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Season 1

Season 2

  • S02E01 Los Dos Bros

    • August 31, 1999
    • Channel 4

  • S02E02 All Aboard the Cat Bus

    • September 1, 1999
    • Channel 4

  • S02E03 Shadows of Reflections

    • September 1, 1999
    • Channel 4

  • S02E04 Beyond a Joke

    • September 2, 1999
    • Channel 4

  • S02E05 Vent

    • September 7, 1999
    • Channel 4

  • S02E06 Golden Years

    • September 8, 1999
    • Channel 4

    Ricky Gervais plays a crisis-ridden middle-aged man who strives to make it big in showbusiness

  • S02E07 The Entertainer

    • September 9, 1999
    • Channel 4

    A documentary that tells the story of would-be comic Trevor Evans who is in desperate search of stardom

  • S02E08 Whatever

    • September 14, 1999
    • Channel 4

  • S02E09 Heart and Sole

    • September 15, 1999
    • Channel 4

  • S02E10 Pornorama

    • September 16, 1999
    • Channel 4

  • S02E11 Roy Dance is Dead

    • September 16, 1999
    • Channel 4

    Comedy trio Electric Eel - Dan Clark, Adam Goodwin and Cliff Kelly - play three unsavoury, down-market estate agents

Season 3

  • S03E01 3anusPIE

    • October 10, 2000
    • Channel 4

  • S03E02 Popcultomania

    • October 10, 2000
    • Channel 4

  • S03E03 The Earl

    • October 11, 2000
    • Channel 4

    Lord Newmarket's production company specialising in documentaries on the royal family. Lord Newmarket goes to Hollywood to pitch his ludicrous film ideas to the studio bosses that count.

  • S03E04 Shut Up and Dance

    • October 17, 2000
    • Channel 4

  • S03E05 House of Rock Awards

    • October 17, 2000
    • Channel 4

    Our loveable dead rock stars have returned to host their very own music awards ceremony. This episode's animated cartoon special guests are Madonna, Robbie Williams and Travis.

  • S03E06 The Scunthorpe Ball Run

    • October 24, 2000
    • Channel 4

  • S03E07 The Cannonball Run

    • October 24, 2000
    • Channel 4

  • S03E08 Global Pillage

    • October 31, 2000
    • Channel 4

  • S03E09 Anderson

    • November 7, 2000
    • Channel 4

    The middle-class Andersons are a bit dysfunctional. Mr Anderson is obsessed with being a good parent; his wife, Roxanne is experiencing her sexual awakening, and son Duncan is a budding David Lynch.

  • S03E10 Critical Mass

    • November 14, 2000
    • Channel 4

  • S03E11 Rolf's Animal Hairdressers

    • November 21, 2000
    • Channel 4

  • S03E12 Meat

    • November 21, 2000
    • Channel 4

Season 4

  • S04E01 The Richard Taylor Interviews

    • November 1, 2001
    • Channel 4

  • S04E02 Orcadia

    • November 8, 2001
    • Channel 4

  • S04E03 Shut Up and Dance

    • November 15, 2001
    • Channel 4

  • S04E04 Origen's Wake

    • November 15, 2001
    • Channel 4

  • S04E05 Jimmy Carr's World of ... Corporate Videos

    • November 22, 2001
    • Channel 4

  • S04E06 Model, Actress, Whatever

    • November 29, 2001
    • Channel 4

  • S04E07 Knife & Wife

    • December 6, 2001
    • Channel 4

  • S04E08 Turn the World Down

    • December 13, 2001
    • Channel 4

    A cast of schemers live in two neighbouring flats on the shabby but well-loved Crossfields estate where a young boy blackmails his mum's friend's new boyfriend, who happens to be his teacher

  • S04E09 Daydream Believers: Brand New Beamer

    • December 20, 2001
    • Channel 4

    A sci-fi comedy with a dose of satire and gross-out humour. Ray (David Mitchell) is the creative one making money, while hapless Colin (Robert Webb) fights capitalist power in Ray's borrowed BMW.

  • S04E10 The Pooters

    • Channel 4

    Delving into the abstract world of The Pooters book club. The Pooters discuss 1970s biker fiction with special guest Sir Patrick Moore.

