Thursday, 21 January 2016

TV Comedy


Friends

Friends is an American TV Comedy that is broadcasted in the UK on Channel 4 and Comedy Central.
        Friends was shown in the evening on Thursday at 8:30 when it was originally on and as it now over two decades old it shown in the day time. The series ran for ten years and 10 series.

         The target audience is 20-34 years old male and females because that is how old the characters are. This is the shows main target audience however Friends appeals to a lot of age groups so has a very wide audience.

       People watch Friends because it is funny and relatable. They can relate to all the different problems and scenarios that the characters go through and the characters are very easily likeable. The storylines are interesting and because people are fond of the characters they keep watching to find out what happens to them. 


    Mrs Browns Boys

Mrs Browns Boys is a comedy sitcom that is about an Irish family living their day to day life. It is broadcasted on BBC1.
Mrs Browns Boys is shown on a Saturday Night at any time past 9:45. There have been 3 series and 9 specials all shown on BCC1.
Mrs Browns Boys is aimed 35+ and mainly women. The main character is a very strong Irish mother and likes to interfere with her children's lives, meaning the target audience age is wide because both parents and children can relate.
People watch Mrs Browns Boys because as the characters are different ages, different ages viewers will be able relate. Everyone can relate to the different roles in the family that are shown in this programme. The characters are also very likeable.   


The Inbetweeners

The Inbetweeners is comedy sitcom about four, middleclass teenage boys, all the teenage drama's they face and everything in-between. It was broadcasted on ITV4.
The Inbetweeners started in 2008 and finished in 2009. There have been three series all shown on ITV4. It is now shown randomly on a Sunday on ITV4. It was shown on a Thursday at 10PM.
The Intbetweeners is aimed at 16-25 year olds, mainly males. All the main characters are 16-18 during the three series all they are all male, which attracts an male audience and can discourage a female audience.
People watch The Inbetweeners because it is funny and 16-18 years will find it especially relatable as there are times that is very accurate to real life. The characters are very relatable and easy to understand. Everyone either know a Will, Simon, Jay or Neil (making it easy for females to relate too) or are (/were if the audience is older) a Will, Simon, Jay or Neil.   


Miranda
Miranda is a comedy sitcom about a 30 women going through her life, trying to find love, her relationship with her mother and friends, and how she finds and copes in awkward situations. It was broadcasted on BCC1. 
Miranda started in 2009 and finished in 2015 after running three series and two finale episodes. It was shown on a Friday at 8:45. It is regularly repeated on BCC1.
Miranda's target audience is very wide as it is 15-45 male and females. A more precise target audience would be 30-45 year old women as that is the age of the main character.
People watch Miranda as it very easy to relate too, as all the situations she finds are herself are quite normal and could happen to anyone. There is such a wide age range as the humour can be quite childish and innocent meaning many people can enjoy it. Finally Miranda herself is a very loveable character and audiences can't help but care for her.  

Open All Hours/Still Open All Hours 
Open All Hours is a very British comedy sitcom about Arkwright and his nephew Granville running the local village shop. It is broadcasted on BCC1.
Open All Hours started in 1976 and finished in 1985. Still Open All Hours a sequel that started in 2013 and still runs today. It is shown on a Sunday evening.
The target audience is quite literally anyone for this show. It appeals to everyone from the young to the old and too both genders.
People watch this show as it good old fashioned British humour and entertainment. The characters are very likeable and typically British so audiences enjoy watching them. 
 



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