Miranda
| Genre | Sitcom |
|---|---|
| Created by | Miranda Hart |
| Written by | Miranda Hart |
| Directed by | Juliet May (2009-2013) Mandie Fletcher (2014-2015) |
- Who commissioned the programmes?
The first two series of Miranda were broadcast on BBC Two. In February 2011, it was announced that for the third series, the show would be moving to BBC One.
- Who produced Miranda?
| Producer(s) | Nerys Evans (2009) Emma Strain (2010-2013) Sarah Fraser (2014-2015) |
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- What audience is it aimed at? Why?
Because the audience is 30+ the type of comedy has sexual references, so has to be aired after the water shed, and the actors/ comedians are of that age range so the audience can relate to the situations, and settings.
Pleasures
The TV
comedy Miranda offers the audience pleasures such as a regular time slot,
(which is after the water shed), that the audience feels superior. These are
just some of the examples of pleasures that Miranda contribute to the audience,
with these features the TV show is a success and consequently the target
audience can relate to the characters, situation and everyday setting of the
set.
Recognition
and familiarity of Miranda’s main character is a key aspect, as the audience
feel like they know her personally, like a friend, as she talks to the camera
front on so the direct personal approach works well. The way the character is
represented of that of a hopeless, stupid and socially inept individual, therefore
the audience feels superior to Miranda, as she somehow messes things up and
says/ acts all in the wrong ways against social convention and expectation.
The humour
type in Miranda is that of a mature nature, as sexual innuendos are present.
The target audience for Miranda is for the 28+ age range, so the comedy type
works well. There is Farse/ slapstick
comedy type, where Miranda falls over the coat stand repeatedly throughout different examples of episodes in that
series, which gives it a predictability pleasure as the audience feel like they
know and understand Miranda’s actions and behaviours, which also links back up
to the point about knowing her personally like that of a friend.
The setting
of the TV comedy gives the audience recognition of a familiar setting, so they
can relate to the characters and everyday setting. Furthermore pleasures such
as social and family issues makes the audience relate to all the characters
situations.
Narrative pleasures such as those of
narrative resolution
Is how
the show ends
Character identification, snowballing
narrative, suspense, comedy, and so on
Character
identification: When you identify yourself a as character.
Snowballing:
Where the joke gets bigger and bigger until something concludes the joke, in
bad education something bad happens.
Suspense:
waiting for the next joke to happen
Pleasures of recognition, familiarity
and anticipation
Recognises
the characters, story and setting
Pleasures of
difference-within-repetition
Waiting for
certain characters to say there jokes
Knowing what
the characters are like, so knowing what sort of jokes they will say.
Performance unpredictability and
spontaneity
Unexpected
events happen
Transgressive pleasures
Jokes that
are insulting, racist, sexist ect
Specific pleasures associated with
performers or personalities.
You can
recognise the actors
