Channel X
Channel X Productions is a UK comedy and entertainment company with a 22-year history of producing programmes for all of the major broadcasters. The company specialises in scripted broken and narrative comedy, comedy-entertainment formats and game shows.
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| Country | UK |
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| Broadcast area | UK |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Ownership | |
| Sister channels | Channel X North[1] |
| History | |
| Launched | 1987 by Jonathan Ross |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
The company was formed in 1987 by Jonathan Ross and Alan Marke, and the former made his television presenting début as a stand-in presenter for Channel X program The Last Resort.[2]
Channel X's Manchester based subsidiary, Channel K, has also won its first commissions in 2009, netting deals at the BBC and Channel 4.
Selected shows
- The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross
- Saturday Zoo with Jonathan Ross
- Vic Reeves Big Night Out
- Sean's Show
- Shooting Stars
- The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer
- Bang Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer
- Catterick
- Popetown
- Blunder
- Modern Toss
- Snuff Box
- So Awkward
- Detectorists
Online
Channel X also produces an online comedy drama series called Chelsey OMG which airs on social networking website Bebo. By February 2009 the show had amassed almost 2,000,000 views.