Format

In the last issue we spoke about new Channel 4’s You Tube channels and formats (see Friday’s Espresso 2nd Dec). Now we have to talk about Funny Parts - the new digital platform of BBC to showcase shortform comedy and entertainment contents - available via You Tube, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Apart from “old” contents, already on air in one of the “traditional” BBC channels, on this new platform it’s possible to find recent pilots from BBC Studios and 3 brand-new, original shows, also produced by BBC Studios: Hack Attack, Little Rants and Sound Off.
The most interesting and “formatized” of the 3 is Hack Attack, a mix of quiz and comedy. Celebrity guests have to answer a series of questions set by a mysterious hacker and every time they give the wrong answer, one of their “secrets” (an embarrassing photo, the awkward list of their recent You Tube search…) taken from their personal devices will be uploaded on internet, where everybody can see them. Easy but effective…