Ballot Monkeys
- TV sitcom
- Channel 4
- 2015
- 5 episodes (1 series)
Topical sitcom filmed during the 2015 election campaign. Created by the team behind Drop The Dead Donkey. Stars Jimmy Akingbola, Hugh Dennis, Liz Kingsman, Hattie Morahan, Theo Barklem-Biggs and more.
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TV review: Ballot Monkeys, C4
Even if the quality was not always brilliant though you couldn't fault the quantity.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st April 2015Andy Hamilton: how to write a political comedy
Ahead of Ballot Monkeys, a new series poking fun at the General Election, Drop the Dead Donkey co-creator Andy Hamilton reveals his 10 golden rules.
Andy Hamilton, The Telegraph, 20th April 2015Ballot Monkeys: A sitcom in poll position
Ballot Monkeys, a new five-part comedy series that hitches a ride with the party apparatchiks on the general election battle buses, will be shot at the last-possible moment to make sure its satire is absolutely up-to-the-minute. It's an exciting concept that would nevertheless have most writer-directors swinging from the trees with nerves. Not Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin.
James Rampton, The Independent, 19th April 2015Ballot Monkeys, frugal junkies
Perhaps watching a TV series put together by the same team that produced the hilarious Drop the Dead Donkey might remind us that right now most of the main political leaders on TV are behaving like actors with well-rehearsed lines.
Kishwar Desai, The Asian Age, 19th April 2015A sitcom about Cameron? He's not funny enough
Politics, by its very nature, is a bit dry. That's why ITV hired Nina Nannar - even writing her name helps to keep things jovial. So what makes politics a firm grounding for comedy; least of all an election that feels as if it's heading relentlessly to nothing but disappointment, compromise and a sense of the familiar?
Rob Gilroy, Giggle Beats, 10th April 2015Channel 4 to broadcast topical political sitcom Ballot Monkeys
Channel 4 has announced Ballot Monkeys, a political sitcom from the team behind Drop The Dead Donkey which will be filmed close to transmission for topicality.
British Comedy Guide, 8th April 2015