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Comedy Showcase is a series of one-off comedy specials featuring some of Britain's fledgling comedy talent. Its format is reminiscent of the much earlier Comedy Playhouse. The format was replaced in 2012 by 4Funnies.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Comedy Showcase Season 1 Episode 1 - Other People
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    #1 - Other People

    S1:E1

    Martin Freeman stars as Greg Wilson, a washed-up child magician whose career was ended in 1986 after being publicly humiliated on a kid's show phone-in. Now in his 30's, Greg is recognised at his sofa-salesman job by a former fan and asked for an autograph, a request that sets a bizarre set of circumstances in motion and sees Greg wind up in a courtroom facing a long sentence.

    Director:William Sinclair
    Writer:Toby Whithouse

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  2. Comedy Showcase Season 1 Episode 2 - Ladies and Gentlemen
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    #2 - Ladies and Gentlemen

    S1:E2

    The lives and awkward loves of a group of 30-something friends who share a house in London in 1865. Written by Peep Show's Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Comedy Showcase Season 1 Episode 3 - Plus One
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    #3 - Plus One

    S1:E3

    After his girlfriend Linsey (played by Miranda Raison) leaves him to marry Duncan James from Blue, Rob Black (played by Rory Kinnear) decides to take revenge by upstaging the couple on their wedding day. Written by Tim Allsop & Stewart Williams

    Director:Simon Delaney
    Writers:Tim Allsop, Stewart Williams

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  4. Comedy Showcase Season 1 Episode 4 - The Eejits
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    #4 - The Eejits

    S1:E4

    An Irish pub band by the name of E-Z Feelin hope to hit the big-time when a former U2 roadie gives them some of the stars' old equipment. But they run into trouble when U2 want their stuff back - and E-Z Feelin's sideline in smuggling mystery packages into Northern Ireland probably wasn't such a smart move either.

    Director:Steve Connelly
    Writers:Arthur Mathews, Paul Woodfull

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  5. Comedy Showcase Season 1 Episode 5 - Free Agents
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    #5 - Free Agents

    S1:E5

    Stephen Mangan stars as Alex, a maudlin theatrical agent, who's been thrown out by his wife. He has a disastrous one-night stand with his colleague Helen (Sharon Horgan) that ends in him sobbing with self-pity. The pair spend the rest of the episode engaged in an unseemly, often embarrassing, psychological tussle.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Comedy Showcase Season 1 Episode 6 - The Kevin Bishop Show
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    #6 - The Kevin Bishop Show

    S1:E6

    The Star Stories impressionist presents a super-fast-paced sketch show, which features a 42 sketches in 23 minutes.

    Director:Elliot Hegarty
    Writers:Tim Allsop, Stewart Williams, Kevin Bishop, Lee Hupfield, Andrew Dawson, Steve Dawson, Tim Inman, Ed Hall, Samantha Martin, Gary Monaghan, Nico Tatarowicz, David Cadji-Newby

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  7. Comedy Showcase Season 2 Episode 1 - Campus
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    #7 - Campus

    S2:E1

    A semi-improvised sitcom created by the writers of Green Wing set at the fictitious Kirke University, following the lives of some of the staff.

    Director:Victoria Pile
    Writers:Robert Harley, James Henry, Oriane Messina, Gary Parker, Victoria Pile, Richard Preddy, Fay Rusling, Christian Sandino-Taylor

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  8. Comedy Showcase Season 2 Episode 2 - PhoneShop
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    #8 - PhoneShop

    S2:E2

    Sitcom set in a mobile phone shop and a new employee working as part of a one-day trial. Featuring Ricky Gervais as script editor.

    Director:Phil Bowker
    Writer:Phil Bowker

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  9. Comedy Showcase Season 2 Episode 3 - The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
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    #9 - The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret

    S2:E3

    Sitcom about an American (played by David Cross) who takes a job running the sales team at the London branch of his company, but who has no experience of British culture, knows nothing about sales and has only one employee.

