Comedy Lab

Comedy 1999

Available on Channel 4

Comedy Lab is Channel 4’s unique television experiment that looks to discover the comedy stars of the future. In the ten years since it started Comedy Lab has brought us talents like Peter Kay, Jimmy Carr, Dom Joly and Russell Brand.

Comedy 1999

Caution

Golden Years

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

23 min · 8 Sept 1999
The Entertainer

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

24 min · 9 Sept 1999
The Earl

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.

22 min · 11 Oct 2000
House of Rock Awards

The special guests include Madonna, Robbie Williams and Travis.

10 min · 17 Oct 2000
Anderson

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.

24 min · 8 Nov 2000
Renegades of Magina

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

24 min · 8 Nov 2001

Laurence Rickard

Creator
George Sawyer

Creator

About

Comedy Lab

COMEDY

Comedy Lab is Channel 4’s unique television experiment that looks to discover the comedy stars of the future. In the ten years since it started Comedy Lab has brought us talents like Peter Kay, Jimmy Carr, Dom Joly and Russell Brand.

Information

Studio: Channel 4
Released: 1999
Rated: Caution

Languages

Original Audio: English (United Kingdom), English
Subtitles: English (United Kingdom) (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.