"the biggest 'Balls of Steel' by voting on a keypad. The Balls of Steel format is distributed internationally by DRG. There were various acts seen frequently on the show, presented by the regular performers. It aired on The Comedy Channel in Australia in 2011 and 2013 and in the past, has also been shown on the Nine Network. In Latin America, it is broadcast on Sony Entertainment Television, in New Zealand on C4, in Germany on RTL II, in Denmark on TV 2 Zulu, in Portugal on SIC Radical, Norway on TV2 Zebra, in Sweden on Kanal 5, in Poland"
"the dating scene, ""Fandan"" (2017) was around the central story of sitting in a café with two murderers and Bampot (2018) was about love relationship. In his career, Dean has also appeared on TV shows namely ""Comedy Up Late"" and ""Live from the BBC"", ""Live At The Apollo"" with Gary Delaney in 2017, Comedy Central UK's ""Roast Battle"" against Sofie Hagen, and BBC's ""Mock The Week"" in 2018. He also does world tours for comedy shows. Brian Logan of The Guardian says, “Dean's act combines his Scottish, gay and working-class identities to create comedic tension.” John Nicholson of the Daily"
"presenter for Sky Movies' weekly movie-news show ""35mm"" and Channel 4's ""The Mad Bad Ad Show"". On 16 February 2013, Dolan took part in the fifth series of Let's Dance for Comic Relief as member of ""Destiny's Dad"" alongside fellow stand up comedians Hal Cruttenden and Shaun Keaveny. In 2015, Dolan co-hosted ""If Katie Hopkins Ruled the World"" with British reality TV personality Katie Hopkins. Dolan started as a stand-up comedian in 2000, reaching the final of Channel 4's ""So You Think You're Funny"" competition in his first year of performing. He currently has a Saturday night residency at Soho’s"
"of the shows: The Mad Bad Ad Show The Mad Bad Ad Show is a British comedy panel shown weekly on Channel 4 which is made by Objective Productions and hosted by Mark Dolan. The premise of the show is based around answering questions about and related to advertisements, with the two team captains, Mark Watson and Micky Flanagan, each also making an advertisement of their own for a fictitious product which they also have to invent. The programme consists of two teams, each featuring, alongside the captains, one other comedian and one advertising professional. The coloured backgrounds denote the"
"""King of the Road"" (SBS), ""Good Morning Australia"" (Ten Network), ""The (NRL) Footy Show"" (Nine Network), ""Hey Hey It's Saturday"" (Nine Network), as a recurring guest on ""Spicks and Specks"" (ABC), and a regular performer on the yearly ""Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala"". Callan has made several appearances on ""Good Game"" (ABC) as a guest reviewer, looking at ""Soul Calibur V"", """", """" and ""Heroes of Ruin"", and currently has his own segment known as Laying Down the Lore. He also made a cameo appearance playing ""Just Dance"" at the Game Masters convention. Touring internationally over the next few years,"
"Oliver Callan Oliver Callan (born 27 December 1980) is an Irish vocal and performance satirist and impressionist known as the creator of ""Callan's Kicks"", ""Nob Nation"" and for frequent appearances on ""The Saturday Night Show"". He rose to fame during the 2000s when his daily ""Nob Nation"" slots aired on RTÉ Radio. His ""Callan's Kicks"" creation on RTÉ Radio 1 has been described by ""The Sunday Independent"" as ""the best comedy show the national broadcaster has ever produced"". ""Nob Nation"" and ""Callan's Kicks"" parody political, social and cultural personalities, with Callan performing as the characters featured on the show. His"
"The Mad Bad Ad Show The Mad Bad Ad Show is a British comedy panel shown weekly on Channel 4 which is made by Objective Productions and hosted by Mark Dolan. The premise of the show is based around answering questions about and related to advertisements, with the two team captains, Mark Watson and Micky Flanagan, each also making an advertisement of their own for a fictitious product which they also have to invent. The programme consists of two teams, each featuring, alongside the captains, one other comedian and one advertising professional. The coloured backgrounds denote the result of each"
"rather than introduce the topic directly. Over the series the viewer slowly realises that both Roger and Val's lives have been devastated. In May 2011 Dawn French was nominated for a BAFTA for her role as Val. As a result of the BAFTA nomination, the first series is currently reshowing on the UKTV channel Gold. The first episode of the second series, 'The Shock', was broadcast on 8 February 2012 on BBC Two. The series was briefly available on the Netflix platform in the UK, but has since been removed. Dawn French and Alfred Molina star in this comedy series"
