# Comedy Nation

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{{Short description|British sketch comedy TV programme}}
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| genre              = [Sketch comedy](/source/Sketch_comedy)
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| country            = United Kingdom
| language           = English
| num_series         = 2
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| runtime            = 30 minutes
| network            = [BBC Two](/source/BBC_Two)
| first_aired        = {{start date|df=yes|1998|01|10}}
| last_aired         = {{end date|1999}}
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'''''Comedy Nation''''' was a British [sketch comedy](/source/sketch_comedy) television programme that premiered at midnight 9 January 1998 on [BBC Two](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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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