About this season
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.
Episodes (7)
1. Chickens
Aired 2 September 2011 • 30 min
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.
2. Coma Girl
Aired 9 September 2011 • 30 min
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.
3. Fun Police
Aired 16 September 2011 • 30 min
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.
4. The Angelos Epithemiou Show
Aired 30 December 2011 • 30 min
A studio based comedy entertainment show written by and starring Dan Skinner as his comic character Angelos Epithemiou.
5. Milton Jones's House Of Rooms
Aired 13 January 2012 • 30 min
Comedy Showcase sitcom pilot in which Milton Jones manages a house of tenants with his mother.
6. The Function Room
Aired 19 August 2012 • 30 min
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.
7. Felix & Murdo
Aired 28 December 2012 • 60 min
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?