Comedy Lab (1998)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Stephen Merchant
James / Director
Tom Meeten
Delivery man / Matthew / Vince
Kristen Schaal
Penelope
Alice Lowe
Claire / Leanne / Various
Simon Greenall
Narrator / Wendy
David Mitchell
Ray / Baron Amstrad
Paul Putner
Charleton / Charlie Vadge / Frankie Tan
Laurence Rickard
Writer
Laurence Rickard
Writer
George Sawyer
Writer
George Sawyer
Writer
Al Campbell
Writer
Andrew Dawson
Writer
Steve Dawson
Writer
Riz Ahmed
Creator
Jeremy Lovering
Director
Dominic Brigstocke
Director
James Bobin
Director
Andrew Gillman
Director
Steve Bendelack
Director
Addison Cresswell
Executive Producer
James Anderson
Writer
Demetri Martin
Writer
Russell Brand
Writer
Gary Lewis
Alec / Gregor Munroe
Sian Gibson
Alison
Peter Kay
Narrator / Pearl Harman / Paul le Roy / Alan McLarty / Matthew Kelly / Johnny Utah aka Craig / Writer
Peter Slater
Passenger on Bus / Various Characters / Writer
Mark Williams
Mr. Anderson
Daniel Scott-Croxford
Duncan Anderson
Paddy McGuinness
Pump Attendant Terry
Katy Brand
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Comedy Lab is a British television series which showcases pilots of experimental comedy shows. Series have been aired irregularly on Channel 4 and E4 since 1998.
Several pilots first shown on Comedy Lab have gone on to spawn full series, most notably Trigger Happy TV, Fonejacker, That Peter Kay Thing, Meet the Magoons and FM. It also gave Jimmy Carr his first television appearance in Jimmy Carr's World of…Corporate Videos.The 2001 series featured the episodes Knife and Wife (featuring Kevin Eldon), Orcadia (featuring Alice Lowe), Daydream Believers: Brand New Beamer (featuring David Mitchell and Robert Webb) and Jimmy Carr's World of…Corporate Videos featuring Jimmy Carr.
The 2008 series featured the episodes Headwreckers (featuring David McSavage), Mr and Mrs Fandango, Olivia Lee's Naughty Bits, Karl Pilkington: Satisfied Fool, Pappy's Fun Club, School of Comedy and Slaterwood.
2010's shows were iCandy, Happy Finish, Penelope Princess of Pets, Jack Whitehall Secret Census, Filth, Moviemash and Hung Out.
The 2011 lineup included: Anna & Katy (featuring Anna Crilly and Katy Wix), Totally Tom (featuring Anna Popplewell) and Rick and Peter (featuring Rick Edwards).