The 11 O'Clock Show
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The 11 O'Clock Show | |
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Genre | Satire, comedy |
Developed by | Talkback |
Presented by | Brendon Burns (series 1) Fred MacAulay (series 1) Iain Lee (series 1–4) Daisy Donovan (series 2–4) Jon Holmes (series 5) Sarah Alexander (series 5) |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
No. of seasons | 5 |
No. of episodes | 144 |
Production | |
Running time | 30–35 minutes |
Distributor | Fremantle |
Release | |
Original network | Channel 4 |
Picture format | PAL |
Audio format | Stereo |
Original release | 30 September 1998 8 December 2000 | –
Chronology | |
Related | Da Ali G Show |
The 11 O'Clock Show is a satirical late-night British television comedy series on Channel 4 which featured topical sketches and commentary on news items. It ran between 30 September 1998 and 8 December 2000, most notably hosted by Iain Lee and Daisy Donovan. The show boosted the careers of the previously little-known Ricky Gervais, Sacha Baron Cohen (in character as Ali G), Jimmy Carr and Mackenzie Crook.
Hosts and presenters
The 11 O'Clock Show underwent a number of line-up changes during its run. There are numerous cases of external-segment reporters becoming studio hosts, and vice versa. Notable presenters and cast members included:
- Iain Lee
- Daisy Donovan
- Mackenzie Crook
- Paul Garner
- Sacha Baron Cohen (in character as Ali G)
- Ricky Gervais
- Fred MacAulay
- Brendon Burns
- Sarah Alexander
- Jon Holmes
- Rich Hall
- Alex Lowe
- Will Smith
- Tommy Vance
- Ricky Grover
- Danny Bhoy
- Marc Wootton
- Jason Priestley
- Jimmy Carr
Controversy
In January 2000, the show came under criticism from the Broadcasting Standards Commission following viewer complaints about comments made on the show about recently-deceased TV presenter Jill Dando, Bobby Willis (the husband of entertainer Cilla Black) and golfer Payne Stewart.[1]
References
- ^ "Channel 4 rapped over Dando". BBC News. 27 January 2000. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
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