New Hero of Comedy (2008)

Genre

documentary film, documentary television program

Country

United Kingdom

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This three part documentary series looks at the careers of Ricky Gervais, Matt Lucas and David Walliams, and Sacha Baron Cohen. It covers their rise in the entertainment world.

informativecelebratoryretrospectivelightheartedchronologicalseriousobservational

What happens

New Hero of Comedy, also known as New Heroes of Comedy when covering more than one person, is a three-part documentary series on Channel 4, featuring the rise of famous comedians of recent times. The series started on 22 February 2008. The first episode covers the career of Ricky Gervais, the second Matt Lucas and David Walliams, and the last Sacha Baron Cohen. The series received complaints before it was broadcast, with some people complaining that the people featured in the episodes are not "Heroes". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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