Keith Lemon

Shows which have Keith Lemon in:

-Celerity Juice (since 2008)

-Bo' Selecta (2002-2006)

-The Keith Lemon sketch show (2015-2016)

-Looking through the key hole (1987-2008)

-Lemon La Vida Loca (2012-2013)

-Keith Lemon's very brilliant world tour (2008)

-Keith Lemon's lemonade (2012)

-A bears tail (2005)

-Sing if you can (2011)

-Bo! in the USA (since 2006)

-Big Brother: celebrity hijack (2008)

What genre of TV comedy shows has he produced:

-Sketch

-Panel show

Celebrity Juice:

Keith Lemon is Leigh Francis' show name. He is known to the public as Keith Lemon, even his voice is put o. This is to appeal to his audience, as it is original and comical, it stands out. On the show Keith will use slang and swear a lot, this is a transgressive pleasure for the audience. Therefore, appealing to his specific audience of a younger generation (16+) and older at the same time, as he has incorporated slang and swearing. The way he talks really fast gives off the impression that he is always excited, making the show very upbeat and excitable. The programme is all about the relationships between Keith, his guests and the audience. This is show by the way his main two guests are Holly Willoughby and Fearne Cotton, who he refers them as 'Holly Willoughbooby' and 'Dot Cotton' this successful appeals to his target audience of the ages 16-34. By all the jokes he tells he has the ability to create an atmosphere, that is fun, comfortable and comical.

 



Panel Show Research

Codes and conventions of TV comedy panel shows:

• Current affairs montage title sequence, sometimes animated,
• Upbeat music, fast pace and loud soundtrack
• Contestants are sat around a panel which can easily be seen to represent two terms.
• Can hear the audience clapping and cheering before you see them. 
• Set it backlit, at least to start with, the name of the program is set behind them. 
• Camera zooms over audience to host, and then pans or cuts to contestants when introduced. 
• There are lots of cameras filming the show, and there are many different angles. 

Who broadcasts TV comedy panel shows?

• Celebrity Juice: ITV
• QI: BBC
• Mock the week: BBC2
• Would I lie to you?: BBC 
• A league of their own: Sky One 
• Was it something I said: Channel 4
• Argumental: Dave
• Insert Name here: BBC2
• It's not me it's you: Channel 5

What times do they appear on TV? And how long are they?

• Celebrity Juice: 22:00. Last for one hour.
• QI: 22:00. Lasts for 45 minutes. 
• Mock the week: 22:00. Lasts for 30 minutes.
• Would I lie to you?: 20:00. Lasts for 30 minutes.
• A league of their own: 22:00. Lasts for 30 minutes and 60 minutes if it's a special.
• Insert name here: 22:00. lasts for 30 minutes.
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Car Share- Audience Pleasures

Audience Pleasures

-Throughout the series of car share a lot of jokes will be repeated in each episode. For example: in the first episode the 'wee' joke is reminded all the way through, then in episode two it's the 'doggin' and how the female role didn't know what it actually meant. This is also known as snowballing narrative. 

-It is in a real life situation, two people on the way to work. Therefore the audience are able to relate.

-There is a narrative structure, the audience knows it is around half way when they arrive at work. Then it comes to an end when john is left in the car after dropping of the women.

-In episode three the characters are varied, this is so the audience gets to see different types of people interacting, which comes across very comical.

-There are only two main characters in all episode, which gives a sense of familiarity and gives the series structure. And the audience can get to know the characters.

-The personalities of the two characters contrast at the start but then as the series progresses the audience tends to see that they are very a like in some aspects, such as the fact that they have the same sense of humor.
-Occasionally the characters will swear when they joke or are rude towards people, this is a transgressive pleasure. An example of this is the racism elements in episode six. When Kayleigh painted her face black, as she was trying to portray a blackcurrant, John called her racist. This shows her character to be naïve a bit, as she is unaware of herself being racist. Then a group of black teenagers were walking by, and he said 'quick go before our car gets nicked.' This is a snowballing effect, as the joke is carried on without recognition.
-At the end of the series, the audience experiences narrative pleasures, as they both exchange gifts. Inside John's gift is a note from Kayleigh saying 'track two is from me to you.' This is a romantic song, which is what has been building up throughout the series. However, it still leaves the audience in suspense, as nothing has occurred which is symbolic between the two characters other than this song, no massive gesture.
 

Peter Kay Research

Peter Kay:

-He was born on July 2nd in 1973, making him 43 years old.

-He is an English comedian and actor. His 2010-11 stand-up comedy tour was reported into the Guinness World Records as the most successful, as he performed to over 1.2 million people. He has written, produced and acted in numerous famous television shows. Also, he has written a total of three award winning books. 

-His first job, was appearing in an episode of New Voices, in 1997.  

-He has released many DVD's of his live shows. 

-in 2009, Peter Kay went into theatre work. He played a gay director Rodger DeBris, in the Mel Brooks musical.   

-He has guest appeared in a variety of  television shows too, example: Linda Green in 2002, as a pizza delivery man.

-Peter Kay, has also brought out many singles, including the very famous 'is this the way to Amarillo.' He was a feature, along side Tony Christie. This was released in  2005.

Carshare research

The writers of Carshare are:
       -Peter Kay
       -Sian Gibson
       -Paul Coleman
       -Tim Reid
 It would be aired on a Friday night, at half nine.
Codes and conventions of situation comedy:
       -Family (central characters of sitcoms)
       -Audience (target/viewers)
       -Realism (realistic storylines/ humor through exaggeration/ empathy)
       -Timings (length of programme/weekly)
       -Sets (domestic/workplace)
       -Stereotypes (recognizable/challenged?)
       -Simple narrative (equilibrium, disequilibria, resolution)
       -Cast (regular, outside characters to cause disequilibria)
       -Canned Laughter (prompts audience to laugh)
The amount of viewing figures they received was:
       They received 6.85 million on their opening episode, and then 2.5 million people watching on      BBC iplayer.  
Reviews:
       -'Peter Kay's Car Share, BBC One, review: 'very funny''
       -'Kay’s new un-hyped TV show is big-hearted and silly and reminds us what a terrific comic actor he can be'
       -'Grace Dent on TV: Peter Kay's Car Share made me genuinely LOL'
They filmed a total of six episodes.


 

TV comedy: Audience pleasures

The type of audience pleasures you need to write about in the exam include:

• narrative pleasures such as those of narrative resolution, 
• character identification, snowballing narrative, suspense, comedy, and so on
• pleasures of recognition, familiarity and anticipation
• pleasures of difference-within-repetition
• performance unpredictability and spontaneity
• transgressive pleasures
• specific pleasures associated with performers or personalities.

Walliams and Friends

Walliams and friends research

Commissioners: BBC (Shane Allen and Gregor Sharp).

Producers: King Bert Productions (Sarah Fraser).

Target audience: sixteen plus, this is because of sexual references and the knowledge of television shows which are target at that age too. And transgressive humor.   

It is on after the watershed because of sexual references, it is aired on BBC because they commissioned the show.