TV series
Comedy Lab
1998–2011, English, on Channel 4.
Comedy Lab is a British television series which showcases pilots of experimental comedy shows. Series have been aired irregularly on Channel 4 and E4 since 1998. Several pilots first shown on Comedy Lab have gone on to spawn full series, most notably Trigger Happy TV, Fonejacker, That Peter Kay Thing, Meet the Magoons and FM. It also gave Jimmy Carr his first television appearance in Jimmy Carr's World of…Corporate Videos. The 2001 series features the episodes Knife and Wife, Orcadia, Daydream Believers: Brand New Beamer and Jimmy Carr's World of…Corporate Videos featuring Jimmy Carr. The 2008 series features the episodes Headwreckers, Mr and Mrs Fandango, Olivia Lee's Naughty Bits, Karl Pilkington: Satisfied Fool, Pappy's Fun Club, School of Comedy and Slaterwood. 2010's shows are iCandy, Happy Finish, Penelope Princess of Pets, Jack Whitehall Secret Census, Filth, Moviemash and Hung Out. The 2011 lineup includes: Anna & Katy, Totally Tom and Rick and Peter.
- Seasons
- 12
- Episodes
- 101
- Episode length
- 25 min
- Status
- Ended in 2011
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Latest episode
S12 E4: Mr. & Mrs. Hotty Hott Hot Show
Aired 18 November 2011
Seasons 12
Season 1
1998 · 11 episodes
Season 2
1999 · 11 episodes
Season 3
2000 · 12 episodes
Season 4
2001 · 10 episodes
Season 5
2002 · 8 episodes
Season 6
2004 · 7 episodes
Season 7
2005 · 8 episodes
Season 8
2006 · 8 episodes
Season 9
2007 · 8 episodes
Season 10
2008 · 6 episodes
Season 11
2010 · 7 episodes
Season 12
2011 · 5 episodes
Cast & crew
- Miranda HartCast · 85 ep
- Stephen MerchantJames · 85 ep
- Kristen SchaalPenelope · 85 ep
- David MitchellBaron Amstrad · 85 ep
- Kayvan NovakCast · 85 ep
- Gary LewisAlec · 2 ep
- Peter SlaterVarious Characters · 2 ep
- Arthur SturridgeCast · 1 ep
- Alex ZaneCast · 1 ep
- Katy BrandCast · 1 ep
- Sian GibsonAlison · 1 ep
- Peter KayNarrator / Pearl Harman / Paul le Roy / Alan McLarty / Matthew Kelly / Johnny Utah aka Craig · 1 ep
Details
- First aired
- 1 November 1998
- Last aired
- 18 November 2011
- Network
- Channel 4
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Scripted
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Comedy Lab has 12 seasons and 101 episodes, about 25 minutes each.
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If you liked Comedy Lab, try Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out, All That, Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!.