Channel 4 Adds Prank Show to Summer Lineup

LONDON: The new prank series I’m Spazticus, set to run this summer on Channel 4, features disabled performers pranking able-bodied people.

The five-episode half-hour series will air in conjunction with Channel 4’s broadcast of the 2012 Paralympics. The series’ pilot first aired on Channel 4 in 2005. I’m Spazticus will be produced by Zeitgeist Television for Channel 4.

Nerys Evans, the commissioner of comedy for Channel 4, said, "We’re very excited to be doing a show that first and foremost will be very funny and also showcases some of the very best disabled talent both on screen and behind the camera."

Jamie O’Leary, the producer of I’m Spazticus, added, "I’m Spazticus uses the world of comedy to explore the world of disability; employing disabled writers and a cast of disabled on-screen talent to play pranks on an unsuspecting general public, whilst this far from revenge TV we hope it’s both barrier and ground breaking—it will never be worthy and box-ticking but hopefully funny and very funny.”