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''Comedy Showcase'' is a series of one-off
comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...
specials featuring some of Britain's fledgling comedy talent. Its format is reminiscent of the much earlier ''
Comedy Playhouse ''Comedy Playhouse'' is a long-running British anthology series of one-off unrelated sitcoms that aired for 120 episodes from 1961 to 1975. Many episodes later graduated to their own series, including ''Steptoe and Son'', '' Meet the Wife'', ' ...
''. The format was replaced in 2012 by 4Funnies.Khalsa, Balihar (8 November 2012).
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Series overview


Episodes


Series 1 (2007)


Series 2 (2009)


Series 3 (2011–2012)


References


External links

*{{Channel4.com, programmes/comedy-showcase
British Sitcom Guide
2000s British comedy television series 2010s British comedy television series 2007 British television series debuts 2012 British television series endings Channel 4 sitcoms Television pilot seasons Television series by Big Talk Productions Television series by ITV Studios English-language television shows