Comedy Showcase
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| Comedy Showcase | |
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 Geoffrey Whitehead in the pilot of Ladies and Gentlemen |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Running time | 35 mins. (approx) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Channel 4 |
| Original run | October 5, 2007 – present |
Comedy Showcase is a series of one-off comedy specials featuring some of Britain's fledgling comedy talent.
The series will consist of six unrelated episodes, and began airing on October 5 2007 on Channel 4.
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| 01 | "Other People" | October 5, 2007 | |
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Martin Freeman stars as Greg Wilson, a washed-up child magician whose career was ended in 1986 after being publicly humiliated on a kid's show phone-in. Now in his 30's, Greg is recognised at his sofa-salesman job by a former fan and asked for an autograph, a request that sets a bizarre set of circumstances in motion and sees Greg wind up in a courtroom facing a long sentence. |
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| 02 | "Ladies and Gentlemen" | October 12, 2007 | |
| The lives and awkward loves of a group of 30-something friends who share a house in London in 1865. Written by Peep Show's Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain. | |||
| 03 | "Plus One" | October 19, 2007 | |
| 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 and Stewart Williams | |||
| 04 | "The Eejits" | October 26, 2007 | |
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An Irish pub band by the name of E-Z Feelin hope to hit the big-time when a former U2 roadie gives them some of the stars' old equipment. But they run into trouble when U2 want their stuff back - and E-Z Feelin's sideline in smuggling mystery packages into Northern Ireland probably wasn't such a smart move either. |
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| 05 | "Free Agents" | November 9, 2007 | |
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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. Admittedly, it doesn't sound like much, but the dialogue's funny (if often unnecessarily filthy) and the charm of the two helps us over the awkward spots. Watch, too, for Anthony Head as Mangan's eye-wateringly inappropriate, sex-obsessed boss. |
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| 06 | "The Kevin Bishop Show" | November 23, 2007 | |
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The Star Stories impressionist presents a super-fast-paced sketch show that shows off his many talents. The show includes Bishop's take on celebrities, footage gags and introduces many fresh new characters and one-off skits. The pilot features a massive 42 sketches in 23 minutes! |
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