Comedy Lab

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 1998-11-01

Last Air Date: 2011-11-18

Number of Seasons: 12

Number of Episodes: 101

Networks: Channel 4

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Top Cast

David Mitchell as Baron Amstrad
Miranda Hart as N/A
Stephen Merchant as James
Kristen Schaal as Penelope
Kayvan Novak as N/A
Gary Lewis as Alec
Peter Slater as Various Characters
Arthur Sturridge as N/A
Alex Zane as N/A
Katy Brand as N/A

Seasons

Season 1 (1998) - (11 Episodes)

Season 2 (1999) - (11 Episodes)

Season 3 (2000) - (12 Episodes)

Season 4 (2001) - (10 Episodes)

Season 5 (2002) - (8 Episodes)

Season 6 (2004) - (7 Episodes)

Season 7 (2005) - (8 Episodes)

Season 8 (2006) - (8 Episodes)

Season 9 (2007) - (8 Episodes)

Season 10 (2008) - (6 Episodes)

Season 11 (2010) - (7 Episodes)

Season 12 (2011) - (5 Episodes)

Season 1 (1998)

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Episodes:

Ep. 1: The Services (1998-11-11)

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Ep. 2: Turning Tricks (1998-11-18)

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Ep. 3: Danny Does Tricks (1998-11-18)

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Ep. 4: Trigger Happy TV (1998-11-25)

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Ep. 5: Home & Away (1998-11-25)

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Ep. 6: Tommy Tiernan is aLive! (1998-12-02)

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Ep. 7: Alan Tyler's Big Night In (1998-12-09)

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Ep. 8: Vinyl Tap (1998-12-16)

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Ep. 9: Things to Do in Hoxton When You're Dead (1998-12-23)

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Ep. 10: Twiggy No-Branch (1999-01-13)

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Ep. 11: Lenny Beige (1999-01-20)

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Comedy Lab (1998)