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notanotherone
29-07-2010, 11:37 AM
Sky Unveils Major New Commitment to UK Comedy
Sky today announced a major commitment to original British comedy, with a raft of new shows for its flagship entertainment channel, Sky1. The line-up features some of the UK's best loved names including Ruth Jones, Dawn French, Victoria Wood, Catherine Tate, Kathy Burke, Stephen Fry, Bill Bailey and Sally Lindsay.
The new commissions are part of Sky's ongoing commitment to invest in must-see content which delivers more value to existing customers and creates more reasons to join Sky. Supported by a multi-million pound investment fund, the new productions will complement the success of the Emmy? and Golden Globe? nominated Modern Family and the multi award- winningThe Simpsons.
The first commissions to be announced include:
Stella - the brainchild of Ruth Jones, the co-writer and co-star of the multi-award winning Gavin and Stacey.
Mount Pleasant - a comedy drama following the not-so-perfect life of Mancunian thirty-something Lisa (Sally Lindsay, Coronation Street), and her husband Dan (Daniel Ryan, The Street).
This Is Jinsy - an eccentric comedy written by and starring newcomers Chris Bran andJustin Chubbabout the bizarre residents of the fictional Island of Jinsy.
Little Crackers - a season of autobiographical comic shorts from Britain's best-loved stars for this Christmas' schedule. The all-star line-up, many making their debut on Sky, includesDawn French, Catherine Tate, Kathy Burke, Stephen Fry. Victoria Wood and Bill Bailey will also be directing their tales.

These are the first raft of HD comedies to be announced with more to be confirmed in the coming months.



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footnote:S*Y are increasing their package by ?2.50 so if you got their magazine check the letter that came with it

Diablo13
30-07-2010, 11:51 AM
I've never even heard of half of them and never watched any of the shows they mentioned!
It sounds like cheap telly to me, instead of investing in decent quality drama, or comedy drama?