''Cardinal Burns'' is a
British television
Regular television broadcasts in the United Kingdom started in 1936 as a public service which was free of advertising, which followed the first demonstration of a transmitted moving image in 1926. Currently, the United Kingdom has a collection ...
sketch show starring Seb Cardinal (born 1973 or 1974) and
Dustin Demri-Burns (born July 1978).
After a pilot on BBC Three, the first series began on 8 May 2012 on
E4, before moving to
Channel 4 for the second series in 2014.
Series 1 (2012)
Recurring characters included The Office Flirt, a pair of Cockney cabbies, and a middle-class
spoken word poet, alongside parodies of
Banksy and "
scripted reality" programmes such as ''
The Hills'' and ''
Made in Chelsea''.
Ensemble cast members for this series were
Bridget Christie
Bridget Louise Christie (born 17 August 1971) is an English stand-up comedian, actress and writer. She has written and performed 12 Edinburgh Festival Fringe shows and several comedy tours, in addition to radio and television work. She has rece ...
, James Puddephatt, Ronnie Lushington,
Aisling Bea,
Fiona Button,
Lucinda Dryzek, Jeff Wode, Simon Coombs, Ayuk Marchant, Clare Warde, William Hartley, Terence Maynard and Travis Oliver.
Series 2 (2014)
''Cardinal Burns'' was renewed by
Channel 4 for a second series in September 2012. On 10 May 2013, Channel 4 confirmed that the show would move from E4. The second series began airing on 30 April 2014.
Awards
* 2012:
British Comedy Awards, ''Cardinal Burns'' was nominated for "Best Comedy Breakthrough Artist", "Best New Comedy Programme", and won the "Best Sketch Show" award.
* 2013:
Broadcast Awards, ''Cardinal Burns'' won "Best Multichannel Programme" and "Best Comedy Programme"
* 2013: Loaded LAFTA Awards, ''Cardinal Burns'' won for "Funniest TV Show"
* 2013: BAFTA Nomination for "Best Comedy"
Reception
The series received generally positive reviews. ''
The Guardian'' praised the characters and performances and called the show "refreshing", The ''
Independent on Sunday'' said the show was "sharply written
ndnicely paced", and ''
Metro'' found it "original and funny".
References
External links
''Cardinal Burns''at Channel 4
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2012 British television series debuts
2014 British television series endings
2010s British television sketch shows
Channel 4 sketch shows
English-language television shows
E4 (TV channel) original programming
Television series by Left Bank Pictures