British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide
Time Trumpet. Copyright: BBC
Time Trumpet

Time Trumpet

  • TV sketch show
  • BBC Two
  • 2006
  • 6 episodes (1 series)

Satrical comedy series set in the future, looking back at past events. Stars Armando Iannucci, Stewart Lee, Richard Ayoade, Matthew Holness, Adam Buxton and more.

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BBC Three TV

2004: The Stupid Version

Satirical spoof review of the year 2004, created by and starring Armando Iannucci.

MeeBOX. Copyright: BBC TV

MeeBOX

Sketch show pilot created by Adam Buxton. Manipulated archive footage, animations, spoof pop videos and faked TV clips make up much of the comedy.

Listen Against. Image shows from L to R: Alice Arnold, Jon Holmes. Copyright: BBC Radio

Listen Against

Presented by Alice Arnold and Jon Holmes, Listen Against uses actual BBC footage and presenters to create a surreal broadcasting world.

Vidiotic. Copyright: BBC TV

Vidiotic

Pilot comedy which was a mix of manipulated video footage and new sketches.

Unwrapped With Miranda Hart. Miranda Hart. Copyright: BBC TV

Unwrapped With Miranda Hart

Miranda Hart hosts a completely made up look back at the defining cultural, political and televisual moments of the year.

The 21st Century For Time Travellers. Dan Tetsell. Copyright: BBC Radio

The 21st Century For Time Travellers

Spoof sci-fi magazine show set in a future in which Personal Time Machines have become the must have gadget. Written by Dan Tetsell.

BBC Two TV

Clinton: His Struggle With Dirt

Armando Iannucci documentary spoof looking 'back' at US President Bill Clinton's sex scandal.

What The Future?. Kirsty Wark. Copyright: BBC Radio

What The Future?

What is the future? How does it work? We may never know. But we can make stuff up. Because it's all in the future.

In Case You Missed It. Dara O Briain. Copyright: BBC TV

In Case You Missed It

Dara O Briain presents various TV clips that have been edited to present the subject matter in a different light.

Mr Biffo's Found Footage. Goujon John (Pete Ace) Online

Mr Biffo's Found Footage

Surreal series in which footage is re-edited.

The Week That Wasn't. Copyright: Avalon Television TV

The Week That Wasn't

Alistair McGowan and Ronni Ancona present this show which involves revoicing topical video clips.

Carnage - Swallowing The Past. Simon Amstell TV

Carnage - Swallowing The Past

A BBC iPlayer film written and directed by Simon Amstell set in the future when everyone is a vegetarian.

BBC Two TV

The Saturday Night Armistice

Topical and sly entertainment show presented by Armando Iannucci with Peter Baynham and David Schneider.

Don't Watch That Watch This. Copyright: Vera Productions TV

Don't Watch That Watch This

Satire using recent and archive footage cut together out-of-context to present an alternative version of news and events.

Brian Pern. Brian Pern (Simon Day). Copyright: BBC TV

Brian Pern

Spoof music documentary series fronted by Simon Day in character as art rocker Brian Pern.

Death To 2020. Tennyson Foss (Hugh Grant) TV

Death To...

Death To... is the cathartic comedy event you'll never forget about the year you really, really don't want to remember.

BBC Two TV

It Happened Next Year

Sketch show special purporting to be a news broadcast from one year in the future - October 1997.

BBC Two TV

Haywire

Comedy series spoofing television in the year 2020.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV TV

Here Comes Channel 8

One-off comedy show set in the year 1999.

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