  • S04E11 Renegades of Magina

    • November 8, 2001
    • Channel 4

    Two young women living in a run-down seaside town attempt to compensate for their empty lives by creating an elaborate and complicated fantasy experience

Season 5

Season 6

  • S06E01 12:21

    • February 11, 2004
    • Channel 4

  • S06E02 Clitheroe

    • February 11, 2004
    • Channel 4

  • S06E03 The Russell Brand

    • February 17, 2004
    • Channel 4

  • S06E04 Private Lives

    • February 17, 2004
    • Channel 4

  • S06E05 Puppet Access TV

    • February 17, 2004
    • Channel 4

  • S06E06 The Chancers

    • February 24, 2004
    • Channel 4

    Two 'chancers', Chris and Milo, set themselves the task of making a TV programme. Unfortunately, they don't have any ideas. Furthermore they are complete unknowns, who can't seem to agree on anything!

  • S06E07 Tracy and I

    • February 24, 2004
    • Channel 4

Season 7

  • S07E01 Modern Toss

    • May 10, 2005
    • Channel 4

    John Link and Mick Bunnage's cult comic Modern Toss is brought to life in a mix of live action and animation.

  • S07E02 Speeding

    • May 11, 2005
    • Channel 4

  • S07E03 Glenn Wool: What's the Story?

    • May 12, 2005
    • Channel 4

  • S07E04 Whatever

    • May 13, 2005
    • Channel 4

    A Series of bizarre sketches by teenagers.

  • S07E05 Blackout

    • May 16, 2005
    • Channel 4

  • S07E06 I'm Spazticus

    • May 17, 2005
    • Channel 4

    Hidden camera comedy featuring a cast of disabled performers playing pranks on an unsuspecting public.

  • S07E07 Pritch and Panch: The Cinderfella Experience

    • May 18, 2005
    • Channel 4

    Dirty Sanchez pranksters Pritch and Pratch are sent to Amsterdam to get a taste of the transsexual experience.

  • S07E08 Tatoo

    • May 19, 2005
    • Channel 4

    Comedy set in a tatoo studio in Leeds telling the story of two body artists.

Season 8

  • S08E01 Fonejacker

    • May 9, 2006
    • Channel 4

    One man with a phone prank calls members of the public. The calls are accompanied by a visual which amplifies the comedic effect.

  • S08E02 Bad Crowd

    • May 9, 2006
    • Channel 4

    Like any comedy prison, HMP Brickway's population is a mixed bag! Aiden McCabe is struggling to adjust to prison life and his newly-discovered sexual orientation

  • S08E03 Transmission Impossible

    • May 10, 2006
    • Channel 4

    Spoof clip show featuring selections of programmes which, given an ill wind of broadcasting desperation, might actually exist in a parallel world.

  • S08E04 FM

    • May 10, 2006
    • Channel 4

    Pilot of show which went on to become a hit ITV2 sitcom set in a radio station. The Actors were all changed for the full series tho.

  • S08E05 Dynamo's Estate of Mind

    • May 11, 2006
    • Channel 4

    Street magician Dynamo is emerging as one of the most exciting talents around with his stylish and energetic approach to magic influenced by underground poker clubs and incorporating hip-hop movement. This Comedy Lab sees Dynamo and Marcus (his best mate and cameraman) embarking on a 48-hour journey from their home town of Bradford to the bright lights of London, as Dynamo performs tricks in the infamous Delph Hill Estate where he grew up, his old school, and the youth clubs, bars and kebab shops where he first started performing his magic. Dynamo sets himself the challenge of blagging food, transport and access to night clubs and exclusive parties for the entire 48 hours with no money, using only his magic skills.

  • S08E06 Dog Almighty

    • May 11, 2006
    • Channel 4

    Dog-based animated sketch show which uses recorded conversations and replaces humans with animated dogs. Following on from the success of internet phenomenon Dog Judo (which has had over 10 million hits to date), Dog Almighty uses several styles of animation to bring to life dogs who discuss supermarket etiquette, their desire to father baby boys and who'd win a fight with Jimmy Saville

  • S08E07 Alex Zane's House of Games

    • May 12, 2006
    • Channel 4

    Alex Zane presents a peculiar game show in which four contestants are subjected to a series of bizarre challenges, each hoping to win a paid month off work. Along the way, they'll be expected to battle against good and evil, take on the host's relations and complete physical tests

  • S08E08 Slap

    • May 12, 2006
    • Channel 4

    Sketch show in which Katy Brand puts celebrity fakery under the spotlight by parodying stars including Kate Winslet and Kate Moss, and provides her own take on a bad nun and a woman-hating TA captain.

