Comedy Showcase
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Seasons | 3
Episodes | 20
avg.Runtime | 30 min
First EP | 2007-10-05
Last EP | 2012-12-28
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Rating : 7
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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 Comedy Playhouse. The format was replaced in 2012 by 4Funnies.
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Season List
season 1 || Season 1
Relesed on | 2007-10-05
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Other People
2007-10-05
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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Ladies and Gentlemen
2007-10-12
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.
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Plus One
2007-10-19
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 & Stewart Williams
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The Eejits
2007-10-26
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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Free Agents
2007-11-09
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.
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The Kevin Bishop Show
2007-11-23
The Star Stories impressionist presents a super-fast-paced sketch show, which features a 42 sketches in 23 minutes.
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“I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained.” – Walt Disney