Classic sketch comedy show satirising the news and culture of the late 70s and early 80s which introduced Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and Pamela Stephenson.
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CNNNN is a news and current affairs channel owned and operated by ChaserCorp. It was founded by David Stewart in 1983 to counteract liberal bias in the media and remains the cornerstone of a television network that now contains over 40 different channels, spans 294 countries and reaches a potential cumulative audience of 100 billion people per week.
Whoops Apocalypse is a six-part 1982 British sitcom by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick, made by London Weekend Television for ITV. Marshall and Renwick later reworked the concept as a 1986 film of the same name from ITC Entertainment, with almost completely different characters and plot, although one or two of the original actors returned in different roles. As the Apocalypse nears, US President Johnny Cyclops tries to run a reelection campaign whilst also dealing with the Russians, a deposed Shah needing to be hidden, and a new weapon called a 'quark' bomb.
The Adam and Joe Show is a British television comedy show, written and presented by Adam and Joe, which ran for four series on Channel 4 between 1996 and 2001. All four series are available free to watch on 4oD, but currently only a compilation of the best of the entire run is available on DVD, however all episodes are available on iTunes.
Blunder was a Channel 4 comedy sketch series shown in the UK on E4 and repeated on Channel 4. No announcement of a second series has been made.
Hype is a sketch comedy television series on The WB Television Network. It ran for 16 episodes from October 8, 2000 to February 18, 2001. Most of the central jokes making fun of celebrities in the news at the time. The show however didn't garner enough attention and was canceled after one season, though two of its cast members would go on to find success on the FOX sketch show MADtv.
Granaten wie wir (Grenades Like Us) is a comedy show moderated by Max Giermann, which made its debut on German television on ProSieben on September 15, 2009. Six episodes were seen in autumn 2009, the remaining six episodes that had already been produced were broadcast from September 21, 2010. However, these have been shortened from 60 to 30 minutes.
A short-lived weekly series for pre-teens(ages 9-12) using comedy sketches to explore friendship, family, communication, and other issues.
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Kroll Show is an American sketch comedy television series created by and starring comedian Nick Kroll.
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A British television comedy series of the 1970s and early 1980s, combining surreal sketches and situation comedy.
The D-Generation was a popular and influential Australian TV sketch comedy show, produced and broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for two series, between 1986 and 1987. A further four specials were broadcast on the Seven Network between 1988 and 1989.
The Wedge was an Australian sketch show created by Ian McFadyen and produced by Network Ten. The show's two seasons starred Dailan Evans, Adam Zwar, Jason Gann, Rebel Wilson, Kate Jenkinson, Katrina Mathers, Anthony Ahern and Julie Eckersley, with appearances from Julia Zemiro, Ross Daniels, Marney McQueen, Aidan Fennessy, Cori Hopper and Frieda McKenna. The main ensemble cast was joined in series two by Damian Callinan and Cal Wilson. It ran for two seasons, airing 2006 and 2007 and averaged a million viewers per episode through most of the first series. A spin-off mockumentary titled Marks Loves Sharon featuring one of the show's characters, Mark Wary (Jason Gann), was produced by Network Ten and premiered in June 2008.
"The Birthday Boys" is a scripted original sketch comedy, executive produced by Bob Odenkirk ("Breaking Bad", "Mr. Show") and Ben Stiller ("The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", "Zoolander"). The series features the Los Angeles comedy group of the same name (UCB Theatre Los Angeles, Just for Laughs Festival) along with Odenkirk and is in the classic vein of absurd/silly/smart/funny variety shows ("Mr. Show", Monty Python), featuring sketches that twist real-life moments and cultural touchstones.
Tammi Tyler is an ex-child actress who, at 12, murdered her adult co-star after eating a PCP laced cupcake. Now, as an adult, Tammi works as a waitress at the Funky Fox, a bar located in the Plaza del Toro. In the first episode, Tammi marries the owner of Starbrite Cleaners, Harvey Krudup, who she thought was worth millions, but realized that Starbrite's lone location was at the Plaza. For the rest of the show's run, Tammi tries to end her marriage.
Agony is a British sitcom produced by LWT for ITV, broadcast from 1979 to 1981. It stars Maureen Lipman as successful agony aunt Jane Lucas, whose own personal life and marriage is a disaster. It was written by Len Richmond, Anna Raeburn, Stan Hey and Andrew Nickolds. Although a comedy, Agony sometimes dealt with taboo issues such as drug use, racism, abortion, interracial relationships, and swinging, and was the first British sitcom to portray a gay couple as non-camp, witty, intelligent and happy people. It also openly mocked the government, the ruling classes, and religion, and occasionally contained dark and dramatic storylines.
El Privilegio de Mandar was a successful Mexican political parody broadcast by Televisa on Canal de las Estrellas. It started as a sketch on another Televisa show, called La Parodia, that parodies political, social and cultural events happening in Mexico. High ratings kept the show running. It was first broadcast on October 25, 2004, during La Parodia. Soon, the high success of the program encouraged the producers to separate it from the other show, so on January 3, 2005, it became an independent show. Televisa broadcast what is considered the last episode of the series on July 9, 2006, just after the federal elections in Mexico. However, some of the actors who performed leading roles stated that in a few years, when political events have advanced, they will make a return to see how things are.
A zany sketch comedy featuring many wacky characters hosted for kids and by kids.
Original and eccentric comedy sketches from Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller.
Comedy sketch show with hilarious characters and absurdist twists from the duo that brought us Peep Show and The Smoking Room - David Mitchell and Robert Webb.
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6 episodes • 1979
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenny Everett In Not The Nine O'Clock News | Oct 16, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Show Two | Oct 23, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Show Three | Oct 30, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Show Four | Nov 6, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Show Five | Nov 13, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Show Six | Nov 20, 1979 | 0.0 |
7 episodes • 1980
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Outrageously Expensive Not The Nine O'Clock News Show | Mar 31, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Show Eight | Apr 7, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Don't Get Your Vicars In A Twist! | Apr 14, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 4 | International Darts | Apr 21, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Show Eleven | Apr 28, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Show Twelve | May 5, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Death Lasers Of Kazaan | May 12, 1980 | 0.0 |
8 episodes • 1980
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not The Nine O'Clock In The Morning News | Oct 27, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Election Special | Nov 3, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Miss World | Nov 10, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Show Seventeen | Nov 17, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Show Eighteen | Nov 24, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Show Nineteen | Dec 1, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Show Twenty | Dec 8, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Show Twenty One | Dec 15, 1980 | 0.0 |
6 episodes • 1982
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Show Twenty Two | Feb 1, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Show Twenty Three | Feb 8, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Hi Se Seo An Naught Ag A Naoi Chlog | Feb 15, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Show Twenty Five | Feb 22, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Made In Wales | Mar 1, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Shame | Mar 8, 1982 | 0.0 |