Shambles
- Online sitcom
- 2013 - 2015
- 12 episodes (2 series)
Online sitcom set in a real live comedy venue. Stars Harry Deansway, Tony Marrese, Tamsyn Kelly, Joz Norris, Jody Kamali and more.
Press clippings
Trial kicks off over sitcom 'copied' by Steve Coogan's production company
Comedian Harry Deansway has accused Steve Coogan's production company Baby Cow of copying his 2013 YouTube series Shambles, which blended sitcom and stand-up.
K.J. Yossman, Variety, 4th November 2024Harry Deansway's copyright lawsuit against Steve Coogan's company Baby Cow heading to trial
Harry Deansway's infringement case against Steve Coogan's production company Baby Cow is going to trial. Numerous attempts to reach an out of court settlement collapsed and a trial date has been tentatively set for Oct. 2024. Deansway, whose real name is Joshua Rinkoff, filed suit against Baby Cow last year in the U.K. High Court, claiming that the prodco's head of comedy Rupert Majendie had copied the format of his YouTube show Shambles to develop the stand-up series Live At The Moth Club.
Michaela Zee and K.J. Yossman, Variety, 31st March 2024Stand-up comic starts legal action over Live At The Moth Club format
Stand-up comedian Harry Deansway has started legal action against Baby Cow Productions, claiming their sitcom Live At The Moth Club is a copyright infringement on his 2013 web series Shambles.
British Comedy Guide, 20th June 2023