The Comedy Unit
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The Comedy Unit or known sometimes as just Comedy Unit is a Scottish
company that produces sitcoms, 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.
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.
Scotland
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company that produces sitcoms, 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
Colin Gilbert
Colin Gilbert is a Glasgow-born television producer and outgoing senior creative director of The Comedy Unit.-Career:Gilbert began his career in comedy writing jokes for the radio shows Weekending and The News Huddlines. He joined BBC Scotland as an Assistant Floor Manager in 1975 and continued...
and became an independent production company in 1996 when Gilbert and business manager April Chamberlain left the BBC.
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
Still Game
Still Game is a Scottish sitcom, produced by The Comedy Unit with the BBC. It was created by Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill, who play the lead characters - two Glaswegian pensioners, named Jack Jarvis and Victor McDade respectively....
terminated their connections with the expanded group although the show itself continued as a co-production.
Productions
- A Kick Up the EightiesA Kick Up the EightiesA Kick Up the Eighties was a 1981-1984 BBC Scotland sketch show starring Robbie Coltrane, Tracey Ullman, Richard Stilgoe, Miriam Margolyes, Rik Mayall, Ron Bain and Roger Sloman....
(1981) - Laugh??? I Nearly Paid My Licence Fee (1985)
- City LightsCity Lights (TV series)City Lights is a Scottish television sitcom made by BBC Scotland and set in Glasgow. It ran from 1985 to 1991 and was written by Bob Black...
(1984-1991) - Naked VideoNaked VideoNaked Video was a BBC Scotland comedy series, broadcast between 1986 and 1991 on BBC2, the series was created by Colin Gilbert who also created A Kick Up the Eighties and Naked Radio.-Naked Radio:...
(1986-1991) - Rab C. NesbittRab C. NesbittRab C. Nesbitt is a Scottish sitcom which began in 1988. Produced by BBC Scotland, it stars Gregor Fisher as an alcoholic Glaswegian who believed unemployment was the life for him...
(1988–1999, 2008-) - Only an Excuse?Only an Excuse?Only An Excuse? is an annual Scottish football comedy sketch show that airs each Hogmanay.Starring actor and comedian Jonathan Watson, the show features impressions of some of Scottish football's great characters such as Denis Law, Tommy Burns, Barry Ferguson, Sir Alex Ferguson, Frank McAvennie,...
(1993-) - The Baldy Man (1995-1997)
- Atletico Partick (1996)
- Chewin' the FatChewin' the FatChewin' 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.Chewin' the Fat first started as a radio series on BBC Radio Scotland...
(1998–2002) - Caledonian Macbrains (2001)
- Still GameStill GameStill Game is a Scottish sitcom, produced by The Comedy Unit with the BBC. It was created by Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill, who play the lead characters - two Glaswegian pensioners, named Jack Jarvis and Victor McDade respectively....
(2002–2007) - The Karen Dunbar ShowThe Karen Dunbar ShowThe Karen Dunbar Show was a television comedy sketch show that aired on BBC One Scotland, starring the popular Scottish comedian Karen Dunbar . It is one of the many popular Scottish comedies produced by BBC Scotland....
(2003–2004) - LegitLegit (TV series)Legit was a Scottish sitcom produced by The Comedy Unit, written by Robert Florence and Iain Connell and broadcast on BBC One Scotland. The pilot episode aired on 16 September 2006 to much critical acclaim and positive reviews. The first series started on the September 7, 2007 with the pilot...
(2006–2008) - Offside (2004-2007)
- Having it AllHaving it all"Having it all" was a six-episode radio drama series on BBC Scotland aired in 2007 written by Jackie Bird and produced by The Comedy Unit.- Plot :The plot of "having it all" revolves around Debbie and her family- her teenage daughter named Lucy and her ten year old son Oliver...
(2007) - Empty (2008)
- Gary: Tank CommanderGary: Tank CommanderGary: Tank Commander is a BAFTA-award winning sitcom written and created by Greg McHugh and produced by the Comedy Unit. The show originated in 2008 as a one-off pilot for More4, under the title Gary's War. A full series was subsequently commissioned and broadcast on BBC Two Scotland in December...
(2009-) - Limmy's ShowLimmy's ShowLimmy's Show is a Scottish comedy sketch show written, animated and directed by Brian Limond. The show stars Brian Limond, Ryan Fletcher, Paul McCole,Alan McHugh and Kirstin McLean...
(2009-) - BurnistounBurnistounBurnistoun is a sketch show for BBC Scotland by the Scottish comedians Iain Connell and Robert Florence. The show is produced by The Comedy Unit....
(2010-) - Frankie Boyle’s Tramadol NightsFrankie Boyle’s Tramadol NightsFrankie Boyle’s Tramadol Nights is a comedy sketch show created by Frankie Boyle, starring Boyle himself alongside Jim Muir, Tom Stade, Robert Florence and Thaila Zucchi.-History:...
(2010)