Season 9

  • S09E01 Karl Pilkington: Satisfied Fool

    • October 22, 2007
    • Channel 4

    Pilkington left school with only one GCSE and a deadpan voice. The exam he passed was an E in history. That doesn't sound out of the ordinary, but when you look at the fact that Pilkington thought he had two GCSEs (one in English and one in Art), it turns out that he doesn't even recall taking the exam that he passed. Herein lies the brilliance of Karl Pilkington. He then went on to talk to some very clever people indeed.

  • S09E02 Documental

    • October 23, 2007
    • Channel 4

  • S09E03 Ain't It Funny Being Coloured

    • October 24, 2007
    • Channel 4

  • S09E04 The Smallest Game in Town

    • October 25, 2007
    • Channel 4

  • S09E05 Doug Stanhope, Go Home

    • October 26, 2007
    • Channel 4

  • S09E06 Blowout

    • October 27, 2007
    • Channel 4

  • S09E07 Uncle Rubbish

    • October 28, 2007
    • Channel 4

  • S09E08 Swizzcall

    • October 28, 2007
    • Channel 4

Season 10

  • S10E01 School of Comedy

    • August 21, 2008
    • Channel 4

    Adolescent comedic actors take on the world of adults in a unique comedy sketch show starring Will Poulter (Son of Rambow) and Jack Harries, plus a host of rising stars. On TV: C4 - Thurs 21 August at 10.45pm School of Comedy features a range of characters. There's a filthy, profane receptionist, a cross-dressing Eastern European plumber, a sexually repressed couple from the 1930s, and an emotionally inadequate mo-fo policeman. Expect music, cross dressing and naughty words...

  • S10E02 Slaterwood

    • August 22, 2008
    • Channel 4

  • S10E03 Headwreckers

    • August 25, 2008
    • Channel 4

  • S10E04 Mr and Mrs Fandango

    • August 26, 2008
    • Channel 4

  • S10E05 Olivia Lee's Naughty Bits

    • August 28, 2008
    • Channel 4

  • S10E06 Pappy's Fun Club

    • August 28, 2008
    • Channel 4

Season 11

Season 12

  • S12E01 Anna & Katy

    • September 2, 2011
    • Channel 4

    New series. A series showcasing up-and-coming comic talent, beginning with a sketch show by double act Anna Crilly and Katy Wix. Featuring the most popular soap opera in Germany and Eamonn Holmes's latest game show Pointer, plus a guest appearance by Lee Mack

  • S12E02 Totally Tom

    • September 9, 2011
    • Channel 4

    Sketch show written and performed by Tom Palmer and Tom Stourton set in an unusual and often macabre metropolis, which is inhabited by an array of characters including a pair of cocaine-fuelled `posh girls'. There is also a police officer with an over-enthusiastic sense of drama and Scottish brothers locked in a cycle of poverty

  • S12E03 Rick and Peter

    • September 16, 2011
    • Channel 4

    Rick Edwards and Peter Mitchell deliver a satirical exploration of TV presenting by playing caricatures of themselves. After Rick makes a regrettable gag while working, he and Peter have to undertake a crash-course in political correctness

  • S12E04 Mr & Mrs Hotty Hott Hot Show

    • October 30, 2011
    • Channel 4

    An alternative comedy game show, based on a 1950s-style beauty pageant with award-winning comedy sketch group Pappys (Matthew Crosby, Tom Parry and Ben Clark)

  • S12E05 The Warm-Up Guy

    • November 6, 2011
    • Channel 4

    .Comedy Lab sitcom pilot about a struggling studio warm up comedian, starring Tom Davis.

  • S12E06 Kabadasses

    • November 13, 2011
    • Channel 4

    .Comedy Lab pilot about two friends who attempt to set up a multi-racial kabaddi team. Stars