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³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Three has commissioned a first series from if.comedy nominees We Are Klang.

Commissioned by Lucy Lumsden, Controller of Comedy Commissioning, and Danny Cohen, Controller of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Three, the 6 x 30-minute series – called We Are Klang – will be a studio-based sitcom filmed in front of a live audience.

The series is set in the council offices of the fictional town of Klangbury, from where the Klang trio, Marek Larwood, Steve Hall, and Greg Davis, unleash their brand of unfathomable incompetence across this once functioning town.

Danny Cohen said: "³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Three is the home of new comedy talent, and so I'm thrilled that We Are Klang will be on the channel next year. They are a wonderfully talented and unique team."

Jon Mountague , Executive Producer, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Comedy North, said: "Imagine the Three Musketeers duffing up Boris Johnson in a cartoon council chamber, add relentless jokes and a nice song and dance – that's We Are Klang and I can't wait to see it on TV."

Jon Thoday, Joint Managing Director of Avalon Management, said: "It is fantastic news that ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Three wants to work with such credible new performers as We Are Klang. The prospect of them bringing their unique brand of comedy to the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ is hugely exciting."

We Are Klang added: "If there is anyone who still doubts that the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ is a place where all things are possible, today's announcement – that these three weird-looking idiots have been allowed to make a sitcom – is your answer. To those who say it shouldn't be allowed we respond to the doubters with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of We Are Klang: Ner ner ne ner ner.."

The series will go into production in the spring and is due to transmit in mid-2009. It will be produced by Jon Mountague, Executive Producer, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Comedy North, while the Executive for the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ is Mark Freeland.

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