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Studio Funny. Entertainment is an British-American animation studio and entertainment company based in London, England.

History[]

Filmography[]

Television[]

Title Creator(s)/Developer(s) Years Co-production with Network Notes
1980s
Alex and Kitf With Best! Oliver Ollie Penrose
Jamie Rowland
MariaRoseane Guys (season 3-5)
1988-1993 Nelvana
BBC Bristol
MariaRoseane Feature Animation (season 3-5)
BBC Worldwide
BBC One
1990s
Kitf and Alex, Pike Jamie Rowland
MariaRoseane Guys
1997-2005 MariaRoseane Feature Animation
BBC Worldwide
Nelvana
BBC Bristol
YTV / Teletoon (Canada)
Cartoon Network (US)
BBC Two (UK)
2000s
Tilly’s Toybox Oliver Ollie Penrose 2003-2006 HIT Entertainment
Ragdoll Productions
Cbeebies
Channel 4
Playhouse Disney/Disney Junior
2 Crazy'Flies Jamie Rowland 2005-2009 MariaRoseane Feature Animation
DQ Entertainment
Telegael
CBBC (UK)
Nicktoons (US)
Buggy Spider Oliver Ollie Penrose
MariaRoseane Guys
2006-2009 Mac Guff Ligne
Telegael
BRB Internacional
Screen21 (uncredited)
M6 Métropole Télévision
MariaRoseane Feature Animation
Televisió de Catalunya
CITV (U.K.)
Canal+ / Canal+ Family (season 2)/ M6 / Télétoon+ / France 5 (France)
Clan TVE / La 1 / La 2 (Spain)
The Pike: Crazy Show MariaRoseane Guys
Jamie Rowland
2006-2015 MariaRoseane Feature Animation (season 1-4)
MariaRoseane Animation Studios (season 5-7)
BBC Bristol
Marathon Animation (2006-2007)
Nelvana
FremantleMedia
CBBC / BBC One (U.K.)
Teletoon / YTV (Canada)
Nickelodeon (U.S.)
The Funny Twisted Of Gigzo’s Jamie Rowland 2007-2009 Jetix Europe Jetix
Extreming Sports 2008-2011 DQ Entertainment CITV / Pop (UK)
France 4 / Canal+ Family / Disney Channel France (France)
Cartoon Network (Latin America)
Comedy animated shorts. Aired globally in (3-4 minute).
DangerorusWorlds 2008-2010 PiP Animation Services
World Leaders Entertainment
Channel 4 (U.K.)
Adult Swim (U.S.)
Teletoon at Night (Canada)
2010s
Danger-Mini Invasion! Oliver Ollie Penrose 2010 Tele Images Kids
MotionWorks GmbH
Millimages
CITV (UK)
Télétoon+ / TF1 / France 3 (France)
Super RTL / Kika (Germany)
The Gigzo Show! Jamie Rowland
Oliver Ollie Penrose
2012-2016 BBC One
CBBC
Bapp & Eddie 2014-present Dirds Production Ltd. Karusel / 2x2 / Solntse (2022-present) / STS / Russia-1 (Russian)
CBeebies / CITV (2014-2023) (United Kingdom)
2020s
The Oddlings Jamie Rowland 2020-2023 Cake Entertainment
Boulder Media
Pop
Upcoming

Films[]

Title Year Co-production with Distributor(s) Notes
The Wind-Up Circus 1995 Studio Funny. Films
Miramax Films
TMO Film GmbH
Touchstone Pictures (uncredited)
Miramax International
Icon Entertainment International
Buena Vista International (International)
Theatrical film
Kitf and Alex, Pike: The Adventures Movie 2002 MariaRoseane Feature Animation
Pathé
Nelvana
BBC Bristol
Alliance Atlantis
Pathé Distribution
Studio Funny. Films
StudioCanal
BBC Films
Optimum Releasing (United Kingdom)

Video games[]

Short films[]

Title Year Co-production(s) Notes
The Shadowboxers 1989 Pathé
National Film Board of Canada
Studio Funny. Films
The Teacup That Knew Too Much 1989 Local Bristol Film Night
Studio Funny. Films
The Lost Label 1995 Studio Funny. Films
National Film Board of Canada
Sockys in Space 2000 Channel Four Television Corporation
Studio Funny. Films

Pilots[]

Successful[]

Title Year Creator(s) Co-production with Notes
Kitf and Alex, Pike 1995 Oliver Ollie Penrose
MariaRoseane Guys
MariaRoseane Feature Animation
BBC Worldwide
Nelvana
BBC Bristol
The Pike: Crazy Show 2002 MariaRoseane Guys
Jamie Rowland
MariaRoseane Feature Animation
BBC Bristol
Nelvana
FremantleMedia
2 Crazy'Files 2003 Jamie Rowland MariaRoseane Feature Animation
Bapp & Eddie 2011 Dirds Production Ltd.
The Oddlings 2017 Jamie Rowland Cake Entertainment
Boulder Media

Failed[]

Title Year Creator(s)
Developer(s)
Co-production with Notes
2000s
Zog’s Electric Circus 2003 Jamie Rowland Granada Media Group Limited, Nickelodeon UK Rejected after chaotic tone failed to resonate with test audiences.
2020s
Jellyfish Junction 2021 Experimental animation; shelved after internal review.

Unproduced projects[]

Commercial[]

Awards and nominations[]

Mascots[]

Mr. Scribble was one of the earliest and most experimental mascots from Studio Funny. Entertainment, active during the studio’s formative years between 1987 and 1991.

Gigzo was the iconic mascot of Studio Funny. Entertainment, is more than just a grinning yellow face.

Trivia[]