Comedy Lab (1998)
Comedy Lab is a British television series which showcases pilots of experimental comedy shows. Series have been aired irregularly on Channel 4 and E4 since 1998. Several pilots first shown on Comedy Lab have gone on to spawn full series, most notably Trigger Happy TV, Fonejacker, That Peter Kay Thing, Meet the Magoons and FM. It also gave Jimmy Carr his first television appearance in Jimmy Carr's World of…Corporate Videos. The 2001 series features the episodes Knife and Wife, Orcadia, Daydream Believers: Brand New Beamer and Jimmy Carr's World of…Corporate Videos featuring Jimmy Carr. The 2008 series features the episodes Headwreckers, Mr and Mrs Fandango, Olivia Lee's Naughty Bits, Karl Pilkington: Satisfied Fool, Pappy's Fun Club, School of Comedy and Slaterwood. 2010's shows are iCandy, Happy Finish, Penelope Princess of Pets, Jack Whitehall Secret Census, Filth, Moviemash and Hung Out. The 2011 lineup includes: Anna & Katy, Totally Tom and Rick and Peter.
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Episodes
- 1 1. Fonejacker2006-05-09One man with a phone prank calls members of the public. The calls are accompanied by a visual which amplifies the comedic effect.
- 2 2. Bad Crowd2006-05-09Like any comedy prison, HMP Brickway's population is a mixed bag! Aiden McCabe is struggling to adjust to prison life and his newly-discovered sexual orientation
- 3 3. Transmission Impossible2006-05-10Spoof clip show featuring selections of programmes which, given an ill wind of broadcasting desperation, might actually exist in a parallel world.
- 4 4. FM2006-05-10Pilot of show which went on to become a hit ITV2 sitcom set in a radio station. The Actors were all changed for the full series tho.
- 5 5. Dynamo's Estate of Mind2006-05-11Street magician Dynamo is emerging as one of the most exciting talents around with his stylish and energetic approach to magic influenced by underground poker clubs and incorporati
- 6 6. Dog Almighty2006-05-11Dog-based animated sketch show which uses recorded conversations and replaces humans with animated dogs. Following on from the success of internet phenomenon Dog Judo (which has ha
- 7 7. Alex Zane's House of Games2006-05-12Alex Zane presents a peculiar game show in which four contestants are subjected to a series of bizarre challenges, each hoping to win a paid month off work. Along the way, they'll
- 8 8. Slap2006-05-12Sketch show in which Katy Brand puts celebrity fakery under the spotlight by parodying stars including Kate Winslet and Kate Moss, and provides her own take on a bad nun and a woma
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