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Comedy Nation

Comedy Nation was a British sketch comedy television programme that premiered at midnight 9 January 1998 on BBC Two. The first series consisted of 13 episodes, each containing 30 sketches. Each episode of the first series cost £29,000 to produce.

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Comedy Nation
GenreSketch comedy
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release10 January 1998 (1998-01-10) –
1999 (1999)

Comedy Nation was a British sketch comedy television programme that premiered at midnight 9 January 1998 on BBC Two. The first series consisted of 13 episodes, each containing 30 sketches.1 Each episode of the first series cost £29,000 to produce.1

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References

  1. McCann, Paul (8 January 1998). "Arts: BBC's cheapest ever comedy". The Independent. London. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
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