About this season
Comedy Lab is a British television series which showcases pilots of experimental comedy shows. Series have been aired irregularly on Channel 4 and E4 since 1998. Several pilots first shown on Comedy Lab have gone on to spawn full series, most notably Trigger Happy TV, Fonejacker, That Peter Kay Thing, Meet the Magoons and FM. It also gave Jimmy Carr his first television appearance in Jimmy Carr's World of…Corporate Videos. The 2001 series features the episodes Knife and Wife, Orcadia, Daydream Believers: Brand New Beamer and Jimmy Carr's World of…Corporate Videos featuring Jimmy Carr. The 2008 series features the episodes Headwreckers, Mr and Mrs Fandango, Olivia Lee's Naughty Bits, Karl Pilkington: Satisfied Fool, Pappy's Fun Club, School of Comedy and Slaterwood. 2010's shows are iCandy, Happy Finish, Penelope Princess of Pets, Jack Whitehall Secret Census, Filth, Moviemash and Hung Out. The 2011 lineup includes: Anna & Katy, Totally Tom and Rick and Peter.
Episodes (12)
1. 3anusPIE
Aired 10 October 2000
2. Popcultomania
Aired 10 October 2000
3. The Earl
Aired 11 October 2000
4. Shut Up and Dance
Aired 17 October 2000
5. House of Rock Awards
Aired 17 October 2000
6. The Scunthorpe Ball Run
Aired 24 October 2000
7. The Cannonball Run
Aired 24 October 2000
8. Global Pillage
Aired 31 October 2000
9. Anderson
Aired 7 November 2000
10. Critical Mass
Aired 14 November 2000
11. Rolf's Animal Hairdressers
Aired 21 November 2000
12. Meat
Aired 21 November 2000