The Worst Sitcom Ever Made

Geoff Houtman was part of the team that created the worst sitcom ever made. It's haunted him for 25 years. Now he's on a quest to see what lessons we can learn about failure in general.

Hosted by Geoff Houtman

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Credits

Geoff Houtman
Host
Glynis Stewart
Producer, Down Low Concept
Nigel McCulloch
Producer, Down Low Concept
Jeremy Veal
Audio Engineer
Adam Macaulay
Supervising Producer
Tim Watkin
Executuve Producer

Produced in partnership with

Partner logo "The Downlow Concept"

Awards

2020 New York Festivals Radio Awards

Comedy - Bronze

2020 NZ Radio Awards

Finalist - Best Entertainment

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