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'''''Famalam''''' is a British [[Sketch comedy|sketch]] show starring primarily black British comedians.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09zn7qy|title=Famalam|access-date=2020-08-29|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> The [[Television pilot|pilot]] first aired in September 2017,<ref>{{Citation|title=Famalam - Series 1: 1. Pilot|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b095dzjm/famalam-series-1-1-pilot |access-date=2020-08-29}}</ref> with the first series starting in April 2018.<ref>{{Citation|title=Famalam - Series 1: Episode 1|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p062r74v/famalam-series-1-episode-1 |access-date=2020-08-29}}</ref> A second and third season were then released in late March 2019<ref>{{Citation|title=Famalam - Series 2: Episode 1|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0740csc/famalam-series-2-episode-1 |access-date=2020-08-29}}</ref> and August 2020<ref>{{Citation|title=Famalam - Series 3: Episode 1|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p08n0zjd/famalam-series-3-episode-1 |access-date=2020-08-29}}</ref> respectively. The show has been described as "a sublime achievement of satire" by ''[[The Independent]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Famalam is a sublime achievement of TV satire|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/famalam-bbc-queen-s-green-planet-cunk-britain-rivers-blood-a8299286.html |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |access-date=2020-08-29 }}</ref>
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'''''Famalam''''' is a British [[Sketch comedy|sketch]] show starring primarily [[black British]] comedians.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09zn7qy|title=Famalam|access-date=2020-08-29|website=www.bbc.co.uk|archive-date=7 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907110056/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09zn7qy|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Television pilot|pilot]] first aired in September 2017,<ref>{{Citation|title=Famalam - Series 1: 1. Pilot|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b095dzjm/famalam-series-1-1-pilot|access-date=2020-08-29|archive-date=21 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201221002156/https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b095dzjm/famalam-series-1-1-pilot|url-status=live}}</ref> with the first series starting in April 2018.<ref>{{Citation|title=Famalam - Series 1: Episode 1|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p062r74v/famalam-series-1-episode-1|access-date=2020-08-29|archive-date=28 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828220005/https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p062r74v/famalam-series-1-episode-1|url-status=live}}</ref> A second and third series were then released in late March 2019<ref>{{Citation|title=Famalam - Series 2: Episode 1|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0740csc/famalam-series-2-episode-1|access-date=2020-08-29|archive-date=24 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824023528/https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0740csc/famalam-series-2-episode-1|url-status=live}}</ref> and August 2020<ref>{{Citation|title=Famalam - Series 3: Episode 1|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p08n0zjd/famalam-series-3-episode-1|access-date=2020-08-29|archive-date=29 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200829211217/https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p08n0zjd/famalam-series-3-episode-1|url-status=live}}</ref> respectively.

==Sketches==
*Fantastic Egusi – a spoof of low-budget [[Nollywood]] films from Nigeria.<ref name=indy/>
*Midsomer Motherfuckin' Murders – a spoof of rural-set British detective programme ''[[Midsomer Murders]]'', but with Moses Mountree, a parody of 1970s American [[Blaxploitation]] detectives.<ref name=indy/>
*Scribbler P – a [[Garage house|garage]] MC whose tracks are about Black history.<ref name=davies>{{cite news |last1=Davies |first1=Hannah J. |title=4 Reasons To Watch New BBC Three Comedy ''Famalam'' Tonight |url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/famalam-bbc-comedy |access-date=9 April 2022 |publisher=[[Refinery29]] |date=9 April 2018}}</ref>
*Professor Lofuko – a [[witch doctor]] in [[Croydon]].<ref name=davies/>

==Reception==
The show was described as "a sublime achievement of satire" by Sean O'Grady of ''[[The Independent]]'', who likened it to ''[[The Fast Show]]'', ''[[Little Britain (TV series)|Little Britain]]'' and 1990s sketch show ''[[Goodness Gracious Me (TV series)|Goodness Gracious Me]]'', the last of which had a primarily [[British Asian]] cast and themes.<ref name=indy>{{Cite news|title=Famalam is a sublime achievement of TV satire|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/famalam-bbc-queen-s-green-planet-cunk-britain-rivers-blood-a8299286.html|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|access-date=2020-08-29|first=Sean|last=O'Grady|date=13 April 2018|archive-date=9 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109041406/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/famalam-bbc-queen-s-green-planet-cunk-britain-rivers-blood-a8299286.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Hannah J. Davies of [[Refinery29]] praised the series for the variety in its humour, as well as the perspectives from its 50% female cast.<ref name=davies/>

