SELF ISOLATION. SOCIAL DISTANCING. It's nothing new to recent graduates. There are no jobs. They haven't come out of their bedrooms for years. And they know all about HOMESCHOOLING - because they teach other people's kids.
A comedy pilot I made - KNOWLEDGE SELLER - written and starring very funny new comic Rob Oldham seems weirdly prophetic now about how recent graduates are scraping by. Knowledge Seller ep1 on YouTube
KNOWLEDGE SELLER is a pilot comedy series based on new comic Rob Oldham’s real life experiences as a personal tutor.
SAM (aka Knowledge Seller) is in thousands of pounds in debt from his education, so he's willing to sell his brain to anyone who’s paying. Anxious parents hire Sam to get their kids through exams. But adults also need his help: office worker Steve - a man with a taste for hard core philosophy. And Lily - a young woman with a secret.
SAM (aka the Knowledge Seller) is actually pretty good at tutoring - he’s got bookshelf wallpaper behind his head so he looks absolutely legit on Zoom. He’s been homeschooling other peoples’ kids since he left uni.
KNOWLEDGE SELLER is about our online life and the chasm between what we project to the outside world (happy, successful, baking sourdough bread) and what we really are (broke, depressed, inhaling pot noodles).
Written by and Starring Rob Oldham
Featuring : Tim Atkin, Jessye Romeo, El Anthony, Sukie Smith
Director and Co-Creator Chloë Thomas
Producer Alex Rühl
Camera Justin Evans
A one glove films production