← BBC Comedy Short Films

Season 2023

11 episodes · 2023

  1. 1Birdsong

    26 May 2023 · 12 min

    A short film by Uncle Shortbread about the dangers of sleep deprivation, the brutality of the music industry and the power of Iggy Pop’s hip thrust.

  2. 2Calamity James

    26 May 2023 · 14 min

    Slapstick adventure about young James, who is cursed with ‘acute misfortune syndrome’. James is on a mission to reconnect with his estranged dad.

  3. 3This Is Gay

    26 May 2023 · 14 min

    They’re called 'gays', but who are they really? Part sketch show, part mockumentary, part actual documentary, your 'Host' is about to take you on a strange adventure. English

  4. 4Funboys

    26 May 2023 · 14 min

    Short comedy film about some odd little men in Northern Ireland running a club dedicated to innocent fun. But will all this wholesome fun actually ruin their lives?

  5. 5Jobless

    26 May 2023 · 11 min

    Sixteen-year-old twins Tai and Kenny are desperate to make their mark on the world. That’s hard when you live with your parents, and even harder when you live in Milton Keynes...

  6. 67 Minutes

    26 May 2023 · 10 min

    A desolate train track seems the perfect spot to end it all - until someone else turns up with the same idea. Awkward.

  7. 7Where It Ends

    26 May 2023 · 12 min

    Actor Jack joins a panto tour of care homes, where he is confronted with the reality of where it ends.

  8. 8Mobility

    26 May 2023 · 9 min

    It's the first day of sixth form, and Mike, Sonny and Dan are heading in on the mobility bus. Will they make it to school without strangling each other?

  9. 9Pobl Bachyn

    26 May 2023 · 11 min

    Pobl Bachyn is a short comedy-horror film from Tarot about the horrors of Welsh folklore, English tourists and, to a lesser extent, being hungover.

  10. 10Man Eater

    26 May 2023 · 9 min

    Don’t be afraid to embrace the beast within you... even if that means wolfing down a load of pervy men.

  11. 11A Better Place

    26 May 2023 · 13 min

    After their father’s passing, an oddball trio inherits the failing family funeral business. Led by hapless son Archie, they devise a plan to save their funeral home.