From Stand Up To Sitcom It’s Sean Hughes
Sean's Show, 1992
InTribute To Sean Hughes Who Sadly Died On 16th October
Sean Hughes was a prominent stand up comic who seemed to be able to turn his hand to most things in the entertainment world. In 199...
Brass
Brass, 1983
An unusual comedy drama from ITV that ran originally for three series, before coming back for a second bite at the cherry in 1990 on Channel 4.
A very clever and dry comedy, that used convoluted...
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Whose Line Is It Anyway? 1988
This hit improvisational comedy show started life on the radio before being produced for television in 1988. It ran for ten series between 1988 and 1999.
The show proved such ...
The Windsors
The Windsors, 2016
Always a tricky subject but never far from the minds of comedy writers are: The Royals. This part soap opera, part sitcom is in it's second season at the time of writing.
It's certainly ...
The Comic Strip Presents
The Comic Strip Presents, 1982
Making it's debut in November 1982 on Channel 4, The Comic Strip Presents is an ongoing project by a group of prominent comedians, although at the time many of them were just sta...
Andrew Sachs’ Forgotten Sitcom
Dead Ernest - 1982
In view of the recent death of Andrew Sachs Channel 4 should, perhaps dig this out and give it a repeat airing.
An attempt by Andrew Sachs to break away from Manuel, Dead Ernest was a Cha...
The Romans Are Coming To Chelmsford
A sitcom set in Roman times but with a twist. Whilst Frankie Howerd's classic Up Pompeii and ITV 2's Plebs are both set in Rome, this one moves to British shores.
Chelmsford 123 was a Channel 4 offering, th...
The Kevin Bishop Show, 2008
About to star in a new series of Porridge, this was the show that brought Kevin Bishop to the attention of TV comedy viewers.
The show ran for two series of six episodes in 2008 and 2009.
Originally commi...
Damned, 2016
Jo Brand Returns With A Brand New Sitcom!
Back in 2014 Satellite/Digital TV station Sky Arts decided to reprise it's Playhouse Presents: a series of self-contained television plays (haven't we seen this idea b...