Mo Gilligan to present Channel 4 documentary Black, British And Funny
Channel 4 is to broadcast Black, British And Funny, a documentary looking at the black comedy circuit's history.
Mo Gilligan, who hosts The Lateish Show With Mo Gilligan and co-hosts The Big Narstie Show on the channel already, will present the hour-long programme, which has been commissioned to tie in with Black History Month.
Channel 4 says: "Mo Gilligan wants to celebrate the Black comedians who paved the way for artists like him and shine a light on the new wave of acts coming."
Black, British And Funny will look at the careers of the UK's pioneering black comedians and explore why so few black comedians have found mainstream success.
The synopsis for the programme says: "If you were to ask the average British person on the street to name five well-known Black British comedians, they would struggle to give you an answer. But last year a new stand-up burst onto the scene. He is Black and he is British... enter Mo Gilligan. Mo's first big break came from the Black British comedy circuit; a thriving yet little known about stand-up scene which has been packing out theatres up and down the country for the last 30 years. Now Mo wants to celebrate the icons who paved the way for artists like him and shine a light on the new wave of acts coming through. He'll look back at the history of the Black comedy circuit, asking why this scene has remained hidden in plain sight and, importantly, question why he is one of the few comedians from the scene who have crossed over and 'made it', enjoying mainstream success."
Gilligan, who won the entertainment performance prize at last month's Baftas Awards, will also act as executive producer on the project, which is being made by Rumpus Media and his own production company Momo G.
The documentary is one of five programmes Channel 4 has commissioned for broadcast in October. The other shows are Black Love, Black Hair, Is Covid Racist? and Are Women The Fitter Sex?.
Danny Horan from Channel 4 says: "I am really excited about the range of programming for Black History Month this year, particularly because we are launching new onscreen talent we hope will become regular faces on Channel 4. This is an important time to reflect, celebrate and consider again what has been achieved and how much more we, as a society and an industry, have to do to redress the balance of storytelling, subjects and talent, both on and off screen."
Black, British And Funny will be on Channel 4 in October.
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