Scallywagga

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show_name = Scallywagga


caption =
format = Comedy sketch show
runtime = 30 minutes
creator = Stuart Kenworthy
executive_producer = Kenton Allen
starring = Curtis Cole
Steve Edge
Neil Fitzmaurice
Luke Gell
Stefan Gumbs
Jessica Hall
Joanna Higson
Lena Kaur
Sally Lindsay
Carl Rice
Scott Taylor
country = UK
language = English
network = BBC Three
num_episodes = 6
first_run =
first_aired = 29 April, 2008
last_aired = present
website = http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/scallywagga/
imdb_id =
tv_com_id =

"Scallywagga" is a British comedy sketch show, written by Stuart Kenworthy, who has worked on Green Wing and Smack the Pony.cite web
url = http://www.stuartkenworthy.com/
publisher = BBC
title = Stuart Kenworthy Comedy Writer
accessdate = 2008-05-14] The executive producer of the show is Kenton Allen, the BBC's Creative Head of Comedy Talent and Comedy North. The pilot episode aired on 21 March 2007 when the show was known as "Spacehopper".cite web
url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/scallywagga/
publisher = BBC
title = Scallywagga
accessdate = 2008-05-10]

Overview

Described as being, "A heady mix of the best fresh and familiar funny voices - straight out of the north - combined to play Scallywagga's host of wrongheaded new characters",cite web
url = http://www.comedy.org.uk/guide/tv/scallywagga/episodes/
publisher = British Comedy Guide
title = Scallywagga -Episode Guide
accessdate = 2008-05-14] the programme first aired on BBC Three on 29 April, 2008. The show stars Curtis Cole, Steve Edge, Neil Fitzmaurice, Luke Gell, Stefan Gumbs, Jessica Hall, Joanna Higson, Lena Kaur, Sally Lindsay, Carl Rice and Scott Taylor. It is due to run until 3 June and was filmed on location in Manchester. There is no laugh track.

Recurring characters

Characters in the show include:

*Adrian - the son of parents who resort to increasingly bizarre measures to disown him. Played by Luke Gell.cite web
url = http://www.comedy.org.uk/guide/tv/scallywagga/
publisher = British Comedy Guide
title = Scallywagga - Sketch Show
accessdate = 2008-05-14] cite web
url = http://www.comedy.org.uk/guide/tv/scallywagga/details/
publisher = British Comedy Guide
title = Scallywagga - - Production Details, Plus Regular Cast and Crew
accessdate = 2008-05-14]
*Ange - Played by Lena Kaur.
*Asbo PIN - who has an uncanny knack of predicting people’s PIN numbers. Played by Carl Rice.
*Bazz - Played by Stefan Gumbs.
*Disco Donna - played by Jessica Hall.
*Greggs Girl - who is obsessed with pastry. Played by Joanna Higson.
*Jon - Played by Scott Taylor.
*Smeg - Played by Curtis Cole.

References

External links

* [http://www.scallywagga.com/ Scallywaga website]
* [http://www.comedy.org.uk/guide/tv/scallywagga/ Scallywagga at the British comedy guide]