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Channel 4’s New Digital Channel A Comedy Thing to Launch with Four Fresh Shows
GREATER LONDON, ENGLAND, JUL 10 – Channel 4 launches 'A Comedy Thing' on YouTube with weekly unscripted shows featuring seven rising comedians to engage audiences under 34, building on Channel 4.0’s 2.5 million subscribers.
- Launching 'A Comedy Thing' on YouTube, Channel 4 begins offering weekly long-form programming with TikTok and Instagram cutdowns.
- Channel 4.0’s Fast Forward strategy underpins the launch, boasting 2.5 million subscribers and over one billion views, and follows the earlier debut of Channel 4 Served.
- Sacha Khari explained the lineup, featuring a cast of seven emerging comedians in formats like The Split, The Front Row, Joke Swap and The Lying Game with a `play along element`.
- Sacha Khari said, `Channel 4 has a long history of shaping British comedy, and with A Comedy Thing by Channel 4, we’re bringing that legacy into pixels,` while stressing A Comedy Thing’s YouTube focus and referencing The Sidemen’s platform success.
- Channel 4 has always been at the forefront of fresh new comedy,` Charlie Hyland said, and the phase two ambition includes launching podcasts and vodcasts.
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Cast and Details Announced for C4's New Comedy Thing
Channel 4 has announced the first four unscripted formats for its new digital channel dedicated to comedy, A Comedy Thing by Channel 4. The new formats have been developed by Strong Watch Studios, who will manage the channel and have been commissioned to produce the first wave of episodes for the channel and additional social content. Tags: comedy
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