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Sean's Show

1992–1993 · 2 seasons

A playful, self-aware sitcom that keeps winking at its own artificiality, mixing stand-up charm with meta jokes and a gently melancholic undertow.

Created by
Sean Hughes
Genres
Comedy
Overview
Sean's Show was a United Kingdom television situation comedy broadcast on Channel 4. Stand-up comedian Sean Hughes co-wrote and starred as a fictionalised version of himself, aware of the fact he was living in a sitcom. It received a nomination for the 1992 British Comedy Award for Best Channel 4 Sitcom.
How it feels
Satirical, absurd, whimsical and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Identity, media, loneliness, friendship
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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Created by
Sean Hughes
Genres
Comedy
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • media
  • loneliness
  • friendship
Places
  • home
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour8
Realism5
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight3

Cast

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Details

Genres
comedy
Created by
Sean Hughes
Starring
Sean Hughes, Victor McGuire, Michael Troughton, Eileen Way, Owen O'Neill, Michael Sheen, Meera Syal
Length
2 seasons, 14 episodes, 30 min each
Network
Channel 4
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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