Comedy Showcase is a series of one-off comedy specials featuring some of Britain's fledgling comedy talent. Its format is reminiscent of the much earlier Comedy Playhouse. The format was replaced in 2012 by 4Funnies.
Comedy Showcase (Season 3)
Chickens (Episode 1)
Writer: Simon Bird
Air date: 2011-09-02
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: It's World War I: the nation's heroes are in the trenches, apart from three young men in a sleepy English village where all the women hate them.
Coma Girl (Episode 2)
Writer: Abigail Wilson
Air date: 2011-09-09
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: This upbeat, single-camera comedy follows a group of women who are old school friends and meet every month in an intensive care unit to lend support to one of their number who is in a coma.
Fun Police (Episode 3)
Writer: Matt Morgan
Air date: 2011-09-16
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A larger-than-life studio sitcom with Jack Doolan, Rhys Darby and Vic Reeves that follows the trials and tribulations of Brightsea's less than competent Health and Safety Department.
The Angelos Epithemiou Show (Episode 4)
Writer: Dan Renton Skinner
Air date: 2011-12-30
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A studio based comedy entertainment show written by and starring Dan Skinner as his comic character Angelos Epithemiou.
Milton Jones's House Of Rooms (Episode 5)
Writer: Dan Evans
Air date: 2012-01-13
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Comedy Showcase sitcom pilot in which Milton Jones manages a house of tenants with his mother.
The Function Room (Episode 6)
Air date: 2012-08-19
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Sitcom set in a pub function room which sees pub regulars who've booked the room for different events joined by new characters each week.
Felix & Murdo (Episode 7)
Writer: Simon Nye
Air date: 2012-12-28
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: In 1908, banker and would-be inventor Felix and his idle, aristocratic friend Murdo, unsuccessful suitor for Felix's sister Winnie, read that the Olympic Games are to take place in London at the exorbitant cost of twelve guineas. Murdo decides to enter the javelin contest to impress Winnie though his training - by Felix - involves drinking and smoking. Meanwhile, Felix is challenged to a duel by the father of Fanny,his betrothed, after opting to see Little Titch at the music hall, rather than get married. Murdo vows to win the event on behalf of the now injured Felix. Will he pull it off or lose out to clean-cut American rival Rex Masters?
