Earwig
Earwig

Earwig

  • Radio sketch show
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2020
  • 1 pilot (1 series)

A naturalistic sketch show pilot written by Brian Dooley. Also features Debbie Chazen, Duncan Wisbey, Nathan Bryon, Jason Forbes and Nimisha Odedra

Earwig

Key details

Genre
Sketch Show
Broadcast
2020
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Episodes
1 Pilot
Stars
Debbie Chazen, Duncan Wisbey, Nathan Bryon, Jason Forbes and Nimisha Odedra
Writer
Brian Dooley
Producer
Simon Nicholls
Company

Earwig is a new naturalistic sketch show by BAFTA-winning comedy writer Brian Dooley (The Smoking Room).

While not immediately topical, our characters will of course discuss the main talking points of the day. As people do. They say the age of the expert is over, but this is what you get when amateurs wade in on the big issues.

Every episode we hop around different conversations the length and breadth of Britain. Covering every age, sex, race and class. A snapshot of the country today. An everyday family in Cardiff, a young couple dining out in Canterbury, an office of app-developers in Newcastle, a couple of bricklayers in Sheffield - as varied as possible.

?Much of the comedy is observational, but noting everyday eccentricities - and how enjoyably surreal those can be.

Each episode takes a different theme, but loosely so, and not grandly tackling the big questions, though they do of course arise. The theme will be obvious after the first couple of sketches. The theme of the pilot episode is Britain is going through a November heatwave.

?At the heart of Earwig is the comedy of overheard conversations, played deadpan and real; a look at what's happening when nothing's happening. To aid this, we recorded on location with an excellent diverse comedy cast that brought genuine regionality to the series.

Additional details

Production
Studio

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Tuesday 24th November 2020 at 6:30pm on BBC Radio 4
Episode length
30 minutes
Most recent repeats
  • Wednesday 2nd December 2020 at 5:30am on Radio 4 Extra
  • Tuesday 1st December 2020 at 10:00pm on Radio 4 Extra
  • Tuesday 1st December 2020 at 5:30pm on Radio 4 Extra

Recording details

  • BBC Television Centre - Pilot

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