It’s time once again for Comedy Showcase, Channel 4’s annual(ish) series of sitcom pilots. For the next 7 weeks they’ll be trying out new comedies, each of them hoping to be commissioned for a full series. Who knows, maybe this’ll be our first look at another comedy classic, just like that other one they greenlit last year. No, you do know. Oh, it’s on the tip of my tongue. It had DuncanFromBlue in it. Yeah, that one.
First up, which presumably means C4 think it’s their best bet for a future hit, is Campus. Starring Andy Nyman and Fit Dad, formerly of The Sarah Jane Adventures, it’s from the makers of Green Wing and credits no less than 8 (EIGHT!) writers. And later in the run, look out for The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, which pairs lowculture favourite Russell Tovey’s Arse with Arrested Development’s David Cross and movie director Spike Jonze, With Hilarious Consequences.*
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- Comedy Showcase: Campus, 10pm, Channel 4
