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Cardinal Burns

British television sketch show

Field	Value
genre	Sketch comedy, Surreal humor
camera	Multiple-camera setup
writer	Seb Cardinal
Dustin Demri-Burns
Matt Morgan
Keith Mottram
director	Ben Taylor
starring	Seb Cardinal
Dustin Demri-Burns
country	United Kingdom
language	English
num_series	2
num_episodes	12
executive_producer	Andy Harries
runtime	29 mins
company	Left Bank Pictures
channel	BBC Three (Pilot)
E4 (series 1)
Channel 4 (series 2)
first_aired
last_aired

Dustin Demri-Burns Matt Morgan Keith Mottram Dustin Demri-Burns E4 (series 1) Channel 4 (series 2) Cardinal Burns is a British television sketch show starring Seb Cardinal and Dustin Demri-Burns. After a pilot on BBC Three, the first series began on 8 May 2012 on E4, before moving to Channel 4 for the second series in 2014.

Series 1 (2012)

Recurring characters included The Office Flirt, a pair of Cockney cabbies, and a middle-class spoken word poet, alongside parodies of Banksy and "scripted reality" programmes such as The Hills and Made in Chelsea.

Ensemble cast members for this series were Bridget Christie, James Puddephatt, Ronnie Lushington, Aisling Bea, Fiona Button, Lucinda Dryzek, Jeff Wode, Simon Coombs, Ayuk Marchant, Clare Warde, William Hartley, Terence Maynard and Travis Oliver.

Series 2 (2014)

Cardinal Burns was renewed by Channel 4 for a second series in September 2012.{{cite web|url= http://www.comedy.co.uk/news/story/00000919/cardinal_burns_series_2_channel_4_sketch_show/ |title=Cardinal Burns to return for second series |publisher=British Comedy Guide |date=17 September 2012}} On 10 May 2013, Channel 4 confirmed that the show would move from E4. The second series began airing on 30 April 2014.

Awards

2012: British Comedy Awards, Cardinal Burns was nominated for "Best Comedy Breakthrough Artist", "Best New Comedy Programme", and won the "Best Sketch Show" award.
2013: Broadcast Awards, Cardinal Burns won "Best Multichannel Programme" and "Best Comedy Programme"
2013: Loaded Lafta Awards, Cardinal Burns won for "Funniest TV Show"
2013: BAFTA Nomination for "Best Comedy"

Reception

The series received generally positive reviews. The Guardian praised the characters and performances and called the show "refreshing", The Independent on Sunday said the show was "sharply written [and] nicely paced", and Metro found it "original and funny".

References

"BBC Three - Cardinal Burns - Clips".
(10 May 2013). "Cardinal Burns Series 2 confirmed for Channel 4 move". British Comedy Guide.
"The British Comedy Awards – The British Comedy Awards". britishcomedyawards.com.
"Cardinal Burns – Reviews and Press Articles". The British Comedy Guide.
Wollaston, Sam. (2012-05-03). "TV review: Cardinal Burns; Great Ormond Street". The Guardian.
Epstein, Robert. (2012-05-13). "Prisoners of War, Sky Arts 1, Thursday, Episodes, BBC2, Friday Cardinal Burns, E4, Tuesday". The Independent on Sunday.
Watson, Keith. (2012-06-03). "Cardinal Burns could save the British comedy duo". Metro.

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