Sky One Picks Up ‘Re-Dub!’ Satirical Comedy Starring Alistair McGowan
Sky One has commissioned a new satirical comedy, currently with the working title of ‘Re-Dub!‘, starring impressionist Alistair McGowan the channel has announced today.
The series will have McGowan, along with other established impressionists and new mimics, re-voice a range of clips from the realms of entertainment, news, politics and sport, giving an alternate take on the most talked about stories of the moment. From the latest political scandal, a major sporting moment or celebrity gossip, the show has the last word by – quite literally – putting words in the mouths of a host of famous faces.
“We are delighted to be working with Sky on Re-Dub!,” comments Richard Allen-Turner, exec producer for Avalon who are producing the series. “A new comedy show that along with Russian Twitterbots, helps further conflate fake news and real reports for viewers’ entertainment.”
No news yet on who might be joining McGowan, but apparently the pitch meeting to Sky went rather well! “When the Avalon team showed us their initial piloted pitch for Re-Dub! I couldn’t finish my crisps as we were laughing till we cried,” commented Phil Edgar-Jones, Head of Entertainment at Sky. “Re-Dub! is a gloriously silly and funny take on the world of news and celebrity from the mouth of Alistair McGowan and a host of brilliant mimics accompanying real-world footage. We can promise a fun-packed half hour of pure joy.”
Avalon is on a bit of a roll with Sky and politically charged comedy right now. They are also the people behind ‘Last Week Tonight With John Oliver’ which airs on Sky Atlantic, and ‘The Russell Howard Hour’ which just finished its first season on Sky One.
No news yet on when ‘Re-Dub!‘ is going to land on Sky One, but we’ll let you know when we hear more.
