Comedy Lab: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Comedy Lab, Channel 4's unique comedy showcase that unearths the stars of the future. Talent previously uncovered by Comedy Lab includes Peter Kay, Jimmy Carr, Dom Joly and Russell Brand. Karl Pilkington is best known for the world-record-breaking podcasts that he does with friends Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.

Series details

• Title: Comedy Lab
• Format: Variety
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1998-11-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 2011-11-13
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Channel 4
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 29 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 17858
• TVDB ID: 78713

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1998-11-11; final listed air date 1999-01-20; episode order: 11.
• Season 2: premiered 1999-08-31; final listed air date 1999-09-16; episode order: 11.
• Season 3: premiered 2000-10-10; final listed air date 2000-11-21; episode order: 12.
• Season 4: premiered 2001-11-01; final listed air date 2001-12-20; episode order: 9.
• Season 5: premiered 2002-10-31; final listed air date 2003-01-13; episode order: 8.
• Season 6: premiered 2004-02-11; final listed air date 2004-02-24; episode order: 7.
• Season 7: premiered 2005-05-10; final listed air date 2005-05-19; episode order: 8.
• Season 8: premiered 2006-05-09; final listed air date 2006-05-12; episode order: 8.
• Season 9: premiered 2007-10-22; final listed air date 2007-10-28; episode order: 8.
• Season 10: premiered 2008-08-21; final listed air date 2008-08-28; episode order: 6.
• Season 11: premiered 2010-04-19; final listed air date 2010-04-23; episode order: 7.
• Season 12: premiered 2011-09-02; final listed air date 2011-11-13; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

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