Walliams and Friend Research

Walliams and Friend Research

Who are commissioners?

The commissioners are Shane Allen and Gregor Sharpe who commission shows for the BBC.

Who are the producers?

The producer of Walliams and Friend is Sarah Fraser and the executive producer is Jo Sargent.

Who is the target audience and why?

This comedy sketch show is televised after the 9pm watershed. This allows the show to use transgressive humour which appeal to an older audience from about 15 and over, but mostly adults, as the audience needs to have a dark sense of  humour because strong language and crude humour are used throughout the show to make it entertaining and comedic for the audience to keep on watching.

Why is it on at that time and on that channel?

It is on after 9pm as younger children go to bed at that time so won't be exposed to any inappropriate content used for humour purposes. It is on the BBC as it is a channel that is viewed worldwide and is extremely popular. Channels like these take on programmes that they think will benefit by having a wide range of people view it so that it becomes a well known show. People will talk about it in public and more people will begin to view the show on the channel which increases the audience and the income that the BBC receives.