Kombat Opera Presents
2007 British TV series or programme
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Kombat Opera Presents is a British musical comedy television 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]
GenreComedy & Opera
Created byRichard Thomas
Written byRichard Thomas
Stewart Lee
Stewart Lee
Directed byDominic Brigstocke
Terry Jones
Peter Orton
Tim Kirkby
Terry Jones
Peter Orton
Tim Kirkby
| Kombat Opera Presents | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy & Opera |
| Created by | Richard Thomas |
| Written by | Richard Thomas Stewart Lee |
| Directed by | Dominic Brigstocke Terry Jones Peter Orton Tim Kirkby |
| Starring | John Thomson Jon Culshaw Kevin Eldon Hugh Dennis |
| Composer | Richard Thomas |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Jon Rolph |
| Producer | Stephen Abrahams |
| Running time | 30 Minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 25 February – 25 March 2007 |
| Related | |
| Jerry Springer The Opera | |
Parodied shows
The following TV shows have been parodied:
Episode 1: The Applicants
- Originally broadcast on 25 February 2007
- A parody of The Apprentice
Episode 2: Spouse Change
- Originally broadcast on 4 March 2007
- A parody of Wife Swap
Episode 3: Question Time Out
- Originally broadcast on 11 March 2007
- A parody of Question Time
Episode 4: Manorama
- Originally broadcast on 18 March 2007
- A parody of Panorama
Episode 5: The South Bragg Show
- Originally broadcast on 25 March 2007
- A parody of The South Bank Show
