The Comedy Unit or known sometimes as just Comedy Unit is a
Scottish
Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including:
*Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland
*Scottish English
*Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...
company that produces
sitcom
A sitcom, a Portmanteau, 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 troup ...
s, comedy sketches, live shows and other comedy productions. It began life as an in-house BBC department in 1983 under the auspices of Producer
Colin Gilbert and became an independent production company in 1996 when Gilbert and business manager April Chamberlain left the BBC. By 2001 they had an annual turnover of £2million a core staff of 12 employees. They have produced radio and television shows that were aired on
BBC Scotland and
BBC Radio Scotland
BBC Radio Scotland is a Scotland, Scottish radio station, radio network owned and operated by BBC Scotland, a division of the BBC. It broadcasts a wide variety of programmes. It replaced the Scottish BBC Radio 4 opt-out service of the same na ...
.
It was bought by London-based RDF Media Group in 2006
which in turn was acquired by Paris-based Zodiak Entertainment Group in 2010. The creators of
Still Game terminated their connections with the expanded group although the show itself continued as a co-production. Zodiak was in turn acquired by the
Banijay Group in 2016.
Productions
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Laugh??? I Nearly Paid My Licence Fee'' (1985)
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City Lights'' (1984–1991)
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Naked Video'' (1986–1991)
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Rab C. Nesbitt'' (1988–1999, 2008–2014)
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Only an Excuse?'' (1993–2020)
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The Baldy Man
''The Baldy Man'' is a television series starring Gregor Fisher, a Scottish comedian. It was broadcast in two series comprising thirteen episodes on ITV, screening in 1995 and 1998, and produced for Carlton Television by Working Title Films. B ...
'' (1995–1997)
*'' Atletico Partick'' (1996)
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Chewin' the Fat
''Chewin' the Fat'' is a Scottish comedy sketch show, starring Ford Kiernan, Greg Hemphill and Karen Dunbar. Comedians Paul Riley and Mark Cox also appeared regularly on the show among other actors such as Gregor Fisher and Tom Urie.
'' ...
'' (1998–2002)
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Caledonian Macbrains'' (2001)
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Still Game'' (2002–2019)
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The Karen Dunbar Show'' (2003–2004)
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Offside'' (2004–2007)
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Legit
''Legit'' is a slang abbreviation of '' legitimate''. It may also refer to:
* Legit (professional wrestling)
* ''Legit'' (2006 TV series), Scottish sitcom
* ''Legit'' (2013 TV series), created by comedian Jim Jefferies
* Legit Ballin', a recor ...
'' (2006–2008)
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Having it All
''Having it all'' was a five-episode 2007 radio drama series on BBC Radio Scotland written by Jackie Bird
Jacqueline Bird (née Macpherson, born 31 July 1962) is a Scottish journalist and broadcaster, best known as a former anchor of the BBC ...
'' (2007)
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Fags, Mags and Bags'' (2007–2016)
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Empty'' (2008)
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Gary: Tank Commander'' (2009–2012)
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Limmy's Show'' (2009–2013)
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Frankie Boyle's Tramadol Nights'' (2010)
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Mordrin McDonald: 21st Century Wizard'' (2010–2012)
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Burnistoun
''Burnistoun'' is a Scottish comedy sketch show broadcast by BBC Scotland, written by the comedians Iain Connell and Robert Florence. The show was produced by The Comedy Unit.
The series is set in a fictional Scottish town called Burnistoun in ...
'' (2009–2019)
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Badults'' (2013–present)
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Scot Squad'' (2014–present)
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Soft Border Patrol
''Soft Border Patrol'' is a Northern Irish mockumentary sitcom in the style of a reality television programme based around the subject of the Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border in a post-Brexit world. It shadows the ''Soft Border Patrol ...
'' (2018–present)
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Tourist Trap
A tourist trap is an establishment (or group of establishments) that has been created or re-purposed with the aim of attracting tourists and their money. Tourist traps will typically provide overpriced services, entertainment, food, souveni ...
'' (2018–present)
References
External links
The Comedy Unit
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Television production companies of the United Kingdom
Banijay