7.6 /10 1 Votes
4/5 The Telegraph Directed by Ben Taylor Original language(s) English Director Ben Taylor Networks Channel 4, E4 | 7.2/10 IMDb Genre Sketch comedy Country of origin United Kingdom First episode date 8 May 2012 Number of episodes 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by Seb Cardinal
Dustin Demri-Burns
Matt Morgan
Keith Mottram Starring Seb Cardinal
Dustin Demri-Burns Program creators Dustin Demri-Burns, Sebastian Cardinal Awards British Comedy Award for the Best Sketch Show Similar School of Comedy, Anna & Katy, The Adam and Joe Show, Harry Hill, Russell Brand's Ponderland Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cardinal burns clowns
Cardinal Burns is a British television sketch show starring Seb Cardinal and Dustin Demri-Burns.
Contents
- Cardinal burns clowns
- Cardinal burns tips and advice
- Series 1 2012
- Series 2 2014
- Awards
- Reception
- References
The first series began on 8 May 2012 on E4, before moving to Channel 4 for the second series in 2014.
Cardinal burns tips and advice
Series 1 (2012)
Recurring characters included The Office Flirt, a pair of Cockney cabbies, and a middle-class spoken word poet, alongside parodies of Banksy and "scripted reality" programmes such as The Hills and Made in Chelsea.
Ensemble cast members for this series were Bridget Christie, James Puddephatt, Aisling Bea, Fiona Button, Lucinda Dryzek, Simon Coombs, Ayuk Marchant, Clare Warde, William Hartley,Terence Maynard and Travis Oliver.
Series 2 (2014)
Cardinal Burns was renewed by Channel 4 for a second series in September 2012. On 10 May 2013, Channel 4 confirmed that the show would move from E4. The second series began airing on 30 April 2014.
Awards
Reception
The series received generally positive reviews. The Guardian praised the characters and performances and called the show "refreshing", The Independent on Sunday said the show was "sharply written [and] nicely paced", and The Metro found it "original and funny". the Daily Mail, on the other hand disliked the show and said "half an hour of Chinese burns from an angry gorilla would've been less painful".