Gemma Arrowsmith's Sketched Out

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Paterson Joseph

20220922

20220929 (BBC7)
20220930 (BBC7)

Gemma Arrowsmith has a new sketch show on Radio 4, but will she be able to host it herself?

In the first episode, Paterson Joseph has been drafted in to host by execs Theo and Cleo, who hope he will boost ratings. Gemma has to work out how to wrestle back control of her show, full of sketches about the Pemberley Cinematic Universe, a Musical Theatre news bulletin, and we find out who Banksy really is.

Performed by: Gemma Arrowsmith, Kudzanayi Chiwawa, Dan Starkey & Thomas Nelstrop

Guest host: Paterson Joseph

New sketch comedy from writer-performer Gemma Arrowsmith, but can she host it herself?

Joanna Lumley

20220929

20221006 (BBC7)
20221007 (BBC7)

Gemma Arrowsmith continues this week, but will she be allowed to host it herself this time?

The powers-that-be think a National Treasure would be more fitting, and who better than Dame Joanna Lumley? She's so down to earth! Gemma tries to build her profile by becoming the face of a national Yoghurt campaign, and elsewhere hear a burglar employ an offsetting scheme, a woman author bringing life to a male lead, and Louis Theroux visits the Grammar Nazis.

Performed by: Gemma Arrowsmith, Kudzanayi Chiwawa, Dan Starkey & Thomas Nelstrop

Guest host: Joanna Lumley

Gemma's sketch show continues, but can she wrestle back hosting duties from Joanna Lumley?

Adam Fleming

20221006

20221013 (BBC7)
20221014 (BBC7)

Gemma Arrowsmith has a new sketch show on Radio 4, but after Paterson Joseph and Joanna Lumley being brought in to replace her so far, will she finally get to host her own show?

Not if Adam Fleming has anything to do with it. He already hosts Newscast, Boris and Antisocial, so what's one more show? Treating sketches like the news, Adam gets confused about whether student loans really continue into the afterlife, the lengths a 'traditional' woman will go to in order to prove loyalty to her husband, and if time travel is really the solution to the housing crisis.

Performed by: Gemma Arrowsmith, Chiara Goldsmith, Tom Crowley & Adam Courting

Guest host: Adam Fleming

Gemma Arrowsmith wants to present a sketch show, but BBC's Adam Fleming has other ideas.

04 LAST

E-host!

20221013

20221020 (BBC7)
20221021 (BBC7)

In the last episode of the series, Gemma's dream to host her own show has been dashed again.

E-Host! is being trialled ahead of a rollout, and naturally hosting a sketch show is the perfect place to bed in this new technology. In this week's sketches, we meet a woman with Greek Chorus Syndrome, a husband and wife with an intriguing job offer, and Susie Dent fails to endear herself to a local business owner.

Performed by: Gemma Arrowsmith, Chiara Goldsmith, Tom Crowley & Adam Courting

Guest host: Adam Fleming

Last in the series. Gemma is replaced as host by an artificial intelligence, E-Host!

Episodes

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
01	Paterson Joseph	20220922	20220929 (BBC7) 20220930 (BBC7)	Gemma Arrowsmith has a new sketch show on Radio 4, but will she be able to host it herself? In the first episode, Paterson Joseph has been drafted in to host by execs Theo and Cleo, who hope he will boost ratings. Gemma has to work out how to wrestle back control of her show, full of sketches about the Pemberley Cinematic Universe, a Musical Theatre news bulletin, and we find out who Banksy really is. Performed by: Gemma Arrowsmith, Kudzanayi Chiwawa, Dan Starkey & Thomas Nelstrop Guest host: Paterson Joseph New sketch comedy from writer-performer Gemma Arrowsmith, but can she host it herself?
02	Joanna Lumley	20220929	20221006 (BBC7) 20221007 (BBC7)	Gemma Arrowsmith continues this week, but will she be allowed to host it herself this time? The powers-that-be think a National Treasure would be more fitting, and who better than Dame Joanna Lumley? She's so down to earth! Gemma tries to build her profile by becoming the face of a national Yoghurt campaign, and elsewhere hear a burglar employ an offsetting scheme, a woman author bringing life to a male lead, and Louis Theroux visits the Grammar Nazis. Performed by: Gemma Arrowsmith, Kudzanayi Chiwawa, Dan Starkey & Thomas Nelstrop Guest host: Joanna Lumley Gemma's sketch show continues, but can she wrestle back hosting duties from Joanna Lumley?
03	Adam Fleming	20221006	20221013 (BBC7) 20221014 (BBC7)	Gemma Arrowsmith has a new sketch show on Radio 4, but after Paterson Joseph and Joanna Lumley being brought in to replace her so far, will she finally get to host her own show? Not if Adam Fleming has anything to do with it. He already hosts Newscast, Boris and Antisocial, so what's one more show? Treating sketches like the news, Adam gets confused about whether student loans really continue into the afterlife, the lengths a 'traditional' woman will go to in order to prove loyalty to her husband, and if time travel is really the solution to the housing crisis. Performed by: Gemma Arrowsmith, Chiara Goldsmith, Tom Crowley & Adam Courting Guest host: Adam Fleming Gemma Arrowsmith wants to present a sketch show, but BBC's Adam Fleming has other ideas.
04 LAST	E-host!	20221013	20221020 (BBC7) 20221021 (BBC7)	In the last episode of the series, Gemma's dream to host her own show has been dashed again. E-Host! is being trialled ahead of a rollout, and naturally hosting a sketch show is the perfect place to bed in this new technology. In this week's sketches, we meet a woman with Greek Chorus Syndrome, a husband and wife with an intriguing job offer, and Susie Dent fails to endear herself to a local business owner. Performed by: Gemma Arrowsmith, Chiara Goldsmith, Tom Crowley & Adam Courting Guest host: Adam Fleming Last in the series. Gemma is replaced as host by an artificial intelligence, E-Host!