Happy Finish
Sketch show pilot from the Dawson Brothers writing team. Stars Daniel Kaluuya, Nadia Kamil, Sara Pascoe, Nico Tatarowicz & Mike Wozniak
- Strand:
- Channel 4's 2010 Comedy Lab Pilots
- Genre:
- Sketch Show
- Broadcast:
- 2010 (Channel 4)
- Episodes:
- 1 Pilot
- Starring:
- Nico Tatarowicz, Daniel Kaluuya, Sara Pascoe, Mike Wozniak, Nadia Kamil
- Writers:
- Andrew Dawson, Steve Dawson, Tim Inman, Al Campbell, Nico Tatarowicz
- Production:
- Hat Trick Productions
A sketch show that showcases a generation of new comedic talent both on and off-screen.
Sketches include the Department of Internet Hate - a government body who are tasked with the job of coming up with the hate you read on YouTube comment boards; an illegal download of Lost that goes horribly wrong; a boyfriend returning from the dead; the archaeologists who uncover one of Jesus's practical jokes; a glimpse into the perils of homemade time travel; a girl who doesn't understand drinking games; an annoying cyclist.
The broadcast of this pilot was linked with funnyordie.co.uk - the website featured a Happy Finish exclusive sketch, trailer and a preview clip.
Our Review: We loved this pilot. There was inventive ideas behind most of the sketches featured; it was beautifully filmed; and everything was nicely performed too (a particular mention here for newcomer Mike Wozniak who we're sure we'll be seeing much more of after this).
Channel 4 were right to show faith in The Dawson Brothers (the prolific trio of writers who've previously penned stuff for the likes of Peter Serafinowicz, Mitchell & Webb, and Kevin Bishop) by giving them this pilot - they delivered some very funny stuff, and not surprisingly the episode was subsequently well received by the majority of audience.
The only negatives we could come up with was that the title sequence was a bit naff, and the drinking games sketch repeated itself once too often, but those faults were easily made up for by the antics in the Department of Internet Hate; the archaeologist's dilemma; and other such sketch gems.
Sadly this show didn't get a particularly happy finish in the end - Channel 4 decided not to take the pilot onto a series. It's a shame, as we thought this was by far the best of the 2010 Comedy Lab pilots.
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