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Funny Girls (TV Series)
''Funny Girls'' is a New Zealand sitcom sketch comedy television series starring Rose Matafeo and Laura Daniel. It premiered on 23 October 2015 on Three (TV channel), Three. Plot The series follows Laura and Rose as they produce sketches for a fictional comedy series, fielding ideas from their male bosses and their producer Pauline. Cast * Rose Matafeo as Rose, a sketch comedy actress * Laura Daniel as Laura, a sketch comedy actress * Jackie van Beek as Pauline, Laura and Rose's producer * Kimberley Crossman * Antonia Prebble * Teuila Blakely Broadcast The show premiered on 23 October 2015 on Three (TV channel), TV3. In 2016, the series returned for a second season. with six episodes. Actress Madeleine Sami made her television directorial debut. Comedy Central was accused of ripping off an episode of the show. In 2018, the Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern appeared a sketch on the show about women's suffrage. A third season ran in 2018 for six half-hour episodes. Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitcom
A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use new characters in each sketch, and stand-up comedy, where a comedian tells jokes and stories to an audience. Sitcoms originated in radio, but today are found mostly on television as one of its dominant narrative forms. A situation comedy television program may be recorded in front of a studio audience, depending on the program's production format. The effect of a live studio audience can be imitated or enhanced by the use of a laugh track. Critics disagree over the utility of the term "sitcom" in classifying shows that have come into existence since the turn of the century. Many contemporary American sitcoms use the single-camera setup and do not feature a laugh track, thus often resembling the dramedy shows of the 1980s and 1990s rather t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |