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Deaf Funny. Image shows from L to R: Charlie Swinbourne, Rebecca Withey, Ben Rufus Green, Jean St. Clair, John Smith
Deaf Funny

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.

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Deaf Funny. Image shows from L to R: Charlie Swinbourne, Rebecca Withey, Ben Rufus Green, Jean St. Clair, John Smith

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

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