{{Short description|British sketch comedy TV programme}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox television | image = | caption = | genre = Sketch comedy | creator = | starring = | country = United Kingdom | language = English | num_series = 2 | num_episodes = | executive_producer = | producer = | runtime = 30 minutes | network = BBC Two | first_aired = {{start date|df=yes|1998|01|10}} | last_aired = {{end date|1999}} }} '''''Comedy Nation''''' was a British sketch comedy television programme that premiered at midnight 9 January 1998 on BBC Two. The first series consisted of 13 episodes, each containing 30 sketches.<ref name="McCann">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/arts-bbcs-cheapest-ever-comedy-1137399.html|title=Arts: BBC's cheapest ever comedy|last=McCann|first=Paul|date=8 January 1998|work=The Independent|location=London|accessdate=18 October 2009}}</ref> Each episode of the first series cost £29,000 to produce.<ref name="McCann" />
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==External links== *{{IMDb title|0143033}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070424224110/http://www.themightyboosh.co.uk/booshtvradio.html ''Comedy Nation''] at ''The Mighty Boosh'' web site
Category:1990s British television sketch shows Category:1998 British television series debuts Category:1999 British television series endings Category:BBC television comedy Category:BBC television sketch shows
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