MeeBOX

MeeBOX is a television pilot broadcast on 22 June 2008 on BBC Three. It is a sketch show written by and starring Adam Buxton. The show is set on a video hosting website, featuring sketches involving archive manipulation, cut ups, sketches, revoiced clips, animations, spoof pop videos, lip-synching and mock TV clips. Its theme music was composed by Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead, a friend of Buxton.^[1] The pilot was not picked up.^[2]

Sketches

The pilot included a range of sketches:

• Famous Guy - A big-name Hollywood actor. He appears in a series of sketches in which he is interviewed about his films.
• Sign Language - A signer gives an explanation to a clip, while Buxton provides a false commentary on the footage.
• 10,000 Things Which Are Sooo Crap - A parody of list shows.
• General Tony - A man dressed up as an alien gives his responses to other people's web videos and comments.
• Talking Independent Film with Ken Korda - A film review show hosted by Ken Korda, a character who appears in Buxton's previous television series The Adam and Joe Show.
• Songs - A series of comic songs appear in the show. These are a hymn given rude subtitles called "Songs of Praise: When I Was Nasty", "The Sausages Song" and "Don't Make me a Target".
• Software Tutorial - A man gives a guide to some film-making software, designed to create a blockbuster movie.
• Today on Xantiar - A mock news clip, showing footage of Queen Elizabeth II, but claiming the footage is from an alien planet.
• Baaaddad's Clichéd Memories of Punk - Buxton's father Nigel Buxton presents his views on punk rock.
• Phone Expert Accident - A manipulated clip of a mobile phone expert having his head inflated.

References

1. ^ ""Dead Air Space"". radiohead.com. 2008-22-06. http://www.radiohead.com/deadairspace/080622/How-I-learnt-to-post-on-Dead-Air-Space. Retrieved 2011-03-08. 
2. ^ "MeeBox". British Comedy Guide. http://www.comedy.org.uk/guide/tv/meebox/. Retrieved 2008-08-11. 

External links

• MeeBOX at the British Comedy Guide