Sky has commissioned a brand-new series of entertainment comedy shorts from Ranga Bee Productions in collaboration with CPL Productions, a Red Arrow Studios company. The two indies have entered into a collaboration and co-production arrangement to create their first joint commission: “Romesh Presents…”.
The series of 10 fifteen-minute shorts will showcase some of Britain’s best up and coming comedians as selected by Romesh Ranganathan. The comedians featuring in the 10 shorts are:
1. Ellie Taylor
2. Nigel Ng
3. Rachel Parris, Cariad Lloyd and Graham Dickson
4. Amelia Dimoldenberg
5. Kiri Pritchard-McLean
6. Rosie Jones
7. Darren Harriott
8. Luke McQueen
9. London Hughes
10. Colin Hoult as Anna Mann
The shorts will be wide-ranging and tailored to the individual comedians. The format will vary from studio clip shows to comedic entertainment documentaries as well as everything in between.
Romesh Ranganathan & Director & Ranga Bee co-founder Benjamin Green said: We are delighted that Sky is trusting us to work with some of the most exciting comics in the UK. We will do our best to not end their promising careers”.
Managing Director Danielle Lux & Creative Director, Murray Boland said: We love working with incredible talent both on and off screen – so our collaboration with Romesh and Ben is just a joy: we’re so excited by the new talent this venture will bring to the screen”
Phil Edgar-Jones, Director of Sky Arts and Sky’s Head of Entertainment, said: “Romesh Ranganathan is at the very forefront of comedy in the UK and we are delighted he’s curating this series of short-form shows for us – all showcasing some of the best comic talent in the UK. Bite sized treats for everyone to enjoy.”
The series will be made by Ranga Bee Productions in collaboration with CPL Productions.
Ranga Bees’ Romesh Ranganathan and Benjamin Green will executive produce alongside CPL Productions’ Danielle Lux and Murray Boland. This is the second collaboration between the two indies as CPL co-produced series 2 of Ranga Bee’s scripted comedy “The Reluctant Landlord” which has just returned to Sky One.
