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Is scripted comedy dead?

  • 09-11-2020 8:51pm
    #1
    Harry Palmr
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    Maybe it's covid and the hiatus in production right now but if seems like comedy which is not panel or standup based us now almost dead having been in decline for years, certainly on the main channels during peak viewing hours. This thought popped into my head when Maxx seemed to be the only programme to fit the bill on at the moment, along with a rerun of Blackadder starting on BBC One on Friday, I think.

    ITV has been wasteland for years bar the odd usually ill-judged attempt but even Channel 4, usually a good source for new comedy hardly has any commissions on it's books. Is chat just the cheaper option for humour now?


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  • #2
    ArmaniJeanss
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    Harry Palmr wrote: »
    Maybe it's covid and the hiatus in production right now but if seems like comedy which is not panel or standup based us now almost dead having been in decline for years, certainly on the main channels during peak viewing hours. This thought popped into my head when Maxx seemed to be the only programme to fit the bill on at the moment, along with a rerun of Blackadder starting on BBC One on Friday, I think.

    ITV has been wasteland for years bar the odd usually ill-judged attempt but even Channel 4, usually a good source for new comedy hardly has any commissions on it's books. Is chat just the cheaper option for humour now?

    I think there's still a fair few 'sitcoms' on the various stations.
    Not all my cup of tea, but here's a few off the top of my head...

    BBC have commissioned a few more series of Not Going Out, Motherland III should be ready soon and Ghosts seems to be a major hit. Mitchells and Webbs second series of Back is in post production afaik.

    Channel 4 have Statts Lets Flats which the yoof seem to like.

    Dave has dipped the toe in a bit with the excellent 'Meet the Richardsons' and new eps of Red Dwarf.
    Gold usually do a few small series each year (Cockfields, SandyLands and the redone Dads Army eps the most recent).

    ITV nothing since Benidorm that I know of.

    edit : Forgot about Sky.
    I haven't liked much of their recent output but they've had comedy series over the last year centred around Karl Pilkington, the Bake-off women as assasins, and the Arya Stark (Maise Williams?) thing.


  • #3
    callaway92
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    I mean.. Curb your Enthusiasm is still great.


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