Comedy Lab is a British television series which showcases pilots of experimental comedy shows. Series have been aired irregularly on Channel 4 and E4 since 1998.
Several pilots first shown on Comedy Lab have gone on to spawn full series, most notably Trigger Happy TV, Fonejacker, That Peter Kay Thing, Meet the Magoons and FM. It also gave Jimmy Carr his first television appearance in Jimmy Carr's World of…Corporate Videos.
The 2001 series features the episodes Knife and Wife, Orcadia, Daydream Believers: Brand New Beamer and Jimmy Carr's World of…Corporate Videos featuring Jimmy Carr.
The 2008 series features the episodes Headwreckers, Mr and Mrs Fandango, Olivia Lee's Naughty Bits, Karl Pilkington: Satisfied Fool, Pappy's Fun Club, School of Comedy and Slaterwood.
2010's shows are iCandy, Happy Finish, Penelope Princess of Pets, Jack Whitehall Secret Census, Filth, Moviemash and Hung Out.
The 2011 lineup includes: Anna & Katy, Totally Tom and Rick and Peter.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | The Services | 1998-11-11 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | Turning Tricks | 1998-11-18 | 15 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Danny Does Tricks | 1998-11-18 | 15 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Trigger Happy TV | 1998-11-25 | 15 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | Homie & Away | 1998-11-25 | 15 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Tommy Tiernan is aLive! | 1998-12-02 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | Alan Tyler's Big Night In | 1998-12-09 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | Vinyl Tap | 1998-12-16 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | Things to Do in Hoxton When You're Dead | 1998-12-23 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | Jason Byrne is Twiggy No-Branch | 1999-01-13 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | Lenny Beige | 1999-01-20 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 1 | Los Dos Bros | 1999-08-31 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 2 | All Aboard the Cat Bus | 1999-09-01 | 15 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 3 | Shadows of Reflections | 1999-09-01 | 15 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 4 | Beyond a Joke | 1999-09-02 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 5 | Vent | 1999-09-07 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 6 | Golden Years | 1999-09-08 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 7 | The Entertainer | 1999-09-09 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 8 | Whatever | 1999-09-14 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 9 | Heart and Sole | 1999-09-15 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 10 | Pornorama | 1999-09-16 | 15 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 11 | Roy Dance is Dead | 1999-09-16 | 15 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 1 | 3anusPIE | 2000-10-10 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 2 | Popcultomania | 2000-10-10 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 3 | The Earl | 2000-10-11 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 4 | Shut Up and Dance | 2000-10-17 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 5 | House of Rock Awards | 2000-10-17 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 6 | The Scunthorpe Ball Run | 2000-10-24 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 7 | The Cannonball Run | 2000-10-24 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 8 | Global Pillage | 2000-10-31 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 9 | Anderson | 2000-11-07 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 10 | Critical Mass | 2000-11-14 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 11 | Rolf's Animal Hairdressers | 2000-11-21 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 12 | Meat | 2000-11-21 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 1 | The Richard Taylor Interviews | 2001-11-01 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 2 | Orcadia | 2001-11-08 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 3 | Shut Up and Dance | 2001-11-15 | 15 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 4 | Origen's Wake | 2001-11-15 | 15 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 5 | Jimmy Carr's World of ... Corporate Videos | 2001-11-22 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 6 | Model, Actress, Whatever ... | 2001-11-29 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 7 | Knife & Wife | 2001-12-06 