Comedy – Page 14

Nighty Night

Nighty Night is a British dark comedy sitcom written by and starring Julia Davis. It was first broadcast on 6 January 2004 on BBC Three before moving to BBC2. Notorious for its dark humour, the show follows narcissistic sociopath Jill Tyrell – who manages a beauty parlour alongside her moronic, asthmatic assistant Linda – as she learns that her husband has cancer. She uses this fact to manipulate new neighbour Cathy Cole, a wheelchair user with multiple sclerosis whose husband Don, a womanising doctor, Jill has become obsessed with. The theme tune used in the beginning of both series and during the closing credits for the first is an excerpt from the spaghetti western My Name Is Nobody, composed by the Italian film composer Ennio Morricone. In June 2006 it was announced that Sex and the City creator Darren Star would write and be executive producer of a US version, which has been commissioned for a pilot script. Steve Coogan and Henry Normal, founders of the production company Baby Cow, were to be co-Executive-Producers.

Stars: Angus Deayton Felicity Montagu Julia Davis Mark Gatiss Rebecca Front Ruth Jones

The Last Man on Earth

The year is 2022, and after an unlikely event, only one man is left on earth: Phil Miller, who used to be just an average guy who loved his family and hated his job at the bank. Now, in his RV, Phil searches the country for other survivors.

Stars: Cleopatra Coleman January Jones Keith L. Williams Kristen Schaal Mary Steenburgen Mel Rodriguez Will Forte

Fleabag

A portrait into the mind of a dry-witted, sexual, angry, porn-watching, grief-riddled woman, trying to make sense of the world. As she hurls herself headlong at modern living, Fleabag is thrown roughly up against the walls of contemporary London, with all its frenetic energy, late nights, and bright lights.

Stars: Andrew Scott Phoebe Waller-Bridge Sian Clifford

Superstore

A hilarious workplace comedy about a unique family of employees at a super-sized mega store. From the bright-eyed newbies and the seen-it-all veterans to the clueless summer hires and the in-it-for-life managers, together they hilariously tackle the day-to-day grind of rabid bargain hunters, riot-causing sales and nap-worthy training sessions.

Stars: Ben Feldman Colton Dunn Kaliko Kauahi Lauren Ash Mark McKinney Nichole Sakura Nico Santos

Parks and Recreation

In an attempt to beautify her town — and advance her career — Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, takes on bureaucrats, cranky neighbors, and single-issue fanatics whose weapons are lawsuits, the jumble of city codes, and the democratic process she loves so much.

Stars: Adam Scott Amy Poehler Aubrey Plaza Aziz Ansari Chris Pratt Jim O'Heir Nick Offerman Retta

Queens of Mystery

Matilda Stone is a perennially single female detective whose three aunts are well-known crime writers that help her solve whodunit style murders as well as set her up on blind dates.

Stars: Andrew Leung Florence Hall Julie Graham Martin Trenaman Michael Elcock Rebecca Grant Sarah Woodward Siobhan Redmond

Stath Lets Flats

Follows incompetent Greek-Cypriot lettings agent Stath, who works for the family business, Michael and Eagle. While Stath wrestles not to be outshone by their top agent, ruthlessly ambitious Carole, the company struggles against the threat of Smethwicks - the slick, high-end estate agents next door.

Stars: Al Roberts Christos Stergioglou Jamie Demetriou Katy Wix Natasia Demetriou

Year of the Rabbit

Set in the dark heart of Victorian London, Detective Inspector Rabbit is a hardened booze-hound who's seen it all. Rabbit's been chasing bad guys for as long as he can remember, but these days his heart keeps stopping at inopportune moments.

Stars: Alun Armstrong Ann Mitchell Freddie Fox Keeley Hawes Matt Berry Paul Kaye Susan Wokoma

The Witchfinder

A failing witchfinder transports a suspected witch across 1640s East Anglia to a trial that could change his fortunes forever.

Stars: Daisy May Cooper Tim Key

All Creatures Great & Small

The heartwarming and humorous adventures of a young country vet in the Yorkshire Dales in the 1930s. A remake of the 1978 series.

Stars: Anna Madeley Nicholas Ralph Rachel Shenton Samuel West

Family Guy

Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter and long-suffering Lois have three kids. Stewie (a brilliant but sadistic baby bent on killing his mother and taking over the world), Meg (the oldest, and is the most unpopular girl in town) and Chris (the middle kid, he's not very bright but has a passion for movies). The final member of the family is Brian - a talking dog and much more than a pet, he keeps Stewie in check whilst sipping Martinis and sorting through his own life issues.

Stars: Alex Borstein Arif Zahir Mila Kunis Patrick Warburton Seth Green Seth MacFarlane

Man Down

Dan is a childish idiot trapped in an adult’s life, whose world is at near collapse. His girlfriend Naomi is fast running out of patience with his inability to navigate the simplest of life tasks. He has two uniquely dysfunctional friends and a listless teaching career that sees him begrudgingly teach a version of the same lesson every day, inexplicably popular with all but one of the pupils, with his only highlight coming in the form of Miss Lipsey, a head mistress who views Dan with a mixture of pity and despair. To make matters worse, he is tormented daily by his willfully insane father, whose driving motivation in life seems to be to ensure his son is humiliated at every turn.

Stars: Ashley McGuire Greg Davies Gwyneth Powell Jeany Spark Mike Wozniak Roisin Conaty Stephanie Cole

The Other One

After Colin Walcott drops dead at his birthday party his wife Tess and daughter Cat discover he had a long-term mistress Marilyn by whom he has a daughter Cath. An irate Tess throws out Colin's belongings whilst Cat is angry with boy-friend Marcus over a text he sent to another girl. When the two half-sisters meet there is an argument over where to scatter their father's ashes, leading to police intervention whilst they also learn he may have been having an affair with yet another woman.

Stars: Ellie White Lauren Socha Siobhan Finneran

Life & Beth

A trip down memory lane is a strong source of trauma, comedy and moving forward.

Stars: Amy Schumer Yamaneika Saunders

Moonshine

About human love against the backdrop of the most powerful alcohol prohibition period in the Joseon. The private prosecutor who comes to Seoul to raise the family, a poor man and his wife who start to make drinks to pay off their debts, and the prince who keeps going over the wall to drink; the drama is about three people who can end each other's lives fatefully encountering in front of a secret liquor warehouse.

Stars: Byeon Woo-seok Choi Won-young Im Won-hee Jang Gwang Kang Mi-na Kim Ki-bang Lee Hye-ri Moon You-kang Park Ah-in Yoo Seung-ho

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