Adult Swim Takes British Comedy

ATLANTA, December 18: The
British parody series Look Around You, produced for BBC Two, has been picked up for broadcast on Cartoon
Network's late-night block Adult Swim, with a launch date set for January 18.

Adult Swim has picked up 14 episodes of the series, which
will air Sunday nights at 1 a.m. Created, written and produced by Robert Popper
and Peter Serafinowicz, Look Around You parodies educational programs of the '70s and early '80s. Two seasons
of the show were produced for BBC Two. Look Around You first aired in the U.S. on BBC America in 2004.
The award-winning title includes guest appearances by Little Britain's Matt Lucas and David Walliams, as well as Shaun
of the Dead's Edgar Wright and
Simon Pegg.

—By Mansha Daswani