Meta-Analysis

Metahumor as humor about humor. Here meta is used to describe the fact that the joke explicitly talks about other jokes, a usage similar to the word metadata (data about data), metatheatrics (a play within a play, as in Hamlet), or metafiction.

New sitcom which revolves around a PhD student who has recently submitted and awaiting his viva. Part of his PPBA (Post PhD Bumming Around) is spent conjuring up humourous TV shows ideas about his experiences in the world of academia.

The First Row

Black comedy about the first row of a community Wind Orchestra with players of different ages and walks of life. To add to this there's some light rival between the clarinets, oboes and flutes which culminates in a blow-off. The question is, who's full of hot air?

Office Hours

Comedy series which centers around the bizarre conversations that occur during the office hours of an eager-to-please academic staff.

Paul Bennett is a young lecturer at the University of Haarville. Doe eyed, enthusiastic about motivating undergraduates about the field of Mathematics and eager to be a supportive personal tutor, reality soon hits him and his expectations are shattered from encounters during his weekly office hours. Hilarity ensues as students come to him with bizarre requests including how to to post a letter, the meaning of life and consoling students from the recent exit on X Factor.

To add to this, his academic colleagues also have their own set of bizarre requests, often taking full of the naive young blood.

The PostGraduate

A blasphemous sequel to the 1967 American film The Graduate.

Dustin Hoffman reprises his role as Benjamin Braddock, now Dr. Braddock at the University of Haarville.

Dr. Braddock, an established academic in History, is about to retire from the world of academia, tired of all the university politics and the lack of outstanding research from both fellow academics and students. He decides to take on one final PhD student before he officially bows out. This PhD student comes in the form of Elizabeth Hamilton, an extraordinarily bright and young student.

Over the course of the years, Dr. Braddock slowly becomes smittened by Elizabeth's intelligence and charm, wanting to take things beyond their weekly supervisions.

As Dr. Braddock debates between what is right and wrong, what his mind and heart want, and to whether to be honest with Elizabeth, his time is slowly ticking away with Elizabeth soon graduating and relocating to the other side of the world.

The Parting of Ways

Nam is preparing for his departure from the delightful sights of Coventry and gives the following parting gift to the department who have made him feel somewhat at home for the last eight years or so...