New documentary for BBC Four

American comic Rich Hall is making another BBC Four documentary about his homeland.

Rich Hall’s California Stars is due to air next month, and follows five other acclaimed documentaries which combined history, social portraits and popular culture.

In the new 90-minute film, the comic will explore how reality 'has never been good enough for Californians. They are always vaguely dissatisfied with themselves, their bodies, their spirituality, their government and their present car'.

Made by Open Mike Manchester, the sister company of the Off The Kerb comedy agency that represents him, the film will trace the state's history from gold prospectors to dotcom marvels – as well as why it is a magnet for Mexicans.

Hall's previous films are: Inventing The Indian, Continental Drifters, The Dirty South, How The West Was Lost and You Can Go to Hell, I'm Going to Texas.

Published: 4 Jun 2014