Comedy Lab 25 years old
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 features the episodes Knife and Wife, Orcadia, Daydream Believers: Brand New Beamer and Jimmy Carr's World of…Corporate Videos featuring Jimmy Carr. The 2008 series features the episodes Headwreckers, 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 are iCandy, Happy Finish, Penelope Princess of Pets, Jack Whitehall Secret Census, Filth, Moviemash and Hung Out. The 2011 lineup includes: Anna & Katy, Totally Tom and Rick and Peter.
Credits
Stephen Merchant
James
Peter Kay
Narrator / Pearl Harman / Paul le Roy / Alan McLarty / Matthew Kelly / Johnny Utah aka Craig
Kristen Schaal
Penelope
Paddy McGuinness
Pump Attendant Terry
Mark Williams
Mr. Anderson
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Stephen Merchant He was 23 , now 49 years old | as James |
| Kayvan Novak He was 20 , now 46 years old | |
| Kristen Schaal She was 20 , now 46 years old | as Penelope |
| Peter Kay He was 25 , now 50 years old | as Narrator / Pearl Harman / Paul le Roy / Alan McLarty / Matthew Kelly / Johnny Utah aka Craig |
| Paddy McGuinness He was 25 , now 50 years old | as Pump Attendant Terry |
| Mark Williams He was 23 , now 49 years old | as Mr. Anderson |
| Miranda Hart She was 25 , now 51 years old | |
| David Mitchell He was 29 , now 55 years old | as Ray |
| David Mitchell He was 29 , now 55 years old | as Baron Amstrad |
| Gary Lewis He was 39 , now 65 years old | as Gregor Munroe |
| Gary Lewis He was 39 , now 65 years old | as Alec |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| Steve Bendelack Directing He was 1 , now 24 years old | Director |
| Dominic Brigstocke Directing | Director |
| Jeremy Lovering Directing | Director |
| Addison Cresswell Production He was 38 , 53 years old when he died | Executive Producer |
| Russell Brand Writing He was 23 , now 48 years old | Writer |
| James Bobin Directing He was 1 , now 24 years old | Director |
| Stephen Merchant Directing He was 23 , now 49 years old | Director |
| Alice Lowe Writing She was 21 , now 47 years old | Writer |
Comedy Lab (25 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1998-11-01
- Runtime: [25,30] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 100