Gold to reveal Britain's Greatest Comedy Character in brand new special

Monday 16th December 2019 UKTV has commissioned a follow-up to Britains Greatest Comedian for its comedy channel Gold.

UKTV Original Britains Greatest Comedy Character (1x180), sees a jury of nine comedians, actors, writers, journalists and critics battle it out under the watchful gaze of judge Sally Phillips, as they attempt to agree on who is the countrys greatest.

Members of the public will be able to vote for their favourites, before the jury whittle them down and rank the final top 30. From Basil Fawlty to Alan Partridge and AbFabs Patsy to Gavin & Staceys Nessa, its certainly going to be a heated debate.

Britains Greatest Comedy Character is produced by Crook Productions, commissioned by Iain Coyle, head of comedy entertainment, and Gerald Casey, Gold channel director, and ordered by Richard Watsham, director of commissioning, and Steve North, genre general manager of comedy and entertainment. The special is executive produced by Matt Crook and Adam Mclean and series produced by Victoria Thomas.

Iain Coyle said:

Im preparing myself for the onslaught of online fury and personal lobbying. This one is going to be as hotly debated as Britains Greatest Comedian. These shows really make you realise what incredible talent and creativity there is in this country.

Gerald Casey said:

Comedy characters play such a huge part on Gold, so were thrilled to see who the nation and jury crown in this one-off special. We know our viewers have some series favourites, so theres definitely going to be a lot of debate!

Matt Crook said:

We are excited to be back working with Gold on a show that is a fresh spin on the archive format, bringing together the Great British public and a jury of recognised comedy talent to create the definitive comedy character countdown. Bring on the Twitter storm.

Britains Greatest Comedy Character will air in 2020, alongside the highly anticipated three-part series Sandylands, starring Natalie Dew, David Walliams, Sophie Thompson, Hugh Bonneville, Simon Bird, Sanjeev Bhaskar and many more.

To vote, please visit https://gold.uktv.co.uk/article/who-is-britains-greatest-comedy-character

#GreatestComedyCharacter

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For more information and interview requests, please contact:

Kelly Phelps, Publicist, UKTV

About Gold

Sky 110/810, Virgin 124, BT & TalkTalk 310 +1: Sky 210, Virgin 190, TalkTalk 314

On demand on Sky, Virgin, BT, Now TV and TalkTalk

Dedicated to celebrating the best of British comedy, Gold is the nations favourite comedy channel.

Much-loved comedy series such as Only Fools and Horses, The Vicar of Dibley and The Royle Family sit alongside an array of successful UKTV Originals including David Jason: My Life on Screen, The Rebel, The Story of Only Fools and Horses, and Murder on the Blackpool Express, which stars a stunning cast including Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson. The feature length UKTV Original attracted 1.72 million viewers in its first week in 2017, making it Golds highest ever rating show.

The perfect tonic to make you laugh whatever the time of day, Gold shows universally funny content that everyone can enjoy.

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About UKTV

UKTV has been at the forefront of branded television for over 25 years, entertaining the nation with programmes they love. Its leading brands - Dave, Gold, W, Drama, Alibi, Eden and Yesterday - span comedy, entertainment, natural history, factual and drama, and are delivered to audiences through UKTV Play, Freeview, Sky, Virgin Media, BT, TalkTalk, YouView, Freesat and Amazon Fire. The broadcaster is a significant investor in British creativity and is committed to working with new and established writers, directors and programme-makers.

UKTV is part of BBC Studios, the UKs most-awarded production company, a world-class distributor with international branded services, and a commercial subsidiary of the worlds leading public service broadcaster, the BBC.

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