The Real McCoy (TV series)

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The Real McCoy
Title card for Series 1-3
GenreComedy
StarringCurtis Walker
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series6[1]
No. of episodes30
Production
Executive producerCurtis Walker
ProducerBBC
Production locationUnited Kingdom
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC 2
Release10 May 1991 –
9 February 1996

The Real McCoy was a BBC Television comedy show that ran from 1991 to 1996, featuring an array of black and Asian comedy stars performing material with various comedy sketches and musical guests such as the musical group Soul II Soul.[2]

UK comedy stars that featured in the series included: the comedy acts Robbie Gee, Curtis and Ishmael, Judith Jacob, Collette Johnson, Llewella Gideon, Meera Syal, Perry Benson, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Leo Chester,[3] Kulvinder Ghir, Rudi Lickwood, Eddie Nestor, Marcus Powell, Junior Simpson and Curtis Walker and Felix Dexter.

The producer of the first two series, Charlie Hanson, was the co-founder of the Black Theatre Co-operative and had produced No Problem! and Desmond's before creating The Real McCoy. He was working with Curtis and Ishmael on the 291 Club at the Hackney Empire and suggested making a television version, but instead, the BBC opted for a totally new sketch series, launching The Real McCoy.[4]

In spite of its popularity it has yet to be released on DVD.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "BBC - Comedy Guide - The Real McCoy". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 8 December 2004. Retrieved 1 September 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Brian Logan (13 April 2010). "Meet black comedy's trailblazers | Stage". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 23 February 2012. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "Campaigners want Islamic extremist comic banned from stage show". Daily Mail. London.
  4. ^ "The Real McCoy reunite at the Hackney Empire - Time Out London". Timeout.com. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Ariel - What is the legacy of The Real McCoy?". Bbc.co.uk. 1 May 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Bring back the Real McCoy". The Voice Online. Retrieved 21 November 2012.

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