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About Comedy Showcase

Comedy Showcase is a comedy TV series that premiered on Channel 4 on October 5, 2007. It has 3 seasons and 20 episodes so far and is still airing new episodes. The latest episode, Season 3 Episode 7 "Felix & Murdo", aired on December 28, 2012.

Comedy Showcase is a series of one-off comedy specials featuring some of Britain's fledgling comedy talent. Its format is reminiscent of the much earlier Comedy Playhouse. The format was replaced in 2012 by 4Funnies.

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Episodes

20 episodes · 3 seasons

Season 1

2007 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 18 years ago

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  1. E6

    6. The Kevin Bishop Show

    Finale

    The Star Stories impressionist presents a super-fast-paced sketch show, which features a 42 sketches in 23 minutes.

  2. E5

    5. Free Agents

    Stephen Mangan stars as Alex, a maudlin theatrical agent, who's been thrown out by his wife. He has a disastrous one-night stand with his colleague Helen (Sharon Horgan) that ends in him sobbing with self-pity. The pair spend the rest of the episode engaged in an unseemly, often embarrassing, psychological tussle.

  3. E4

    4. The Eejits

    An Irish pub band by the name of E-Z Feelin hope to hit the big-time when a former U2 roadie gives them some of the stars' old equipment. But they run into trouble when U2 want their stuff back - and E-Z Feelin's sideline in smuggling mystery packages into Northern Ireland probably wasn't such a smart move either.

  4. E3

    3. Plus One

    After his girlfriend Linsey (played by Miranda Raison) leaves him to marry Duncan James from Blue, Rob Black (played by Rory Kinnear) decides to take revenge by upstaging the couple on their wedding day. Written by Tim Allsop & Stewart Williams

  5. E2

    2. Ladies and Gentlemen

    The lives and awkward loves of a group of 30-something friends who share a house in London in 1865. Written by Peep Show's Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain.

  6. E1

    1. Other People

    Martin Freeman stars as Greg Wilson, a washed-up child magician whose career was ended in 1986 after being publicly humiliated on a kid's show phone-in. Now in his 30's, Greg is recognised at his sofa-salesman job by a former fan and asked for an autograph, a request that sets a bizarre set of circumstances in motion and sees Greg wind up in a courtroom facing a long sentence.

Season 2

2009 · 7 episodes · Last episode: 16 years ago

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  1. E7

    7. Pete v Life

    Finale Air date TBA

    Sitcom about a struggling sports writer whose life is commented on by two sports commentators.

  2. E6

    6. Girl Friday

    A sketch show feautring an all woman cast, including Josie Long, Kerry Howard, Sara Pascoe, Nat Luurtsema, Kathryn Drysdale and Lu Corfield.

  3. E5

    5. Guantanamo Phil

    Sitcom about a birdwatcher from Stoke-on-Trent returning home after spending six years as a prisoner in Guantanamo Bay.

  4. E4

    4. The Amazing Dermot

    Sitcom pilot starring Rhys Darby as a struggling magician trying to get his career back on track following an incident.

  5. E3

    3. The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret

    Sitcom about an American (played by David Cross) who takes a job running the sales team at the London branch of his company, but who has no experience of British culture, knows nothing about sales and has only one employee.

  6. E2

    2. PhoneShop

    Sitcom set in a mobile phone shop and a new employee working as part of a one-day trial. Featuring Ricky Gervais as script editor.

  7. E1

    1. Campus

    A semi-improvised sitcom created by the writers of Green Wing set at the fictitious Kirke University, following the lives of some of the staff.

Season 3

2011 · 7 episodes · Last episode: 13 years ago

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  1. E7

    7. Felix & Murdo

    Finale

    In 1908, banker and would-be inventor Felix and his idle, aristocratic friend Murdo, unsuccessful suitor for Felix's sister Winnie, read that the Olympic Games are to take place in London at the exorbitant cost of twelve guineas. Murdo decides to enter the javelin contest to impress Winnie though his training - by Felix - involves drinking and smoking. Meanwhile, Felix is challenged to a duel by the father of Fanny,his betrothed, after opting to see Little Titch at the music hall, rather than get married. Murdo vows to win the event on behalf of the now injured Felix. Will he pull it off or lose out to clean-cut American rival Rex Masters?

  2. E6

    6. The Function Room

    Sitcom set in a pub function room which sees pub regulars who've booked the room for different events joined by new characters each week.

  3. E5

    5. Milton Jones's House Of Rooms

    Comedy Showcase sitcom pilot in which Milton Jones manages a house of tenants with his mother.

  4. E4

    4. The Angelos Epithemiou Show

    A studio based comedy entertainment show written by and starring Dan Skinner as his comic character Angelos Epithemiou.

  5. E3

    3. Fun Police

    A larger-than-life studio sitcom with Jack Doolan, Rhys Darby and Vic Reeves that follows the trials and tribulations of Brightsea's less than competent Health and Safety Department.

  6. E2

    2. Coma Girl

    This upbeat, single-camera comedy follows a group of women who are old school friends and meet every month in an intensive care unit to lend support to one of their number who is in a coma.

  7. E1

    1. Chickens

    It's World War I: the nation's heroes are in the trenches, apart from three young men in a sleepy English village where all the women hate them.

Cast & crew

  • Phil Davis

    Phil Davis

    Sergeant

  • Siobhan Finneran

    Siobhan Finneran

    Shirley

  • Martin Freeman

    Martin Freeman

    Greg Wilson

  • John Fortune

    John Fortune

    Magistrate

  • Rory Kinnear

    Rory Kinnear

    Rob Black

  • Miranda Raison

    Miranda Raison

    Linsey

  • Manjinder Virk

    Manjinder Virk

    News Reporter

  • Ruth Bradley

    Ruth Bradley

    Laura

  • Ingrid Oliver

    Ingrid Oliver

    Rebecca Black

  • Kathy Burke

    Kathy Burke

    The Virgin Mary

  • Ned Dennehy

    Ned Dennehy

    Bob Salmon

  • Mark Huberman

    Mark Huberman

    Rory McWilliams

  • Kevin Bishop

    Kevin Bishop

    Various

  • Jim Howick

    Jim Howick

    Various

  • Stephen Mangan

    Stephen Mangan

    Alex

  • Sharon Horgan

    Sharon Horgan

    Helen

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The most recent episode of Comedy Showcase, Season 3 Episode 7 "Felix & Murdo", aired on December 28, 2012.

How many seasons of Comedy Showcase are there?

Comedy Showcase has 3 seasons with 20 episodes in total.

When did Comedy Showcase first air?

Comedy Showcase first aired on Channel 4 on October 5, 2007.

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