British Comedy Guide

Blackout

  • TV comedy
  • Channel 4
  • 2005
  • 1 episode

Comedy Lab pilot about a white woman who turns into a black man. Stars Reginald D Hunter, Katherine Jakeways, Jo Martin and Ben Willbond.

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Key details

Genre
Comedy
Broadcast
2005
Channel
Channel 4
Episodes
1
Stars
Reginald D Hunter, Katherine Jakeways, Jo Martin and Ben Willbond
Writers
John Gordillo and Reginald D Hunter
Director
John Gordillo
Producer
John Gordillo

A white woman starts passing out and turns into a 6'4" black guy? Blackout is one of the most surreal Comedy Labs yet, based on the premise that an outwardly politically-correct North London woman starts blacking out and in turn, becomes a black man.

Comic Katherine Jakeways stars as Lucienne Porter, with Reginald D Hunter taking the role of Lucien - the man she turns into. Jo Martin (The Crouches) and comic Ben Willbond also feature in this bizarre look at the tangled fortunes of a white woman, the black man she becomes, and the black woman he's having a relationship with.

Additional details

Also known as
  • Comedy Lab: Blackout
Picture
Colour

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Broadcast details

First broadcast
Monday 16th May 2005 at 11:35pm on Channel 4
Episode length
30 minutes

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