The first ever episode of the world's first BSL TV comedy sketch show, with sketches based on Deaf life!
This is the second Deaf Funny programme and it is just as funny as the first one, with plenty of "real life" laughs! Starring Adam Bassett, Fifi Garfield, Ben Rufus Green, Nadeem Islam, Matt Kirby, Sue Mitchell, Deepa Shastri, John Smith, Jean St Clair and Rebecca-Anne Withey in many different roles.
This time, the Cowboy Interpreter ruins a political speech, a group of Deaf people learn Hearing Awareness, and a pub landlady struggles to get her Deaf customers to go home.
In this episode, we meet an 'Assistance Human', the Deaf Detective solves a crime involving twins, and a Deaf widow discovers her husband is back from the dead.
Two builders learn the rude words in sign language, a Deaf priest responds to a confession, and a Deaf gang get together to plan a bank heist! Meanwhile, the Cowboy Interpreter translates during a nuclear crisis. Surely nothing can go wrong?
An air traffic marshal tries to place a drink order, the BSL Police meets a couple planning a family, and a hearing couple take part in the Deaf Cinema Experience! Plus, Deaf hopefuls take part in a theatre audition - but who will get the part?
Made for BSLBT by Samuel Dore. This short film looks at the making of Deaf Funny, our comedy sketch show. It features interviews with some of the cast, plus the writer/director of Deaf Funny, Charlie Swinbourne. Find out how Deaf Funny was put together, how the cast members took on so many roles and how they all worked together to bring the initial script to life.
Take a look at how the actors are made to look different in Deaf Funny 3 and 4! Kellie Moody, the make-up artist, talks about how much work there is in the process of working on make-up in production, and what is actually involved in the process. We also meet some of the actors, who are asked how many different roles they have in the series!