| Comic's Choice | |
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| Genre | Chat show Clip show |
| Written by | Bill Bailey Lee Stuart Evans |
| Directed by | Peter Orton |
| Presented by | Bill Bailey |
| Theme music composer | Bill Bailey |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Amanda Kean Mark Brosnan |
| Editor | Gavin Ames |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
| Production company | Unique Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 16 January – 20 January 2011 |
Comic's Choice is a British comedy chat show hosted by the comedian Bill Bailey, and broadcast on Channel 4. The programme ran for a single series of five episodes, and was shown during January 2011. Each episode, Bailey would interview another British comedian, and invite them to discuss some of their favourite comedians or comedy television programmes.[1] The series was produced by Unique Television Production.
History
Comic's Choice was broadcast in anticipation of the British Comedy Awards, which were being shown on Channel 4 for the first time on 22 January 2011, having been broadcast on ITV for 20 years[2] – Comic's Choice was broadcast in the week leading up the event. The five guests on the show were Alan Davies, Lee Mack, Jo Brand, Jessica Hynes and Sean Lock.[3] Each guest picked three nominations for various British Comedy Award categories (such as Best Sitcom and Best Male Comic), and would then discuss them and select their winner during the episode. Discussing the show, its producers stated: "With other smaller, alternative categories and audience interaction thrown in, the show will be not just informative and entertaining – but fun, funny and memorable."[4]
Reviews of Comic's Choice were generally positive, with Steven Cookson of Suite 101 describing it as "a great deal of fun".[5] Bailey's hosting was praised, with Tom Sutcliffe of The Independent calling him the programme's "saving grace", and stating: "[He's] got a manner that somehow makes the format work."[6] A review of a more critical nature came from Henry Venning of The Stage, who described the show's format as "flimsy" and "confusing".[7]
Episodes
Winners are given in bold. The Guilty Pleasure category had only one nominee.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate | |||
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| 1 | "Alan Davies" | Peter Orton | Bill Bailey Lee Stuart Evans | 16 January 2011 | |||
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| 2 | "Lee Mack" | Peter Orton | Bill Bailey Lee Stuart Evans | 17 January 2011 | |||
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| 3 | "Jo Brand" | Peter Orton | Bill Bailey Lee Stuart Evans | 18 January 2011 | |||
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| 4 | "Jessica Hynes" | Peter Orton | Bill Bailey Lee Stuart Evans | 19 January 2011 | |||
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| 5 | "Sean Lock" | Peter Orton | Bill Bailey Lee Stuart Evans | 20 January 2011 | |||
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References
- ^ "Biography (Part Two)". Billbailey.co.uk. 2011. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ^ Lambert, Doug (23 January 2011). "Miranda Hart wins big at British Comedy Awards". Felling, Tyne and Wear: ATV Today. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ^ O'Donovan, Gerard (13 January 2011). "Today's TV highlights". The Daily Telegraph. London. ISSN 0307-1235. OCLC 613316876. Archived from the original on 15 January 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ "Bill Bailey talks funny". Chortle. 9 November 2010. Archived from the original on 21 January 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ Cookson, Steven (17 January 2011). "Comic's Choice: Alan Davies on Channel 4". Vancouver: Suite 101. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ^ Sutcliffe, Tom (17 January 2011). "The Weekend's TV: Gordon Ramsay: Shark Bait, Sun, Channel 4, Comic's Choice, Sun, Channel 4". The Independent. London. ISSN 0951-9467. OCLC 240904920. Archived from the original on 18 January 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ Venning, Harry (21 January 2011). "TV review". The Stage. London: The Stage Media. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
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