Chewing Gum (TV series) 31 October 2016. In August 2014, Channel 4 announced that Coel was to star in and write a new sitcom called "Chewing Gum", inspired by her play "Chewing Gum Dreams". "C4 Comedy Blaps" were released as teasers in September 2014, and the series began on E4 in October 2015. Her performance earned her the British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance in 2016; she also won a BAFTA for Breakthrough Talent for writing the show. "Chewing Gum" received overwhelmingly positive reviews. Series one premiered on 6 October 2015 until 10 November 2015. On 3 December 2015, E4 ordered
Thomas Adams (chewing gum maker) today. Thomas Adams (chewing gum maker) Thomas Adams (May 4, 1818 – February 7, 1905) was a 19th-century American scientist and inventor who is regarded as a founder of the chewing gum industry. He eventually joined with well-known chewing gum maker William Wrigley, Jr. Adams conceived the idea while working as a secretary to former Mexican leader Antonio López de Santa Anna. Santa Anna chewed a natural gum called chicle. Adams first tried to formulate the gum into a rubber suitable for tires. When that didn't work he made the chicle into a chewing gum called Chiclets, which is still