Comedy Showcase

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title: "Comedy Showcase" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["comedy-showcase", "2000s-british-comedy-television-series", "2010s-british-comedy-television-series", "2007-british-television-series-debuts", "2012-british-television-series-endings", "channel-4-sitcoms", "television-pilot-seasons", "television-series-by-big-talk-productions", "television-series-by-itv-studios", "british-english-language-television-shows"] description: "British comedy specials" topic_path: "geography/united-kingdom" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy_Showcase" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary British comedy specials ::

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Field	Value
genre	Comedy
country	United Kingdom
language	English
num_series	3
num_episodes	17
runtime	30mins (inc. adverts)
channel	Channel 4
first_aired
last_aired
related	Comedy Lab
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| image = | caption = | alt_name = | genre = Comedy | creator = | country = United Kingdom | language = English | num_series = 3 | num_episodes = 17 | list_episodes = | runtime = 30mins (inc. adverts) | channel = Channel 4 | first_aired = | last_aired = | related = Comedy Lab 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 television series Playhouse. The format was replaced in 2012 by 4Funnies.

Series overview

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Series	Episodes	Originally aired	First aired	Last aired
	1	6
	2	6
	3	5
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Episodes

Series 1 (2007)

::data[format=table] | No. in series | Title | Original air date | |---|---|---| | EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title = Other People | 2007|10|5|df=y}} | ::

Series 2 (2009)

::data[format=table] | No. in series | Title | Original air date | |---|---|---| | EpisodeNumber = 1 | Campus]] | 2009|11|6|df=y}} | ::

Series 3 (2011–2012)

::data[format=table] | No. in series | Title | Original air date | |---|---|---| | EpisodeNumber = 1 | Chickens]] | 2011|9|2|df=y}} | ::

References

References

1. Khalsa, Balihar (8 November 2012). "[http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/commissioning/c4-orders-pilots-for-4funnies/5048795.article C4 orders pilots for 4Funnies]". [[Broadcast Now]]. Retrieved on 16 November 2012.
2. French, Dan (7 July 2009). "[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a163883/comedy-showcase-returning-to-channel-4.html 'Comedy Showcase' returning to Channel 4]". [[Digital Spy]]. Retrieved on 7 July 2009.
3. Burrell, Ian. (13 November 2009). "Ricky Gervais returns with new workplace comedy". [[The Independent]].
4. [http://www.comedy.co.uk/news/story/00000749/e4_phoneshop_series_3_commissioned/ E4’s PhoneShop to return for third series], retrieved 9 February 2012.
5. [http://www.comedy.co.uk/news/story/00000765/sky_order_full_series_wartime_sitcom_chickens/ Sky orders full series of wartime sitcom Chickens], retrieved 23 February 2012.

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