The Comedy Unit Explained

The Comedy Unit Ltd.
Type:Subsidiary
Founder:Colin Gilbert
Hq Location City:Glasgow
Hq Location Country:Scotland
Industry:Television production
Website:www.comedyunit.co.uk

The Comedy Unit Ltd., also known sometimes as just Comedy Unit, is a Scottish company that produces sitcoms, comedy sketches, live shows and other comedy productions. It began life as an in-house BBC department in 1983 under the auspices of Producer Colin Gilbert and became an independent production company in 1996 when Gilbert and business manager April Chamberlain left the BBC.[1] By 2001 they had an annual turnover of £2million a core staff of 12 employees.[2] They have produced radio and television shows that were aired on BBC Scotland and BBC Radio Scotland.[3]

It was bought by London-based RDF Media Group in 2006[4] which in turn was acquired by Paris-based Zodiak Entertainment Group in 2010. The creators of Still Game, Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill, terminated their connections with the expanded group although the show itself continued as a co-production. Zodiak was in turn acquired by the Banijay Group in 2016.

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Notes and References

  1. News: 2 November 1995 . BBC comedy duo to go independent . 7 January 2017 . The Herald.
  2. News: Ogilvy . Graham . 19 August 2001 . Comedy Unit laughing all the way to the bank . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170116161041/http://www.scotsman.com/business/companies/media-leisure/comedy-unit-laughing-all-the-way-to-the-bank-1-1289209 . 2017-01-16 . 14 January 2017 . Scotland on Sunday.
  3. News: Dixon . Guy . 31 August 2013 . Television and radio firm wins £4.5m orders . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170103171914/http://www.scotsman.com/business/companies/media-leisure/television-and-radio-firm-wins-163-4-5m-orders-1-1293170 . 2017-01-03 . 7 January 2017 . Scotland on Sunday.
  4. News: 30 August 2006 . GBP10m offer for firm behind the cream of Scots comedy Broadcasters back London group's move . 7 January 2017 . The Herald.