Cardinal Burns

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Cardinal Burns
Genre Sketch comedy
Format Comedy
Written by Seb Cardinal
Dustin Demri-Burns
Matt Morgan
Keith Mottram
Directed by Ben Taylor
Starring Seb Cardinal
Dustin Demri-Burns
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 6
Production
Executive producer(s) Andy Harries
Running time 29 mins
Production company(s) Left Bank Pictures
Broadcast
Original channel E4
Original run 8 May 2012 (2012-05-08) – present
External links
Production website

Cardinal Burns is a British television sketch show starring Seb Cardinal and Dustin Demri-Burns, shown on E4. The first series began on 8 May 2012.

Series 1

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 and Terence Maynard.

Series 2

Cardinal Burns was renewed by Channel 4 for a second series, to premiere in early 2014.

Awards

2012 British Comedy Awards, Cardinal Burns was nominated for Best Comedy Breakthrough Artist, Best New Comedy Programme, and Best Sketch Show. It won for Best Sketch Show.

2013 Broadcast Awards, Cardinal Burns won Best Multichannel Programme and Best Comedy Programme.

2013 Loaded LAFTA Awards, Cardinal Burns won for "Funniest TV Show."

2013 BAFTA Nomination for Best Comedy.

Reception

The series received generally positive reviews.[1] The Guardian praised the characters and performances and called the show 'refreshing',[2] The Independent on Sunday said the show was 'sharply written [and] nicely paced',[3] and The Metro found it 'original and funny'.[4] The Daily Mail, however, disliked the show and said 'half an hour of Chinese burns from an angry gorilla would’ve been less painful'.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Cardinal Burns - Reviews and Press Articles". The British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 03-06-2012. 
  2. ↑ Wollaston, Sam (08-05-2012). "TV review: Cardinal Burns; Great Ormond Street". The Guardian. Retrieved 03-06-2012. 
  3. ↑ Epstein, Robert (2012-05-13). "Prisoners of War, Sky Arts 1, Thursday, Episodes, BBC2, Friday Cardinal Burns, E4, Tuesday". The Independent on Sunday. Retrieved 03-06-2012. 
  4. ↑ Watson, Keith (09-05-2012). "Cardinal Burns could save the British comedy duo". Metro. Retrieved 03-06-2012. 
  5. ↑ Hyland, Ian (12-05-2012). "BBC Planet Earth Live by IAN HYLAND: Who wants to watch a Hamster in the jungle?". The Daily Mail. Retrieved 03-06-2012. 

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