School of Comedy is a British character-based comedy sketch show which was turned into a television show after a successful run of review shows at the Edinburgh festival.[1]
1 October 2009 (2009-10-01) – 18 October 2010 (2010-10-18)
The cast was entirely made up from members of the after-school drama club of The Harrodian School in London, run by teacher Laura Lawson.[2]
The show comprised sketches involving a very diverse group of characters; from a lesbian couple in 1940s war-time Britain, to a pair of South-African security guards. The show is different from other comedy sketch shows because even though the show's content is mature enough to need to be shown after the watershed, the roles were all played by school-aged performers.
The show ran for two series on E4 from 1 October 2009[3] to 18 October 2010.[4]
Bota Saffas - One of two South-African security guards. Geoff - A 1970s copper. Leonard Lizard - A greedy, closeted 1980s businessman who founded Lizard Corporation. Parody of Gordon Gekko. Mr Mills - A blunt and 'non-PC' school teacher. Pongo - A 1940s homosexual navy officer whose wife is a lesbian. Terry - A 'typical white van man' (a British stereotype of a handyman). And smaller non-recurring parts
Marv - A hot-shot Hollywood movie producer. Marcus - An employee of Lizard Corporation, and the object of Leonard's affection. And smaller non-recurring parts
Beth Rylance
Angharad - A rude blind lady who despises her husband. Karel - An Eastern-Europeanimmigrant working for a rich British family. Margot - A 1940s lesbian. Vota Saffas - One of two South-African security guards. And smaller non-recurring parts
School of Comedy stage clip from Comedy Shuffle on BBC YouTube channel
Matthewman, Scott (25 August 2010). "School of Comedy: The Stage Podcast #72". The Stage Online. Retrieved on 26 August 2010.
January 01, 1970
school, comedy, british, character, based, comedy, sketch, show, which, turned, into, television, show, after, successful, review, shows, edinburgh, festival, title, cardgenrecomedycreated, bylaura, lawsondirected, byalex, hardcastlestarringvarious, actors, ac. School of Comedy is a British character based comedy sketch show which was turned into a television show after a successful run of review shows at the Edinburgh festival 1 School of ComedyTitle cardGenreComedyCreated byLaura LawsonDirected byAlex HardcastleStarringVarious actors actressesCountry of originUnited KingdomOriginal languageEnglishNo of series2No of episodes12ProductionExecutive producerAndy HarriesProducerLaura LawsonEditorSteve AndrewsRunning time30 minutesProduction companyLeft Bank PicturesOriginal releaseNetworkE4 series Release1 October 2009 2009 10 01 18 October 2010 2010 10 18 The cast was entirely made up from members of the after school drama club of The Harrodian School in London run by teacher Laura Lawson 2 The show comprised sketches involving a very diverse group of characters from a lesbian couple in 1940s war time Britain to a pair of South African security guards The show is different from other comedy sketch shows because even though the show s content is mature enough to need to be shown after the watershed the roles were all played by school aged performers The show ran for two series on E4 from 1 October 2009 3 to 18 October 2010 4 The show has been credited with starting the careers of Will Poulter Charlie Wernham and Jack Harries Poulter has gone on to star in films such as The Chronicles of Narnia The Voyage of the Dawn Treader We re the Millers and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 while Harries went on to start a YouTube channel named JacksGap which had over 4 million subscribers and made Harries both well known and popular on the internet Wernham has gone on to play parts in Bad Education Some Girls and The Inbetweeners and Robbie Roscoe in Hollyoaks Beth Rylance has since had a lead role in The Ministry of Curious Stuff and has had various guest and advertising roles 5 Cast Character s editActor Actress Character s Will Poulter Bota Saffas One of two South African security guards Geoff A 1970s copper Leonard Lizard A greedy closeted 1980s businessman who founded Lizard Corporation Parody of Gordon Gekko Mr Mills A blunt and non PC school teacher Pongo A 1940s homosexual navy officer whose wife is a lesbian Terry A typical white van man a British stereotype of a handyman And smaller non recurring parts Jack Harries Marv A hot shot Hollywood movie producer Marcus An employee of Lizard Corporation and the object of Leonard s affection And smaller non recurring parts Beth Rylance Angharad A rude blind lady who despises her husband Karel An Eastern European immigrant working for a rich British family Margot A 1940s lesbian Vota Saffas One of two South African security guards And smaller non recurring parts Africa Nile 6 Lilly Lucia Ainsworth 6 Ella Ainsworth 6 Grace Vance 6 Max Langdale Brown 6 Joe Taylor 6 Hector McCormick 6 Charlie Wernham 6 Evie Henderson 6 Arthur Sturridge 6 Olivia Archer Deakin 6 Lacey Ann Walsh 6 Finn HarriesReferences edit Interview with Laura Lawson E4 Website Retrieved on 16 June 2013 Interview with Laura Lawson Will Poulter amp Beth Rylance Channel 4 s Series 1 Episode 1 Summary Channel 4 Website Retrieved on 16 June 2013 Channel 4 s Series 2 Episode 6 Summary Channel 4 Website Retrieved on 16 June 2013 Beth Rylance United Agents unitedagents co uk Archived from the original on 15 November 2014 a b c d e f g h i j k l School of Comedy Production Details British Comedy Guide 2008 External links editSchool of Comedy at IMDb nbsp School of Comedy at E4 com School of Comedy The actual School of Comedy in London School of Comedy at British Comedy Guide School of Comedy stage clip from Comedy Shuffle on BBC YouTube channel Matthewman Scott 25 August 2010 School of Comedy The Stage Podcast 72 The Stage Online Retrieved on 26 August 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title School of Comedy amp oldid 1221164330, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
