3 Non-Blondes
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| 3 Non-Blondes | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Starring | Ninia Benjamin Tameka Empson Jocelyn Jee Esien |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 19 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 mins. (approx) |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Three |
| Release | 9 February – 21 December 2003 |
3 Non-Blondes is a British hidden camera comedy show (and the name given to the three comedians who star in it), distributed by the British Broadcasting Corporation on the BBC Three digital network channel, first aired in 2003. It also airs on BBC America[1] and Comedy Channel in Australia.
Ninia Benjamin, Tameka Empson and Jocelyn Jee Esien play a range of comical characters to the unsuspecting public.[2] Varying from a fictional celebrity named Marcia Brown, to a charity worker who only wants a kiss or a hug instead of a cash donation.
Two series of the comedy have been broadcast, both were released on a DVD boxset on 22 November 2004; distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment. In an interview concerning her own sketch show, Little Miss Jocelyn, Jocelyn hinted that a third series would probably not be filmed, as they became too well known. The public would either identify them or play along with the sketches, much to the stars' embarrassment.
In 2003, they were listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest British comedy acts.
In 2007, Trouble TV picked up the series and showed it Mondays at 9:00 pm until the channel got axed.
In 2010, Jocelyn Jee Esien starred in her own spin-off to the show called One Non Blonde: Down Under that began to air on 21 September. In it she takes three of her characters on a tour of New Zealand.[3]
Cast
- Ninia Benjamin - Herself
- Frances Callier – Hidden camera operator
- Tameka Empson - Herself
- Kyra Groves - Hidden camera operator
- Jocelyn Jee Esien - Herself
- Angela V. Shelton - Hidden camera operator
- John F.D. Northover – Director
- Gary Reich – Producer
- Huw Jenkins – Film editor
References
- ^ "3 Non Blondes, tv.com.
- ^ "three non blondes", Michael Cumming website.
- ^ One Non Blonde: Down Under (trail), BBC Three.