Editing Creature Comforts (section)

==The series==
In 2003, a series of ''Creature Comforts'' films directed by [[Richard Goleszowski]] was made for the British television network [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] by [[Aardman Animations]]. The series was distributed globally by [[Granada International]] who also handled home video rights except in the United Kingdom, United States and Australia, which were retained by Aardman.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Ryan |last=Ball |date=11 September 2003 |title=Creature Comforts Series Gets Distributor |magazine=[[Animation Magazine]] |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2003/09/creature-comforts-series-gets-distributor/ }}</ref>

The series has since aired as repeats on [[Comedy Central]], usually late at night. Starting in 2005, it has also aired in Australia on [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]], in [[Netherlands|The Netherlands]] on [[Veronica (television channel)|Veronica]], on pay television channel US TV, and on the Internet, as well as on the Aardman Animations YouTube Channel.

A thirty-minute special in which the regular characters attempt to perform and interpret the [[Christmas carol]] "[[The Twelve Days of Christmas (song)|The Twelve Days of Christmas]]" was first aired on 25 December 2005.<ref name="merry-xmas">Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/hsuaofDtUHQ Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20191113171247/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsuaofDtUHQ Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web |author1=Creature Comforts |title=Merry Christmas Everybody! - Creature Comforts (Full Episode) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsuaofDtUHQ |via=YouTube |access-date=25 December 2019 |date=14 December 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The special was broadcast in Canada on the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] on 26 December 2005.

[[Humour]] pervades all aspects of the series, for example:
* A highly philosophical speech given by Brian the [[amoeba]].
* An [[alligator]] praising [[Sewer alligator|her neighbourhood, the sewer]].
* Animals being scared of their own habitat
* Background details such as:
** Insects swarming into a gap in the paving stones when a slug mimics a bird call.
** [[Grey alien]]s blinking in unison.
** A lab mouse being interviewed while [[Vacanti mouse|another mouse with a human ear on his back]] walks by.

The series gently mocks the constructed ''performance'' sometimes given by members of the general public when being interviewed for television [[Vox populi|vox pops]] and documentaries. This includes the attempts to present a cogent but simple conclusive answer to a general question, a sound bite, and the attempts to present a cheery spin on a complex issue while the subject attempts to hide their personal issues and problems with the issue.

The series is currently repeated on [[Gold (UK TV channel)|Gold]].

The series is also available on the streaming service ITVX.