Comedy Lab 2009

Channel 4 have released details of this year's Comedy Lab pilots. They are:

- Filth, a sitcom set in the offices of a lad's mag. Starring Danny Dyer and Tracy-Ann Oberman.

- Penelope Princess of Pets, a vehicle for Flight of the Conchords star Kristen Schaal and her comedy partner Kurt Braunholer.

- Movie Mash, a parody of a film magazine show.

- Jack Whitehall's Secret Census, a show starring Jack Whitehall performing, "comedy experiments on the British public to assess their attitudes to the big issues of the day."

- Documates (working title), a comedy set in a flatshare.

There is also an interactive cross-platform sketch show being made by Hat Trick and the Funny or Die website, and a sketch show starring Irish comedian Liam Hourican.

Full List: https://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/group/comedy_lab_2009/

Filth sounds interesting. The others a bit ... crap. But Filth I'd like to see.

Kristen Schaal one sounds of interest.

Danny Dyer. In a sitcom. Mmm. My flatmate tells me he was very good in a Pinter play last year.

He was funny in Severance. I also remember when he was in "Is Harry On The Boat?"

Quote: hotzappa11 @ March 26 2009, 5:01 PM GMT

He was funny in Severance.

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Agreed. I think he might be quite good.

I don't see this attraction to Jack Whitehall. Has anyone ever laughed at anything except his hair?

Quote: Ian Wolf @ March 26 2009, 11:17 AM GMT

Kristen Schaal and her comedy partner Kurt Braunholer.

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Pffffff.

Quote: Lee Henman @ March 27 2009, 12:41 AM GMT

Pffffff.

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I like the little bits of stand up I've seen them do together, nicely weird.

Quote: Matthew Stott @ March 26 2009, 1:57 PM GMT

Kristen Schaal one sounds of interest.

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The original series is on YouTube as that was their platform for it. Some funny bits, but nothing too engaging as you would expect. I love the 'Kristen Schaal is a horse' routine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUkixWUJzPE

I shouldn't but I just do.