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Sorry, I've Got No Head is a CBBC
CBBC
CBBC is one of two brand names used for the BBC's children's television strands. Between 1985 and 2002, CBBC was the name given to all the BBC's programmes on TV for children aged under 14...

 children's
Children's television series
Children's television series, are commercial television programs designed for, and marketed to children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run in the early evening, for the children that go to school...

 sketch comedy
Sketch comedy
A sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes or vignettes, called "sketches," commonly between one and ten minutes long. Such sketches are performed by a group of comic actors or comedians, either on stage or through an audio and/or visual medium such as broadcasting...

. The programme's cast originally consisted of William Andrews
William Andrews (comedian)
William Andrews is a British actor and comedian.Andrews attended Edinburgh College of Art where he gained a Bachelor of Arts in Photography....

, David Armand
David Armand
David Armand is an English comedian, actor and writer who has performed on stage, film, radio and most notably, television, where the shows he has appeared in include Fast and Loose , How Not To Live Your Life, Pulling, The Armstrong and Miller Show, Swinging, and Peep Show.He is one of the...

, James Bachman
James Bachman
James Bachman is an English comedian, actor and writer.He has written for many U.K. radio and television programmes, including That Mitchell and Webb Look , That Mitchell and Webb Sound , Popetown , and Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway...

, Marcus Brigstocke
Marcus Brigstocke
Marcus Alexander Brigstocke is an English comedian, actor and satirist who has worked extensively in stand-up comedy, television, radio and in 2010-2011 musical theatre. He is particularly associated with the 6.30pm comedy slot on BBC Radio 4, having frequently appeared on several of its shows...

, Anna Crilly
Anna Crilly
Anna Crilly is an English actress and comedian. Secondary school: Kent College, Pembury. Crilly attended Middlesex University where she studied performing arts...

, Justin Edwards
Justin Edwards
Justin Edwards is an English actor and writer.Born in Hampshire, Justin studied at Manchester University, before training at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. He was a member of sketch trio The Consultants, alongside Neil Edmond and James Rawlings...

, Mark Evans
Mark Evans (comedian/writer)
Mark Evans is a Welsh comedian, actor, and writer.He has written for many U.K. radio and television programmes, including That Mitchell and Webb Look , The Late Edition , That Mitchell and Webb Sound , Popetown , and Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway...

, Mel Giedroyc
Mel Giedroyc
Mel Giedroyc is an English television presenter, actress, and writer.-Mel and Sue:Giedroyc is best known for presenting comedy items alongside Sue Perkins. The two women met whilst students at Cambridge and both were members of the famous Footlights comedy club.As Mel and Sue, the duo were...

, Marek Larwood
Marek Larwood
Marek Larwood is an English comedian and actor in television, radio and theatre. He is best known for the BBC Three sitcom/sketch show, Rush Hour and for being one third of the comedy trio We Are Klang....

 and Nick Mohammed
Nick Mohammed
Nick Mohammed is a British comedian, actor and writer.-Early life:Nick Mohammed started his school life at Meanwood C of E primary in Leeds LS7....

. It is written by cast members Evans, Edwards and Armand, as well as Toby Davies and Chris Reddy, amongst others.

The first series began in 2008, where sketches included Jasmine and Prudith, who think everything will cost "a thousand pounds"; the Witchfinder General, who calls people witches and witchmen show up to take them away; the Fearless Vikings, who are scared of everything; and Ross from the Outer Hebrides, who has the dubious distinction of being the only pupil in a school with just one teacher.

The second series began in 2009 and feature three new cast members; Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Fergus Craig
Fergus Craig
Fergus Craig in Sunderland is a British stand-up comic and actor in theatre, television and radio . He studied at the University of Manchester....

 and Toby Davies. Marek Larwood
Marek Larwood
Marek Larwood is an English comedian and actor in television, radio and theatre. He is best known for the BBC Three sitcom/sketch show, Rush Hour and for being one third of the comedy trio We Are Klang....

 did not return. New sketches include Embarrassed Louise, who struggles to deal with an unusual problem; an angry Snowman, who battles for equality in everyday life; and a sitcom featuring a family of dung beetles.

The third series started in May 2011 and also a spin off series featuring what the video game characters from the sketch "Backstage Access" get up to in their spare time. This spin-off series is called "Pixelface" and began airing in January 2011. Javone Prince
Javone Prince
Javone Prince is a British comedian and actor. He has appeared in many British comedy television shows, such as; Horrible Histories, Sorry, I've Got No Head and Little Miss Jocelyn. He is most famous for starring as Jerwayne in PhoneShop. He is currently performing in the second series of PhoneShop...

 and Marek Larwood
Marek Larwood
Marek Larwood is an English comedian and actor in television, radio and theatre. He is best known for the BBC Three sitcom/sketch show, Rush Hour and for being one third of the comedy trio We Are Klang....

 appeared in the new series.