"Ball decided to move on due to a hectic schedule, and Theakston followed. The final episode hosted by Ball and Theakston later won the show a children's BAFTA award for Best Entertainment show in November 1999. The show returned in Autumn 1999 with new presenters Emma Ledden and Steve Wilson. They only lasted for one series, due to ratings dropping to 1.6 million during their tenure. At the same time rival SMTV Live on competitor channel ITV was relaunched to feature more comedic elements and began to gain popularity, known for its innuendo and features. ""Fully Booked"", the BBC's summer"
"mainstay of the British 'stand-up' circuit ever since. In 1983 Mills played a villain as Lon's Bodyguard in ""Doctor Who"" opposite Peter Davison as The Doctor and Martin Clunes as Lon. In the 1990s Mills hosted the daytime quiz show ""Win, Lose or Draw"" on ITV and the video games programme ""Games World"" on Sky One. He graduated to his own stand-up comedy show on ITV, ""In Bed With MeDinner"", well known for its introduction, a remake of the opening credits of ""The Prisoner"" with Mills in the place of Patrick McGoohan. He is also a writer, having written the"
"Alan Dedicoat Alan Dedicoat (born 1 December 1954) is an English announcer for programmes on BBC One and BBC Radio 2; he is probably best known as the ""Voice of the Balls"" on the National Lottery programmes on BBC One and ""Deadly"", a name referred to him by Sir Terry Wogan. Until March 2015 he also read the news on BBC Radio 2. Dedicoat is also known as the announcer on BBC One's ""Strictly Come Dancing"" and its American version, ""Dancing with the Stars"". He was born on 1 December 1954 in Hollywood, Worcestershire. The son of a newsagent, Dedicoat"
"Hour"", ""Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads"", ""Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em"", ""Shelley"", ""George and Mildred"", ""Bread"", ""Rab C. Nesbitt"", the drama series ""Boys from the Blackstuff"" and the films ""Hot Enough for June"", ""Made in Britain"", ""The Full Monty"" and ""I, Daniel Blake"". In the black comedy series ""The League of Gentlemen"", a recurring character is Pauline Campbell-Jones (played by Steve Pemberton), the demented leader of a Restart course for a group of unemployed people. The ITV sitcom The Job Lot starring Russell Tovey and Sarah Hadland is set in a busy West Midlands job centre. The series is"
"Ballers Ballers is an American comedy-drama television series created by Stephen Levinson and starring Dwayne Johnson as Spencer Strasmore, a retired NFL player who must navigate his new career of choice as the financial manager of other NFL players. The series premiered on the American cable television network HBO on June 21, 2015, with a pilot episode written by Levinson and directed by Peter Berg. The fourth season of ""Ballers"" premiered on August 12, 2018. HBO ordered a fifth season on September 6, 2018. The series premiered in the U.S. on HBO on June 21, 2015, in Canada on June"
"available to them any time they wish. Protestant Wife's quietly excited reaction reveals, however, that they've never availed themselves of this option, turning the joke back round on the scoffing Protestants. Irishman Dave Allen (1936–2005) was the host of several comedy series broadcast on UK TV from the 1960s to the 1990s. The most controversial was called ""Dave Allen at Large"", which broadcast 1971–79 on UK TV. The programmes consisted of an introductory standup routine by Allen leading to handsomely mounted sketches that continued on the themes touched on in the opening monologue. The comedian's trademark debunking of religious, especially"
"A Bit of a Do A Bit of a Do is a British comedy-drama series based on the books by David Nobbs. The show starred David Jason and Gwen Taylor. It was produced by Yorkshire Television for two series and aired on the ITV network from 13 January to 1 December 1989. The show was set in a fictional Yorkshire town. Each episode took place at a different social function and followed the changing lives of two families, the working-class Simcocks (David Jason, Gwen Taylor, David Thewlis and Wayne Foskett) and the middle-class Rodenhursts (Nicola Pagett, Paul Chapman, Sarah-Jane Holm"
"Affairs of the Heart (TV series) Affairs of the Heart is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1983 to 1985. Starring Derek Fowlds, it was written by Paul Daneman. It was made for the ITV network by Granada Television. ""Affairs of the Heart"" tells the semi-autobiographical tale of Peter Bonamy who has a heart attack. The writer, Paul Daneman, had suffered a heart attack while performing in the West End, and by chance he had been portraying a man suffering from a heart attack. During Daneman's recovery he had to delay acting again, and so took up writing."