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 8 | Turn the World Down | 2001-12-13 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 9 | Daydream Believers: Brand New Beamer | 2001-12-20 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 1 | Shoreditch Tw*t | 2002-10-31 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 2 | Matthew & Tone: Tales of Friendship & Innocence | 2002-11-07 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 3 | Captain V | 2002-11-14 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 4 | The Last Chancers | 2002-11-21 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 5 | Best of Britain | 2002-11-28 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 6 | Meet the Magoons | 2002-12-05 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 7 | Pam Ann's Mile-High Club | 2002-12-12 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 8 | My Mouth Shall Speak the Praise of Thy Lord | 2003-01-13 | 30 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 1 | 12:21 | 2004-02-11 | 30 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 2 | Clitheroe | 2004-02-11 | 30 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 3 | The Russell Brand | 2004-02-17 | 30 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 4 | Private Lives | 2004-02-17 | 30 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 5 | Puppet Access TV | 2004-02-17 | 30 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 6 | Chancers | 2004-02-24 | 30 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 7 | Tracy and I | 2004-02-24 | 30 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 1 | Modern Toss | 2005-05-10 | 30 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 2 | Speeding | 2005-05-11 | 30 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 3 | Glenn Wool: What's the Story? | 2005-05-12 | 30 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 4 | Whatever | 2005-05-13 | 30 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 5 | Blackout | 2005-05-16 | 30 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 6 | I'm Spazticus | 2005-05-17 | 30 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 7 | Pritch and Panch: The Cinderfella Experience | 2005-05-18 | 30 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 8 | Tatoo | 2005-05-19 | 30 min |
| Season 8 | Episode 1 | Fonejacker | 2006-05-09 | 30 min |
| Season 8 | Episode 2 | Bad Crowd | 2006-05-09 | 30 min |
| Season 8 | Episode 3 | Transmission Impossible | 2006-05-10 | 30 min |
| Season 8 | Episode 4 | FM | 2006-05-10 | 30 min |
| Season 8 | Episode 5 | Dynamo's Estate of Mind | 2006-05-11 | 30 min |
| Season 8 | Episode 6 | Dog Almighty | 2006-05-11 | 30 min |
| Season 8 | Episode 7 | Alex Zane's House of Games | 2006-05-12 | 30 min |
| Season 8 | Episode 8 | Slap | 2006-05-12 | 30 min |
| Season 9 | Episode 1 | Karl Pilkington: Satisfied Fool | 2007-10-22 | 30 min |
| Season 9 | Episode 2 | Documental | 2007-10-23 | 30 min |
| Season 9 | Episode 3 | Ain't It Funny Being Coloured | 2007-10-24 | 30 min |
| Season 9 | Episode 4 | The Smallest Game in Town | 2007-10-25 | 30 min |
| Season 9 | Episode 5 | Doug Stanhope, Go Home | 2007-10-26 | 30 min |
| Season 9 | Episode 6 | Blowout | 2007-10-27 | 30 min |
| Season 9 | Episode 7 | Uncle Rubbish | 2007-10-28 | 30 min |
| Season 9 | Episode 8 | Swizzcall | 2007-10-28 | 30 min |
| Season 10 | Episode 1 | School of Comedy | 2008-08-21 | 30 min |
| Season 10 | Episode 2 | Slaterwood | 2008-08-22 | 30 min |
| Season 10 | Episode 3 | Headwreckers | 2008-08-25 | 30 min |
| Season 10 | Episode 4 | Mr and Mrs Fandango | 2008-08-26 | 30 min |
| Season 10 | Episode 5 | Olivia Lee's Naughty Bits | 2008-08-28 | 30 min |
| Season 10 | Episode 6 | Pappy's Fun Club | 2008-08-28 | 30 min |
| Season 11 | Episode 1 | iCandy | 2010-04-19 | 30 min |
| Season 11 | Episode 2 | Happy Finish | 2010-04-19 | 30 min |
| Season 11 | Episode 3 | Penelope Princess of Pets | 2010-04-21 | 30 min |
| Season 11 | Episode 4 | Jack Whitehall Secret Census | 2010-04-21 | 30 min |
| Season 11 | Episode 5 | Filth | 2010-04-22 | 30 min |
| Season 11 | Episode 6 | MovieMash | 2010-04-23 | 30 min |
| Season 11 | Episode 7 | Hung Out | 2010-04-23 | 30 min |
| Season 12 | Episode 1 | Anna & Katy | 2011-09-02 | 30 min |
| Season 12 | Episode 2 | Totally Tom | 2011-09-09 | 30 min |
| Season 12 | Episode 3 | Rick and Peter | 2011-09-16 | 30 min |
| Season 12 | Episode 4 | Mr. & Mrs. Hotty Hott Hot Show | 2011-10-30 | 30 min |
| Season 12 | Episode 5 | The Warm-Up Guy | 2011-11-06 | 30 min |
| Season 12 | Episode 6 | Kabadasses | 2011-11-13 | 30 min |
