The BBC

The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) is one of the biggest broadcasting companies in the UK. It's mission is to 'Enrich people's lives with programs and services that inform, educate and entertain'. It also claims it's vision is to be the most creative organisation in the world. 

Audience Demographic

Car Share & Celebrity Juice

Transgressive vs Obscenity

Obscene humour is humour that is extremely rude or offensive. Transgressive humour is rude but not to the point of incredible offence. The Office of Communications, or OFCOM, regulates what humour can apper on TV. They have rules about racism, hate crime, protecting under 18s, pornography and excessive violence.

Keith Lemon

Keith Lemon is a fictional character played by the comedian Leigh Francis. Keith Lemon has had many shows. his most notable is 'Celebrity Juice'. Celebrity Juice is a panel show that has been running since 2008. This shows has Keith Lemon as a host and the captains Fearne Cotton and Holly Willoughby. They will do different, quirky challenges with other celebrities. it is usually very transgressive and appeals to adults and teenagers. This show has won many awards and regularly pulls audiences of millions. Lemon has also been in Through the Keyhole. This is a shows where he goes to a celebrities house and unveils clues. A panel of celebrities then have to guess whose it is.

Over his years on TV, Keith Lemon has built up traits and has become well known. He developed his catchphrase, 'Bang Tidy', and is known for his wacky clothes and his transgressive humour. This makes him appeal to teenage and adult audiences. Because of this, the shows he is in are always popular and attract lots of viewers. 

Panel Shows

One example of a comedy panel show is Mock The Week. Mock The Week is a comedy show based on current affairs. It has a title sequence based on the news. The shows consists of the host, Dara O'Briain, and two teams consisting of three celebrity panelists. The show has multiple rounds. The first round is about current affairs, the second gives the contestant the answer and they have to guess the questions. The third round is a stand-up challenge between two of the contestants. The final round gives a scenario for the contestants, and they must come up with funny answers. The jokes on this show are aimed at adults, as many of them wouldn't be found funny by younger audiences. Mock The Week is shows on BBC2 and BBC3 at 10pm. This is because the humour is for adults and it has to be after the 9pm watershed. 




Another panel show is Would I lie To You? again, this show has two teams and a host. In this show, the teams must say a story and the other has to guess if it is true or not. This show always has the same set so it only has to be created once. 










TV panel shows usually don't cost that much. This is because they only need to pay for a set and for the celebrities that will be on the show that week. This means that they are very cost efficient, as they are relatively cheap compared to the income they could generate. These shows will 

Car Share Audience Pleasures

Car Share has many audience pleasures. Peter Kay has been in many TV shows and has done stand-up comedy for a long time. This means he will be recognised by the public and they will watch because of it. The episodes have snowballing humour. For example, episode two has the dogging joke which escalates throughout the episode, climaxing as they stop a man on the road. They also feature transgressive humour with things like the butchers advert and the dogging joke. These make it appeal to teenagers and adults. As the series advances, the audience learns more about the characters and grows with them. This increases interest and enjoyment of the show as the audience wants to learn more about the characters and how they grow throughout the series. 

Most of the series is set in the car. This means the audience notices the small changes and takes pleasure from them. This is contrasted in the last episode where a long time is spent in a cafe. This is to show a change in the series and to show the series is ending. The characters in the show are relatable and have features of many people. This is to make the audience empathise with them and therefore watch the show as they see the characters as similar to themselves.
Throughout the series, music is used to enhance the viewing pleasure and to create humour in places it wouldn't usually be. Then Finally, the audience learns the plot and predicts what will happen next, making it more exciting.

Situational Comedy

'Car Share' is an example of a situational comedy, or a sitcom. A sitcom, in contrast to sketch shows, features the same characters throughout the series. This means the audience learns the traits of the characters and understands the story line. The show will usually have a running joke throughout the series. The sitcom will also usually use canned laughter over the top of the shows sound. This adds to the effect and helps build the humour as the audience knows where the intended humour is. The shows also contain innuendos which make it appeal to older audiences. Most of these shows have a unique selling point; "Peter Kay's Car Share" is set all in one place, the car. These help the show to be recognised by the audience and give a talking point.

Peter Kay's Car Share

Name:Peter Kay's Car Share
Genre: Sitcom
Network: BBC
Created By: Paul Coleman, Tim Reid
Written By: Paul Coleman, Peter Kay, Sian Gibson, Tim Reid
Producer: Gill Isles
Directed By: Peter Kay
Starring: Peter Kay, Sian Gibson
Running Length: 30 mins
Number Of Episodes: 6 (1 series)

Conventions Of Sketch Shows

Conventions Of Sketch Shows

The show 'Walliams & Friend' is an example of a TV sketch show. Sketch shows have many codes and conventions. 'Walliams & Friend' follows many of these. The main convention is that the show will feature many characters who will be on screen for a small amount of time. The humour, usually slapstick and transgressive, is repetitive. 


Parodies:
An imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect



Lots of characters:
The show features lots of character who are on screen for a short amount of time


Repetitive humour:
The characters will have a certain type of humour that will repeat when they are on screen


Learn about characters through the show:
The audience will learn about the characters every time they appear on the screen


Comedy based on target audience:
The comedy will be aimed at a certain audience


Different humour:
All the characters will have a different type of humour


Canned laughter:
Laughter of a studio audience or laughter added in


Variety of sketches:
The sketches will all vary in content


Catchphrases:
Some characters will have catchphrases associated with their character


Transgressive and slapstick humour:
The shows will use 


All episodes are the same structure: 
The episodes will all be the same rough structure.

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 Friend

Walliams and Friend was commissioned by Shane Allen and Gregor Sharp for the BBC. This means they authorised it to be produced. BBC also produced the series, with the help of the writer and star, David Walliams. This show is on at 9.30 on Fridays. This means it is after the watershed. The watershed protects children from inappropriate content. The fact the show is on late means it contains humour that would not be suitable for children. This includes swearing and sexual humour. It is shown on BBC One. This is a main channel viewed by a lot of people; this shows the BBC had confidence in the program and though it would do well as a show. The target audience is middle age and young adults, and older teenagers. The humour is sometimes crude to attract teenagers, but has references to things only older people would know. 

This is the audience demographic chart. It shows From these categories, I think the program is B/C1.