The show started airing on YTV Canada in late 2009, and season 2 started airing in late 2010.

Current Sketches

  • Jasmine And Prudith, who believe everything will cost a thousand pounds
  • Emily and Montey Forrest, who are the world's least successful musical theatre duo and decide to cast their own play
  • The Cake Man, who uses every means possible to steal peoples cake
  • Advice Man, who tells you really stupid things to do that he obviously has done, such as lending your clothes to the Incredible Hulk
  • Jasper the Dog, who always goes missing and is eventually found buying something from a shop or helping some random person
  • Colin and Malcolm, two overweight aeroplane attendants that eat all of their food for some made-up reason
  • Phillipe the French exchange student, who has been living with Danny's father for twenty years and always makes Danny's life a misery
  • Dean the "superhero", whose mother insists he has powers and forces him to wear a silly costume
  • The Museum of Imagination, where Mr Elevenses and Mr Faraway show unwitting guests imaginary exhibits, then unveil a real one after they storm out
  • The Dinner Lady, who randomly presses the Big Red Button of Doom if any student or staff falls for her traps
  • The Witchfinder General, who finds himself annoyed by some member of the public and declares them a witch, at which point angry villagers carry them away
  • The Beekeeper who finds people having trouble in life and promises them that his bees can help
  • The Outer Hebridean Island of North Barassay, where the school has only one teacher and one pupil
  • Remote Control Legs Man, who tries to live an ordinary life despite the fact that his legs require a remote control to move (started out as an Advice Man in season 1)
  • The Angry Snowman, who isn't allowed near things that get very hot and then accuses people of "discrimination"
  • Blueberries, where a lady hosting a cooking show flatulates whenever she talks or thinks about blueberries
  • Sticky Martin, whose hands get stuck to everything
  • The guy who starts out with a simple problem, at which point the narrator points out that he is a complete idiot (eg trying to dial a potato instead of a phone) and starts shouting at him
  • The Office of International World Records, where one guy comes in every day and tries (and fails) to break a record
  • Embarrassed Louise, who inflates to a great size whenever she is embarrassed
  • The Fearless Vikings who are scared of everything
  • "I'm Eddie Big!", where this guy with a massive afro insists that his friend have the biggest possible things
  • Tony Take It, who lives down the back of the sofa and steals things
  • The man who starts complaining about a terrible smell while waiting for a bus, then eventually launching something from his nose
  • The Hot or Not girls, who start off by stating that something is so "hot", then after a long discussion deciding that it is SO NOT HOT
  • The doctor who diagnoses people with weird ailments, such as a paparazzi, or becoming a mime artist
  • The Zombie News Network, involving zombies trying to take part in sports but eventually losing some limbs
  • The Lady Tourist, who tells people where something is (e.g swimming pool) and tells them to demonstrate the activities there (showing different swim strokes)

Cast

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! style="width:17%; background:#fada00;"| Main Characters
! style="width:26%; background:#fada00;"| Played By
|- style="background:FFFFFF#;"|
| Tony the Dung Beetle, Colin, Harry bold, Monty Forest, Jasmine, Philippe the 40 year old french exchange student, Marion Clarke
| Marcus Brigstocke
Marcus Brigstocke
Marcus Alexander Brigstocke is an English comedian, actor and satirist who has worked extensively in stand-up comedy, television, radio and in 2010-2011 musical theatre. He is particularly associated with the 6.30pm comedy slot on BBC Radio 4, having frequently appeared on several of its shows...


|- style="background:FFFFFF#;"|
| Mark the Record Breaker, Cake eater, Ross, Prudith, Jasper the Dog, Bee keeper, Sticky Martin, Eric the Viking (Series 2), Alex Ferguson
Alex Ferguson
Sir Alexander Chapman "Alex" Ferguson, CBE is a Scottish association football manager and former player, currently managing Manchester United, where he has been in charge since 1986...

, Gerald, Bee, Lifeguard, Steve
| James Bachman
James Bachman
James Bachman is an English comedian, actor and writer.He has written for many U.K. radio and television programmes, including That Mitchell and Webb Look , That Mitchell and Webb Sound , Popetown , and Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway...


|- style="background:FFFFFF#;"|
| Aethelwyne, Mr. Elevensies, Maxwell the Dung Beetle, Drew, Danny (Eddie big), Bad Mum and Dad's son, Nose Man, Frank
| William Andrews
William Andrews (comedian)
William Andrews is a British actor and comedian.Andrews attended Edinburgh College of Art where he gained a Bachelor of Arts in Photography....


