Comedy Lab
Comedy Lab
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.
Series Cast
Status / Type
Ended (Scripted)
Seasons / Episodes
12 Seasons | 101 Episodes
Network
Genres
Seasons
Season 1
11 Episodes • 1998
Season 2
11 Episodes • 1999
Season 3
12 Episodes • 2000
Season 4
10 Episodes • 2001
Season 5
8 Episodes • 2002
Season 6
7 Episodes • 2004
Season 7
8 Episodes • 2005
Season 8
8 Episodes • 2006
Season 9
8 Episodes • 2007
Season 10
6 Episodes • 2008
Season 11
7 Episodes • 2010
Season 12
5 Episodes • 2011
