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Telly Predictions: Happy Finish

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The unique televisual experiment that is Comedy Lab returns this week to unearth more comedy stars of tomorrow and there’s a buzz about one of the pilots in particular.

Happy Finish is a bold, funny and visually striking gang sketch show showcasing some of Channel 4’s next generation of character comedians and sketch writers, as well as two of the country’s most promising up and coming comedy producers and directors.

Comedy Lab; the platform that has helped launched the careers of top performers such as Ricky Gervais, Dom Joly, Mitchell & Webb, Peter Kay and Jimmy Carr, as well as uncovering such gems as Modern Toss and Hat Trick’s Fonejacker.

Staring NADIA KAMIL (28 Acts in 28 Minutes, Newsjack); DANIEL KALUUYA (Skins, Psychoville, Dr Who)’; NICO TATAROWICZ (Krod Mandoon, Shooting Stars); SARA PASCOE (Free Agents, The Thick Of It, Being Human) and MIKE WOZNIAK, voted Time Out New Act Of The Year and if.comedy Best Newcomer. The sketches are written by THE DAWSON BROTHERS (That Mitchell & Webb Look, The Peter Serafinowicz Show, The Kevin Bishop Show).  They have also notched up nearly a million hits for their homemade youtube and funnyordie.co.uk sketches.

The show is directed by AL CAMPBELL (Screenwipe, Trigger Happy TV) and produced by MARK TALBOT, creator of cult comedy night Sabotage where this cast all performed before being picked for the show.

Mark Talbot has this to say “Happy Finish is beautifully filmic with sketches that include an illegal downloading that goes horribly wrong, a boyfriend returning from the dead, the archaeologists who discover one of Jesus’ practical jokes and a glimpse into the perils of homemade time travel.  The show will also have an online presence with exclusive clips being featured on the comedy website www.funnyordie.co.uk.  Comedy Lab has unearthed many of the comedy stars of tomorrow – and our show gives some really talented comedians a chance to show what they can do.”


Happy Finish isn’t the first sketch show in the world to be associated with the funnyordie name but this looks set to be a world away from the American sketch show from the US site. Check out the trailer and some exclusive clips at funnyordie.co.uk/happyfinish
If it doesn’t get picked for a full series I’m sure a lot of people will be sorely dissapointed.

Happy Finish is coming to your TV screens on 19th April 2010 at 11.35pm Channel 4. No doubt it will also be on 4OD forever more.

Next Week's TV Choices

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Seven days of mental cooks, singing and dancing high schoolers and thousands of runners awaits as I take a look at what is worth tuning in for next week.

Monday 19th – One of my favourite shows…of course this is mainly due to the competitions they have every week, The Gadget Show (ch5 20.00) will be keeping us all up to date in the world of tech and presenter Jon Bentley will be seeing what all the fuss is about with the new Apple iPad.

Tuesday 20th – you know that old Homerism ‘a hundred channels and theres nothing on’ never a truer word was spoken about Tuesday’s TV, unless your able to fill your day with music channels (Scuzz, my personal favourite) tune into Channel 4 at 21:00 for Heston’s Titanic Feast, a cookery show that doesn’t try to teach us anything or tell what we should be eating. This week, nutjob Blumenthal will be serving up Antarctic Roll, Camel Burger and a flambéed Iceberg.

Wednesday 21st – Three words…Planes, Trains and Automobiles, if you haven’t seen this I pity you, 20:00 on SkyMovies Comedy this film follows two men trying to get home for Thanksgiving an stars the greatly missed John Candy and Steve Martin when he was still funny.

Thursday 22nd – Now when writing this I planned on giving all you lovely readers one programme per day that you should see, Thursday threw up a conundrum, ‘You Have Been Watching’, channel 4 22:00, presented by the outstandingly cynical Charlie Brooker with a panel including Robert Webb, Jason Manford and Sharon Horgan review the highs and lows of the tellybox whereas over on channel Dave at 22.20 we find episode 6 of the excellent Psychoville….but I suppose theres always Dave ja vu!

Friday 23rd – 20:00…channel 4…GLEE….that’s all you need to know about Friday.

Saturday 24th – To all those who are fans of the Doctor (which I include myself one of) the answer as to whether Matt Smith is as good or better than David Tennant as Doctor Who is still unanswered, although at 18:20 on BBC1 we may find out as the Doctor once again meets the too-scary-for-a-kids-show Weeping Angels, and if your not as much of a geek as me then head over to SkyMovies Showcase at 20:00 for Jack Nicolson’s brilliant performance (and the sinister Louise Fletcher as Nurse Ratched) in One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest.

Sunday 25th – Ahh The London Marathon, an epic event pushing people to the limits of fitness, reaching their goals and achieving their dreams, London will be awash with runners, cameras, spectators and discarded water bottles and thanks to BBC1 from 10:00 onwards we can have the best seats in the house, presented by the delightful Sue Barker it gives another chance to play Marathon bingo, man dressed as Nun (tick), three people running as a boat (tick) a Rhino(…)

By Stefan Gerrish.

Glee : Road to Sectionals DVD Launch at Lucky Voice

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Two of the Frost Magazine team went along to the Glee DVD Launch. Catherine gives her brilliant rundown of the event:

When I found out I would be going along to the launch of the highly anticipated DVD of Glee: Road to Sectionals I could barely contain my, well, glee. This dissipated somewhat when I released they expected me to sing. Actually sing. Yes , I know it was being held at the amazing and uber cool Lucky Voice but I thought I would be able to just watch everybody else make fools of themselves. No such luck. After a few cocktails. This is what happened….

I arrive at Lucky Voice in Islington and am promptly given a rather wonderful cocktail called “Soho Love” I highly recommend it. It even comes with a love heart sweet. I am less happy, however, when told I have no choice but to sing for my booze. Ah well. They say nothing is free. I am then taken to one of the Lucky Voice rooms.

After the initial terror I do have an absolutely amazing time. Everybody let’s there hair down singing along to all the best songs from Glee. Vanilla vodka & coke slurpees are brought in and there is even a Glee clubhouse prop box so you can dress up with. My friend Blake looks amazing in the blonde wig while Genevieve is awesome on the tambourine.

All the hits from the show are played and you can very easily skip between them as well. Don’t stop believing is a particular hit. If you want a fun night out then I highly recommend Lucky Voice. It was founded by Martha Lane Fox. Even if you hate karaoke you will these nights. Find your nearest and have a gleeful night. Go ahead and jump.

The highly anticipated DVD of Glee: Road to Sectionals hits shops on 12 April 2010 and to celebrate Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has teamed up with premium karaoke bar Lucky Voice to produce the ultimate Glee karaoke night.

With costs from just £20 per person prepare for an unforgettable Glee experience:

London – Sun to Wed £20 per person; Thurs – Sat £24 per person

Brighton – Sun to Wed £18 per person; Thurs – Sat £22 per person

London
52 Poland Street
London W1F 7NQ
0207 439 3660

173-174 Upper Street
Islington
London N1 1RG
020 7354 6280

Brighton
8 Black Lion Street
Brighton BN1 1ND
01273 715 770


Nb: Here’s a ‘hilarious’ video courtesy of our new friends at Urbanvox.net of what we are now refering to as “the incident”:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOou7quhzRk