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News Crack[1]
Genreclip-based topical comedy sketch show
StarringMichael Abubakar
Steve Brody
Sophie Duker
Taya De La Cruz
Candy Gigi
Francis Higgins
Maya Hulse
Alex Lowe
Tom Machell
Jonathan Pointing
Beth Rylance
Emma Sidi
Mark Silcox
Rebecca Shorrocks
Nico Tatarowicz
Martin Trenaman[2]
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Original release
NetworkChannel 4
Release12 July 2018 (2018-07-12)[3]

News Crack is the name of a clip-based topical comedy sketch show, on Channel 4, with Michael Abubakar, Steve Brody, Sophie Duker, Taya De La Cruz, Candy Gigi, Francis Higgins, Maya Hulse, Alex Lowe, Tom Machell, Jonathan Pointing, Beth Rylance, Emma Sidi, Mark Silcox, Rebecca Shorrocks, Nico Tatarowicz, and Martin Trenaman,[2][4] first broadcast by Channel 4 on Thursday 12 July 2018, at 23:05.[5][6]

Production[edit]

Guy Davidson and Dan Clarke, who work under the name Mother's Best Child, writers and producers of video mash-ups, sketches that use re-edited news footage, such as Sabotage, videos for BBC Three and on Facebook.[7][8] News Crack, originally called Antisocial Media,[9] was commissioned by Syeda Irtizaali at Channel 4, with Electric Ray as the production company.[9][10]

Sabotage[edit]

  • "Facebook sketch show from Mother's Best Child satirising the news. 35 episodes (3 series), 2016 - 2017."
  • BBC Three launched Sabotage, a Facebook-based topical sketch show from Mother's Best Child

Every [Blank] Ever[edit]

Directed by Dan Clarke, Guy Davidson (10 episodes, 2018)
"Quick fire sketch series poking fun at everyday life and stereotypes."
https://www.youtube.com/user/smosh
"67 videos"
"33,484,065 views"
"Last updated on Nov 27, 2017"
"NEW EPISODES EVERY OTHER WEDNESDAY"
"EVERY [BLANK] EVER pokes fun at everything… ever. Join Ian, Anthony, Keith, Noah, Courtney, Shayne and Olivia as we throw a big, fat magnifying glass on the ridiculous tropes and hilarious stereotypes from movies, music, technology, video games, and pop culture… NO SUBJECT IS SAFE!"

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "News Crack". channel4.com. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b "News Crack cast and crew credits". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  3. ^ Gibbings-Jones, Mark; Harrison, Phil; Arnold, Ben; Virtue, Graeme; Mueller, Andrew; Verdier, Hannah; Howlett, Paul (12 July 2018). "Thursday's best TV: Keeping Faith; Tell Them We Are Rising". the Guardian. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  4. ^ "News Crack". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  5. ^ "News Crack - Episode 1". TelevisionCatchUp.co.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Tonight's TV: News Crack and Eat Well for Less?". The National. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Sabotage - Facebook Sketch Show". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  8. ^ "BBC Three sketch show Sabotage returns for Series 3". British Comedy Guide. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Channel 4 orders topical anarchic mash-up pilot". British Comedy Guide. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Channel 4 trying out new topical panel show being dubbed 'Have I Got News For You for the modern age'". Mirror Online. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018 – via archive.org.

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