|- style="background:FFFFFF#;"|
| Embarressed Louise, Tammy, Cindy the Dung beetle, Dinner Lady, Valery Carpenter, Blueberry Woman, Claireparker, Sylvi, Sades, Bad Mum, The Secret Negotiator
| Anna Crilly
Anna Crilly
Anna Crilly is an English actress and comedian. Secondary school: Kent College, Pembury. Crilly attended Middlesex University where she studied performing arts...


|- style="background:FFFFFF#;"|
| Headless Bill, Angry Snowman, Malcom, Mr. Faraway, Witchfinder General, Ross' Grandad, Rex Dynamo (Pixelface), Timothy, Dean the Superhero, Jim Bluebeard, Alan Sugar
Alan Sugar
Alan Michael Sugar, Baron Sugar is a British entrepreneur, media personality and political advisor. From humble origins in the East End of London, Sugar now has an estimated fortune of £770m , and was ranked 89th in the Sunday Times Rich List 2011...

, Ben
| David Armand
David Armand
David Armand is an English comedian, actor and writer who has performed on stage, film, radio and most notably, television, where the shows he has appeared in include Fast and Loose , How Not To Live Your Life, Pulling, The Armstrong and Miller Show, Swinging, and Peep Show.He is one of the...


|- style="background:FFFFFF#;"|
| Archie, Clive the Clown, Viking Chief, Danny (Philipe)'s dad, World Record Executive, Clive the Wise's Dad, Jim Bluebeard's Dad, Grunbendior
| Justin Edwards
Justin Edwards
Justin Edwards is an English actor and writer.Born in Hampshire, Justin studied at Manchester University, before training at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. He was a member of sketch trio The Consultants, alongside Neil Edmond and James Rawlings...


|- style="background:FFFFFF#;"|
| Jasper the Dog's owner, Barbra the Dung Beetle, Timothy's Mum, Emily Forest, Dr. Armani's mum, Ben's mum, Jades, Doctor (Series 3), Jim Bluebeard's mum, Gilllian the Nurse, North Barrasay Narrator
Narrator
A narrator is, within any story , the fictional or non-fictional, personal or impersonal entity who tells the story to the audience. When the narrator is also a character within the story, he or she is sometimes known as the viewpoint character. The narrator is one of three entities responsible for...

, Tammy's Mum, the Lady tourist
| Mel Giedroyc
Mel Giedroyc
Mel Giedroyc is an English television presenter, actress, and writer.-Mel and Sue:Giedroyc is best known for presenting comedy items alongside Sue Perkins. The two women met whilst students at Cambridge and both were members of the famous Footlights comedy club.As Mel and Sue, the duo were...


|- style="background:FFFFFF#;"|
| Eddie Big, Olaff (series 3), Headmaster
| Javone Prince
Javone Prince
Javone Prince is a British comedian and actor. He has appeared in many British comedy television shows, such as; Horrible Histories, Sorry, I've Got No Head and Little Miss Jocelyn. He is most famous for starring as Jerwayne in PhoneShop. He is currently performing in the second series of PhoneShop...


|- style="background:FFFFFF#;"|
| Waveman (Series 1), Advice Man, Remote Control Legs Man, Tony-take-it, Experimenter, Eric the Viking (Series 3)
| Marek Larwood
Marek Larwood
Marek Larwood is an English comedian and actor in television, radio and theatre. He is best known for the BBC Three sitcom/sketch show, Rush Hour and for being one third of the comedy trio We Are Klang....


|- style="background:FFFFFF#;"|
| Problem man, Dr Armani, Victim of Jasmine and Prudiths "A Thousand Pounds" rants, Rex Dynamo (Backstage access)
| Nick Mohammed
Nick Mohammed
Nick Mohammed is a British comedian, actor and writer.-Early life:Nick Mohammed started his school life at Meanwood C of E primary in Leeds LS7....


|- style="background:FFFFFF#;"|
| Ben, Terry Brave, Waveman (Series 2), Sphen the Viking, Danny (Philipe), Simon
| Fergus Craig
Fergus Craig
Fergus Craig in Sunderland is a British stand-up comic and actor in theatre, television and radio . He studied at the University of Manchester....


|- style="background:FFFFFF#;"|
| Doctor (Series 2), Olaff the Viking (Series 2), Riley (Backstage Access)
| Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
|- style="background:FFFFFF#;"|
| Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen
Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CH, CBE is an English actor. He has received a Tony Award, two Academy Award nominations, and five Emmy Award nominations. His work has spanned genres from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction...

, Emily and Monty's Casting Director
| Toby Davies
|- style="background:FFFFFF#;"|
| Bad Dad, Tammy's storyteller, Clive the wise
| Mark Evans
Mark Evans (comedian/writer)
Mark Evans is a Welsh comedian, actor, and writer.He has written for many U.K. radio and television programmes, including That Mitchell and Webb Look , The Late Edition , That Mitchell and Webb Sound , Popetown , and Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway...


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