"Bowler (TV series) Bowler was a short-lived British Sitcom which originally aired on ITV in a single series of 13 episodes between 29 July and 21 October 1973. A situation-comedy, it was a spin-off from ""The Fenn Street Gang"" featuring George Baker as East End criminal Stanley Bowler. Released from prison after serving a prison sentence, Stanley Bowler sets about trying to 'better' himself. The basic premise of the series revolves around Bowler's attempts to develop (and to project to others) a more cultured personality, as he tries (but fails) to understand the fine arts, and to move into higher"
"Marc Bolton Marc Andrew Bolton (born 16 February 1968) is an English actor, best known for his television work. Bolton trained at The Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating with distinction in 1996. Bolton has enjoyed a varied career on the stage and has appeared at The Gate, The Bush Theatre and The Pleasance, as well as touring with the Hull Truck Theatre. Bolton has appeared as the recurring character Dean Morris in ""Emmerdale"" since 2004 and has recently joined the BBC drama ""Doctors"" as returning character DC Dave Lynham. He has also guested on many other shows including"
"and the Beanstalk. They also made several appearances in the comedy ""Last of the Summer Wine"". Cannon and Ball Tommy Cannon (born Thomas Derbyshire, 27 June 1938) and Bobby Ball (born Robert Harper, 28 January 1944), known collectively as Cannon and Ball, are an English comedy double act best known for their comedy variety show ""The Cannon and Ball Show"", which lasted for nine years on ITV. The duo met in the early 1960s while working as welders in Oldham, Lancashire. They started out as singers working the pubs and clubs of Greater Manchester and switched to comedy after being"
"the ""Bunny Boiler"", ""Very Foreign Correspondent"", ""Neg's Urban Sports Down Under"", and ""Just Come Out"". It is the highest rating show in the history of The Comedy Channel, doubling the ratings of the previous record holder The Merrick and Rosso Show. Due to the popularity of the first series, a second series premiered in January 2012. Garnier also became its sponsor for its second series with John Burgess acting as the spokesperson and promoter in the commercial for Garnier Men Mineral Deodorants. It won the award for Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program at the 2012 Astra Awards. Balls of Steel"
"a new set of British comedians who have made innovative contributions mainly in the form of sitcoms. Programmes such as ""Mr. Bean"", ""Green Wing"", ""Peep Show"", ""Black Books"", ""Teachers"", ""Spaced"", ""Smack the Pony"", ""Big Train"", ""The Office"", and ""Extras"" have used editing, surreal humour and cultural references to great effect. A loose clique of stars, including Simon Pegg, Dylan Moran, Jessica Stevenson, Mark Heap, Ricky Gervais, Tamsin Greig and Bill Bailey have revolved around these series, with the most obvious acknowledgement of this coming in the scene in the film ""Shaun of the Dead"" when the two groups of survivors"
"tears before me had turned to smile's..."" Television appearances include ""EastEnders"", ""Taggart"", ""The Des O'Connor Show"", ""Big Breakfast"", ""The Salon"", ""Sextasy"", ""Trisha"", ""Vanessa"", ""The Broker's Man"" and Portugal's top television comedy show . They have also appeared theaters in the London's West End and across the country touring with Jim Davidson in the adult pantomimes ""Sinderella"" and ""Sinderella Comes Again"". The current line-up is OB1 Danny Blue, OB2 Mark Gale, OB3 Adrian Doughty (2013) Oddballs The Oddballs Comedy show were formed in 1980 by Danny Blue and Richard Welsh. The Oddballs are a comedy act in the United Kingdom. They"
"from the same song. However, it is Neg's own ""catchphrase"" from many years back, and in some episodes, Neg entered to the song ""I Predict a Riot"" by Kaiser Chiefs. At the beginning of each clip, ""Monstertruckdriver"" by T.Raumschmiere and ""A Fistful of Dollars"" by Ennio Morricone are played. Neg Dupree Neg Dupree ( ; born London, England) is a British comedian, writer and actor, best known for his act ""Neg's Urban Sports"" on the British television show ""Balls of Steel"". Dupree has also appeared on shows such as ""Footballers' Wives"", ""EastEnders"", and ""The Bill"". Neg's Urban Sports are widely"
