Online British Comedy Encyclopaedia Launched

Oh my goodness you guys, I am so excited to share this with you. Most regular readers know I’m a Brit in a sea of American writers and it’s not often that I get to share UK entertainment with you. Some of my favourite comedians are featured on a new site and it will actually showcase the best of British comedy over the last two decades or so. YAY!

Team behind Coogan’s Run and Armando Iannucci’s ‘Charm Offensive’ launch online ‘encyclopaedia of British comedy’

Pozzitive, the multi-award winning comedy production company whose directors have made some of the most important and era-defining comedy shows, including French & Saunders, Not The Nine O’Clock News, Harry Enfield & Chums, The Paul & Pauline Calf Video Diaries, Spitting Image, Victoria Wood – As Seen On TV and The Young Ones, have launched what has been billed as an online ‘encyclopaedia of British comedy.’

Compiled using material from their sketch shows, sitcoms and programmes spanning 20 years, the site at Pozzitive.co.uk offers revealing stories about the most popular comedians including the true story of why rehearsing an Alan Partridge sketch with Noel Gallagher proved unexpectedly difficult, the time when Harry Enfield’s testicles got stuck in his costume seconds before appearing on stage (!!!) and why Paul Merton pelted his co-writer with forty large haddock…

Visitors to Pozzitive.co.uk will be able to purchase shows via an in-site store with links to all DVDs and Download-To-Own audio from Amazon & Audible.co.uk.

David Tyler, who set up Pozzitive with Geoff Posner, said: “We’re excited about the way comedy can be used to engage and interact with the public online. We’ve been fortunate to have worked on some of the most important shows in British comedy history and, over the years, we’ve collected a vast amount of exclusive show material which we decided to put online for the world to enjoy. Much of this information will never have been released before let alone collated in one place.”

Pozzitive are still developing comedy formats across TV, radio and online and work at the cutting edge of comedy with shows like Armando Iannucci’s ‘Charm Offensive’ and ‘Jeremy Hardy Speaks To The Nation’. They’re currently in production with the 2nd series of the smash-hit sitcom “Cabin Pressure” starring Stephanie Cole and Roger Allam.

Some stills of the comedians mentioned are shown in the gallery.