BBC Studios and Netflix announced today the commission of The Big Pitch with Jimmy Carr. The comedy podcast will be co-produced by Netflix Podcasts and BBC Studios Audio and will be available for audiences globally from 28th May.
There are over 27,000 different Netflix subcategories. And they can get pretty niche. From ‘Steamy Crime Movies from the 1970s’ to ‘Australian Dysfunctional Family Comedies Starring A Strong Female Lead’, the genres get really, really niche. The Big Pitch with Jimmy Carr sees a parade of much-loved comedians pitch movie ideas to Jimmy, our sceptical host, which fit Netflix’s most obscure sub-genres. Guests are challenged to figure out the plot and cast under the pressure of Jimmy’s withering gaze. At the end of the pitch, Jimmy decides whether to move to greenlight or condemn our guests and their dubious ideas to development hell.
Across the ten episodes, all fully visualised, guests will include Nick Mohammed, Phil Wang, Romesh Ranganathan, Ahir Shah, Kerry Godliman, Michelle Wolf, London Hughes, Chris McCausland, Jamali Maddix and Asim Chaudhry.
Jimmy Carr said: “By night I’m a stand-up comedian but by day I have a proper job in real show business. I commission movies for Netflix. So, if you’ve ever seen a movie you liked on Netflix - you’re welcome. This podcast gives a glimpse behind the scenes of the rigorous pitching process and it’s also a good excuse to mess around with some very funny friends.
The Big Pitch with Jimmy Carr is a co-production by Netflix and BBC Studios Audio. From BBC Studios Audio, the Executive Producer is Pete Strauss, the Production Executive is Ian Heydon, Production Manager on the series is Mabel Finnegan-Wright, and Production Coordinator is Becky Carewe-Jeffries. BBC Studios Audio’s Creative Director for Comedy & Entertainment is Richard Morris and the deal was brokered by Claire Long. From Netflix, the Executive Producers are Kathryn Huyghue, Erica Brady, and David Markowitz.
The series will be available worldwide to listeners wherever they get their podcasts from 28th May with fully visualised episodes available on the Netflix Is A Joke YouTube channel.
