Jack and Jeremy's Real Lives
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Jack and Jeremy's Real Lives was a 1996 comedy show for Channel 4
, written by and starring Jack Dee
and Jeremy Hardy
The series was a collection of mockumentaries
similar to their previous collaboration, Jack And Jeremy's Police 4. Each episode would focus on the pair playing bizarre characters from a particular profession.
Shot on film and featuring no laugh track, the show failed to catch on. After three episodes it was moved to air after midnight.
The pilot featured Sacha Baron Cohen
being electrocuted.
ask them to do a poetry reading.
, Dorset
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
, written by and starring Jack Dee
Jack Dee
James Andrew Innes "Jack" Dee is an English stand-up comedian, actor and writer known for his sardonic, curmudgeonly, and deadpan style.-Early life:...
and Jeremy Hardy
Jeremy Hardy
Jeremy James Hardy is a British alternative comedian who is also known for his socialist politics.-Career:Hardy was born in Farnborough, Hampshire. He attended Farnham College and studied Modern History and Politics at the University of Southampton...
The series was a collection of mockumentaries
Mockumentary
A mockumentary , is a type of film or television show in which fictitious events are presented in documentary format. These productions are often used to analyze or comment on current events and issues by using a fictitious setting, or to parody the documentary form itself...
similar to their previous collaboration, Jack And Jeremy's Police 4. Each episode would focus on the pair playing bizarre characters from a particular profession.
Shot on film and featuring no laugh track, the show failed to catch on. After three episodes it was moved to air after midnight.
The pilot featured Sacha Baron Cohen
Sacha Baron Cohen
Sacha Noam Baron Cohen is an English stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and voice artist. He is most widely known for his portrayal of three unorthodox fictional characters: Ali G, Borat, and Brüno...
being electrocuted.
Aristocrats
A day in the life of aristocratic brothers has them solving a murder, attending a black magic ritual and visiting some poor people.Writers
Struggling, troubled writers believe they've received their big break when Radio 3BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 3 is a national radio station operated by the BBC within the United Kingdom. Its output centres on classical music and opera, but jazz, world music, drama, culture and the arts also feature. The station is the world’s most significant commissioner of new music, and its New Generation...
ask them to do a poetry reading.
Paranormal researchers
The pair search for evidence of ghosts in Barbara CastleBarbara Castle
Barbara Anne Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn , PC, GCOT was a British Labour Party politician....
, Dorset
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...