Kombat Opera Presents

Kombat Opera Presents
Genre Comedy & Opera
Created by Richard Thomas
Directed by Dominic Brigstocke
Terry Jones
Peter Orton
Tim Kirkby
Starring John Thomson
Jon Culshaw
Kevin Eldon
Hugh Dennis
Composer(s) Richard Thomas
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 5
Production
Executive producer(s) Jon Rolph
Producer(s) Stephen Abrahams
Running time 30 Minutes
Release
Original network BBC
Original release 25 February – 25 March 2007
Chronology
Related shows Jerry Springer The Opera
External links
Website

Kombat Opera Presents is a BBC2 comedy show. The comedy parodies British television programmes by transforming them into operas. The music for the series was written by Richard Thomas, with the series having its origins in the Kombat Opera segments of Simon Munnery's character The League Against Tedium, and his television show Attention Scum. The series won the Best Comedy prize at the 2008 Rose d'Or ceremony.[1]

Parodied shows

The following TV shows have been parodied:

Episode 1: The Applicants

Episode 2: Spouse Change

Episode 3: Question Time Out

Episode 4: Manorama

Episode 5: The South Bragg Show

References

  1. "Rose d'Or Winners 2008" (PDF). Rose d'Or AG. 6 May 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 May 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2008.


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