Deaf Funny
- TV sketch show
- Community Channel
- 2017
- 2 episodes (1 series)
A sketch show made fully in sign language. Stars Matt Kirby, John Smith, Jean St. Clair, Ben Rufus Green, Nadeem Islam and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Sketch Show
- Broadcast
- 2017
- Channel
- Community Channel
- Episodes
- 2 (1 series)
- Creator
- Charlie Swinbourne
- Stars
- Matt Kirby, John Smith, Jean St. Clair, Ben Rufus Green, Nadeem Islam, Deepa Shastri, Rebecca Withey, Fifi Garfield and more
- Writer
- Charlie Swinbourne
- Director
- Charlie Swinbourne
- Producers
- Rachel Chadwick, Sarah Clark and Kerena Marchant
- Company
A sketch show made fully in sign language (with subtitles for the sign-impaired). The show is written from a deaf perspective, with all the actors (aside from one) being profoundly deaf.
The characters include a deaf man who can't stop going to Wetherspoons, a spy who listens in on conversations using special glasses, and an officious policewoman who makes sure people are signing properly, fining them for their mistakes.
The programmes have been funded by the British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust.
Additional details
- Production
- Location
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Thursday 18th May 2017 at 7:30pm on Community Channel