    Directors:Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
    Writers:Shaun Pye, David Cross

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  10. Comedy Showcase Season 2 Episode 4 - The Amazing Dermot
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    #10 - The Amazing Dermot

    S2:E4

    Sitcom pilot starring Rhys Darby as a struggling magician trying to get his career back on track following an incident.

    Director:Martin Dennis
    Writers:Harry Williams, Jack Williams

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  11. Comedy Showcase Season 2 Episode 5 - Guantanamo Phil
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    #11 - Guantanamo Phil

    S2:E5

    Sitcom about a birdwatcher from Stoke-on-Trent returning home after spending six years as a prisoner in Guantanamo Bay.

    Directors:Mark Bussell, Justin Sbresni
    Writers:Mark Bussell, Justin Sbresni

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  12. Comedy Showcase Season 2 Episode 6 - Girl Friday
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    #12 - Girl Friday

    S2:E6

    A sketch show feautring an all woman cast, including Josie Long, Kerry Howard, Sara Pascoe, Nat Luurtsema, Kathryn Drysdale and Lu Corfield.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Comedy Showcase Season 3 Episode 1 - Chickens
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    #13 - Chickens

    S3:E1

    It's World War I: the nation's heroes are in the trenches, apart from three young men in a sleepy English village where all the women hate them.

    Director:Steve Bendelack
    Writers:Simon Bird, Jonny Sweet, Joe Thomas

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  14. Comedy Showcase Season 3 Episode 2 - Coma Girl
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    #14 - Coma Girl

    S3:E2

    This upbeat, single-camera comedy follows a group of women who are old school friends and meet every month in an intensive care unit to lend support to one of their number who is in a coma.

    Director:Simon Delaney
    Writer:Abigail Wilson

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  15. Comedy Showcase Season 3 Episode 3 - Fun Police
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    #15 - Fun Police

    S3:E3

    A larger-than-life studio sitcom with Jack Doolan, Rhys Darby and Vic Reeves that follows the trials and tribulations of Brightsea's less than competent Health and Safety Department.

    Director:Richard Boden
    Writer:Matt Morgan

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  16. Comedy Showcase Season 3 Episode 4 - The Angelos Epithemiou Show
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    #16 - The Angelos Epithemiou Show

    S3:E4

    A studio based comedy entertainment show written by and starring Dan Skinner as his comic character Angelos Epithemiou.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dan Renton Skinner

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  17. Comedy Showcase Season 3 Episode 5 - Milton Jones's House Of Rooms
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    #17 - Milton Jones's House Of Rooms

    S3:E5

    Comedy Showcase sitcom pilot in which Milton Jones manages a house of tenants with his mother.

    Director:Ben Palmer
    Writers:Dan Evans, Milton Jones

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  18. Comedy Showcase Season 3 Episode 6 - The Function Room
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    #18 - The Function Room

    S3:E6

    Sitcom set in a pub function room which sees pub regulars who've booked the room for different events joined by new characters each week.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Comedy Showcase Season 3 Episode 7 - Felix & Murdo
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    #19 - Felix & Murdo

    S3:E7

    In 1908, banker and would-be inventor Felix and his idle, aristocratic friend Murdo, unsuccessful suitor for Felix's sister Winnie, read that the Olympic Games are to take place in London at the exorbitant cost of twelve guineas. Murdo decides to enter the javelin contest to impress Winnie though his training - by Felix - involves drinking and smoking. Meanwhile, Felix is challenged to a duel by the father of Fanny,his betrothed, after opting to see Little Titch at the music hall, rather than get married. Murdo vows to win the event on behalf of the now injured Felix. Will he pull it off or lose out to clean-cut American rival Rex Masters?

    Director:Christine Gernon
    Writer:Simon Nye

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Other People" is the worst rated episode of "Comedy Showcase". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by William Sinclair and written by Toby Whithouse, it aired on 10/5/2007. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Ladies and Gentlemen".