Brass (TV series) Brass (TV series) Brass was a British television comedy-drama, made by Granada Television for ITV and eventually Channel 4. "Brass" is northern English slang for "money" as well as for "effrontery". The series was set primarily in Utterley, a fictional Lancashire mining town in the 1930s, "Brass" satirized working-class period dramas of the 1970s, most significantly "When the Boat Comes In". Unusually for ITV comedies of the time, "Brass" eschewed a laugh track and utilized a dry sense of humour based in part on convoluted wordplay and subtle commentary on popular culture. The series also parodied the 1977 Granada TV
The Frantics (comedy) Mallett Theatre in Toronto (St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts) featuring a mix of new and revived material. On December 7, 2009, the troupe staged a "one-night only" 30th anniversary performance at which they released their new CD "Frantic Noises". After a fundraiser on Indiegogo ending November 2016, a "Best of Frantic Times" has been set up, mostly excerpting pieces from the CBC radio show, but with occasional pieces of more recent material, publishing what is to be 30 episodes at thefrantics.podbean.com The Frantics (comedy) The Frantics is a Canadian comedy troupe consisting of Paul Chato, Rick Green, Dan Redican