''Comedy Lab'' 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 ...

series which showcases pilots of experimental

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term ori ...

shows. Series have been aired irregularly on

Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...

and E4 since 1998. Several pilots first shown on ''Comedy Lab'' have gone on to spawn full series, most notably '' Trigger Happy TV'', ''

Fonejacker ''Fonejacker'' is a British comedy programme broadcast on E4 featuring a series of prank calls involving a number of different characters performed by British Iranian television actor Kayvan Novak. It first appeared in May 2006 and became a ...

'', '' That Peter Kay Thing'', '' Meet the Magoons'' and '' FM''. It also gave

Jimmy Carr James Anthony Patrick Carr (born 15 September 1972) is a British-Irish comedian, presenter, writer, and actor. He is known for his deadpan delivery of controversial one-liners and distinctive laugh, for which he has been both praised and criti ...

his first television appearance in ''Jimmy Carr's World of…Corporate Videos''. The 2001 series featured the episodes ''Knife and Wife'' (featuring Kevin Eldon), ''Orcadia'' (featuring Alice Lowe), ''Daydream Believers: Brand New Beamer'' (featuring David Mitchell and Robert Webb) and ''Jimmy Carr's World of…Corporate Videos'' featuring Jimmy Carr. The 2008 series featured the episodes ''Headwreckers'' (featuring David McSavage), ''Mr and Mrs Fandango'', '' Olivia Lee's Naughty Bits'', ''

Karl Pilkington Karl Pilkington (born 23 September 1972) is an English presenter, comedian, actor, voice-artist, producer and author. After working with Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant as producer on their XFM radio show, Pilkington became a co-host of '' ...

: Satisfied Fool'', '' Pappy's Fun Club'', ''

School of Comedy ''School of Comedy'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British character-based comedy sketch show which was turned into a television show after a successful run of review shows at the Edinburgh festival.Penelope Princess of Pets ''Penelope: Princess of Pets'' is a comedy series by comedy duo Kurt Braunohler and Kristen Schaal, in which Schaal stars as Penelope, a woman who can talk with animals. On a mission to save the world by killing a legislator named Stone before ...

Jack Whitehall Jack Peter Benedict Whitehall (born 7 July 1988) is an English comedian, actor, presenter and writer. He is known for starring as JP in the series '' Fresh Meat'' (2011–2016) and Alfie Wickers in the series '' Bad Education'' (2012–2014, 20 ...

Secret Census, Filth, Moviemash and

Hung Out ''Hung Out'' is a British situation comedy which aired in 2010 as part of the Channel 4 Comedy Lab ''Comedy Lab'' is a British television series which showcases pilots of experimental comedy shows. Series have been aired irregularly on Chan ...

''. The 2011 lineup included: ''

Anna & Katy ''Anna & Katy'' is a British comedy sketch show, beginning on Channel 4 on 6 March 2013 following a pilot edition as part of the '' Comedy Lab'' series in 2011. It featured regular comedy partners Anna Crilly and Katy Wix, with regular guests i ...

'' (featuring Anna Crilly and Katy Wix), ''Totally Tom'' (featuring Anna Popplewell) and ''Rick and Peter'' (featuring Rick Edwards).

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