| Cardinal Burns | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sketch comedy , Surreal humor |
| Written by | Seb Cardinal Dustin Demri-Burns Matt Morgan Keith Mottram |
| Directed by | Ben Taylor |
| Starring | Seb Cardinal Dustin Demri-Burns |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Andy Harries |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | 29 mins |
| Production company | Left Bank Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Three (Pilot) E4 (series 1) Channel 4 (series 2) |
| Release | 8 May 2012 (2012-05-08) – 28 May 2014 (2014-05-28) |
Cardinal Burns is a British television sketch show starring Seb Cardinal and Dustin Demri-Burns. After a pilot on BBC Three,[1] the first series began on 8 May 2012 on E4, before moving to Channel 4 for the second series in 2014.[2]
Recurring characters included The Office Flirt, a pair of Cockney cabbies, and a middle-class spoken word poet, alongside parodies of Banksy and "scripted reality" programmes such as The Hills and Made in Chelsea.
Ensemble cast members for this series were Bridget Christie, James Puddephatt, Ronnie Lushington, Aisling Bea, Fiona Button, Lucinda Dryzek, Jeff Wode, Simon Coombs, Ayuk Marchant, Clare Warde, William Hartley, Terence Maynard and Travis Oliver.
Cardinal Burns was renewed by Channel 4 for a second series in September 2012.[3] On 10 May 2013, Channel 4 confirmed that the show would move from E4. The second series began airing on 30 April 2014.
The series received generally positive reviews.[5] The Guardian praised the characters and performances and called the show "refreshing",[6] The Independent on Sunday said the show was "sharply written [and] nicely paced",[7] and Metro found it "original and funny".[8]
