Twitter that he was currently filming the third series, which was aired from 12 November 2012. Additionally, a Christmas special was broadcast in December 2013. Limmy has said that he doesn't want to make any more episodes of the show after the Christmas special. He is currently working on a sitcom pilot for the BBC that again involves him playing multiple characters, in a similar style to Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights.
Limmy's Show! has won a Scottish BAFTA award for Best Entertainment Programme twice, the first time in November 2011 and the second one in 2013
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