===Controversy===
In August 2020, the show and the BBC were criticised for a sketch involving a Jamaican version of [[Countdown (game show)|''Countdown'']]. Historian [[Paul Gilroy]] of [[University College London]] and the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council criticised the sketch for perpetuating stereotypes of Jamaicans as hypersexual, simple minded and drug-using. The BBC and ''Famalam'' actor Tom Moutchi defended the show as an exploration of stereotypes from a black perspective.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Busby |first1=Mattha |last2=Bakare |first2=Lanre |title=BBC Three show Famalam criticised for Jamaican 'stereotypes' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/22/bbc3-show-famalam-criticised-for-sketch-of-jamaican-people |access-date=9 April 2022 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=22 August 2020}}</ref>

==Nominations==
[[Samson Kayo]] was nominated for [[British Academy Television Award for Best Male Comedy Performance|Best Male Comedy Performance]] at the [[2018 British Academy Television Awards]],<ref name=indy/> while [[Gbemisola Ikumelo]] was nominated in the [[British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance|female equivalent]] in [[2020 British Academy Television Awards|2020]] and [[2021 British Academy Television Awards|2021]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Bafta TV Awards 2020: Winners in full |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-52917661 |access-date=9 April 2022 |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=31 July 2020 |archive-date=9 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409183219/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-52917661 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bafta TV Awards 2021: Winners and nominees in full |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-56903795 |access-date=9 April 2022 |publisher=BBC News |date=6 June 2021}}</ref> At the [[Royal Television Society Programme Awards|Royal Television Society Awards]], the series was nominated for Scripted Comedy and Kayo was nominated for Comedy Performance: Male in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-10-02 |title=RTS Programme Awards 2019 in partnership with Audio Network |url=https://rts.org.uk/award/rts-programme-awards-2019-partnership-audio-network |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=Royal Television Society |language=en |archive-date=20 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320212353/https://rts.org.uk/award/rts-programme-awards-2019-partnership-audio-network |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2021, Ikumelo won the award for Comedy Performance: Female.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-23 |title=RTS Programme Awards 2021 |url=https://rts.org.uk/award/rts-programme-awards-2021 |access-date=2022-02-26 |website=Royal Television Society |language=en |archive-date=4 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304225834/https://rts.org.uk/award/rts-programme-awards-2021 |url-status=live }}</ref>


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Famalam
GenreSketch comedy
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series3
Production
Production companyBBC Studios
Original release
NetworkBBC Three
ReleaseSeptember 2017 (2017-09)

Famalam is a British sketch show starring primarily black British comedians.[1] The pilot first aired in September 2017,[2] with the first series starting in April 2018.[3] A second and third series were then released in late March 2019[4] and August 2020[5] respectively.

Sketches

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Reception

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The show was described as "a sublime achievement of satire" by Sean O'Grady of The Independent, who likened it to The Fast Show, Little Britain and 1990s sketch show Goodness Gracious Me, the last of which had a primarily British Asian cast and themes.[6] Hannah J. Davies of Refinery29 praised the series for the variety in its humour, as well as the perspectives from its 50% female cast.[7]

Controversy

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In August 2020, the show and the BBC were criticised for a sketch involving a Jamaican version of Countdown. Historian Paul Gilroy of University College London and the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council criticised the sketch for perpetuating stereotypes of Jamaicans as hypersexual, simple minded and drug-using. The BBC and Famalam actor Tom Moutchi defended the show as an exploration of stereotypes from a black perspective.[8]

Nominations

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Samson Kayo was nominated for Best Male Comedy Performance at the 2018 British Academy Television Awards,[6] while Gbemisola Ikumelo was nominated in the female equivalent in 2020 and 2021.[9][10] At the Royal Television Society Awards, the series was nominated for Scripted Comedy and Kayo was nominated for Comedy Performance: Male in 2019.[11] In 2021, Ikumelo won the award for Comedy Performance: Female.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Famalam". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 September 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  2. ^ Famalam - Series 1: 1. Pilot, archived from the original on 21 December 2020, retrieved 29 August 2020
  3. ^ Famalam - Series 1: Episode 1, archived from the original on 28 August 2020, retrieved 29 August 2020
  4. ^ Famalam - Series 2: Episode 1, archived from the original on 24 August 2020, retrieved 29 August 2020
  5. ^ Famalam - Series 3: Episode 1, archived from the original on 29 August 2020, retrieved 29 August 2020
  6. ^ a b c d O'Grady, Sean (13 April 2018). "Famalam is a sublime achievement of TV satire". The Independent. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  7. ^ a b c Davies, Hannah J. (9 April 2018). "4 Reasons To Watch New BBC Three Comedy Famalam Tonight". Refinery29. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  8. ^ Busby, Mattha; Bakare, Lanre (22 August 2020). "BBC Three show Famalam criticised for Jamaican 'stereotypes'". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Bafta TV Awards 2020: Winners in full". BBC News. 31 July 2020. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Bafta TV Awards 2021: Winners and nominees in full". BBC News. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  11. ^ "RTS Programme Awards 2019 in partnership with Audio Network". Royal Television Society. 2 October 2018. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  12. ^ "RTS Programme Awards 2021". Royal Television Society. 23 October 2020. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
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