Online viewing is the king of comedy in UK

While the debate continues over the actual impact of online viewing on broadcast industry in the US, it’s become the preferred delivery medium for the UK’s comedy fans. Availability of an increasing  connection speed with no fear of reaching a download ceiling will certainly aid the continued growth in this trend. Could it be our American duopoly’s slow connections and threatened monthly download quotas will negatively impacting our entertainment industry?

Here’s something for all you statistics fans out there. Up to 40% of total viewing of BBC3 sleeper hit comedy The Mighty Boosh is via the iPlayer broadband TV catch up service, according to the BBC. 40% - and that’s not including all the students watching the Boosh on YouTube.

Amid all the hand wringing in recent years about comedy disappearing from TV - well the mainstream channels, anyhow - are we overlooking a flippin’ great resurgence for the genre through the medium of online video? (Organ Grinder)