Channel 4 to Pilot Three New Comedies for 2014 Lineup

LONDON: Channel 4 has commissioned three new pilots to add to its slate of comedies for 2014.

All three shows were ordered by Phil Clarke, the network’s head of comedy.

Filming is set to begin this month on Flack, a series produced by Hat Trick Productions. The two other shows, Catastrophe and Sit.com, will film in the first quarter of 2014. Both series will be produced by Avalon Production.

“The latest batch of pilots spring from a set of witty, clever, knowing scripts that reflect the complexity of modern life,” Clarke said. “Flack deals with the world of work; Sit.com, family; and Catastrophe maintaining a relationship. They represent a strand of comedy that I would like to expand on the channel.”