"Channel 4 program ""Balls of Steel"" with his dad helping him with a stunt. On 11 September 2012, it was announced that Jonathan Goodwin would be appearing in his own series on UKTV's Watch entitled ""The Incredible Mr. Goodwin"". The show included a wide variety of stunts, from free climbing skyscrapers to ""extreme planking"", and started airing in early 2013. It is also being shown on UKTV's Dave, and on BBC America as ""Dangerman: The Incredible Mr. Goodwin"" beginning in July 2013. On 9 March 2013 he appeared on ""The Jonathan Ross Show"" and performed the stunt of lying on"
"Lock took part in ""Channel 4's Comedy Gala"", a benefit show held in aid of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, filmed live at the O2 Arena. He has also appeared in a spoof video produced by Shelter, the housing charity, to highlight the problem of rogue landlords. In 2011, Sean Lock took over from John Sergeant as the host of the Dave comedy panel show, ""Argumental"". Sean Lock has also been a team captain on ""8 Out of 10 Cats (2005–2015)"" and ""8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown"" (2012–Present). Sean Lock Sean Lock (born 22 April 1963) is an"
"House of Rock House of Rock is a satirical animation that aired on the UK's Channel 4 from 2000 to 2002. It revolved around the afterlives of some of the world's most famous dead rock stars, including Freddie Mercury, John Denver, The Notorious B.I.G., Kurt Cobain and Marc Bolan. Bolan was replaced in the second series by John Lennon. Forced to share a house in limbo, they try to cope with isolation, clashing personalities and relentless boredom. The show aired as part of Channel 4's late-night 4 Music. Often, segments of the episode would appear as links between videos, reminiscent"
"would win the 2016 election. With Daniel Maier, he co-wrote a spoof crime drama for Sky1 called ""A Touch of Cloth"", which first broadcast on 26 August 2012 and starred John Hannah and Suranne Jones, both notable for having starred in genuine crime dramas. Two further series were broadcast in 2013 and 2014, with the latter starring Karen Gillan. Brooker has appeared on three episodes and one webisode of the popular BBC current affairs news quiz ""Have I Got News for You"". He appeared on an episode of the Channel 4 panel show ""8 Out of 10 Cats"", ""The Big"
"with curved wording above it, both match between the drawing and the real church. A Bit of a Do A Bit of a Do is a British comedy-drama series based on the books by David Nobbs. The show starred David Jason and Gwen Taylor. It was produced by Yorkshire Television for two series and aired on the ITV network from 13 January to 1 December 1989. The show was set in a fictional Yorkshire town. Each episode took place at a different social function and followed the changing lives of two families, the working-class Simcocks (David Jason, Gwen Taylor, David"
"Oddballs The Oddballs Comedy show were formed in 1980 by Danny Blue and Richard Welsh. The Oddballs are a comedy act in the United Kingdom. They are best known for their ""Naked Balloon Dance"". They have caused controversy, including an attempt to ban the show from Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Saved only by Robert Everitt, Conservative councillor for the Risbygate Ward, who called it ""extremely funny - not at all rude, just risqué"". During the 1980s the Oddballs founder Danny Blue introduced the outrageous sport of Dwarf Throwing and later went on to win the World Title in Australia (1986)"
"Neg Dupree Neg Dupree ( ; born London, England) is a British comedian, writer and actor, best known for his act ""Neg's Urban Sports"" on the British television show ""Balls of Steel"". Dupree has also appeared on shows such as ""Footballers' Wives"", ""EastEnders"", and ""The Bill"". Neg's Urban Sports are widely regarded as the most controversial and most popular act in ""Balls of Steel"". Neg's antics have earned a cult worldwide following. The entrance music for Neg is ""Sound of da Police"" by KRS-One. While performing the ""Urban Sports"", he often shouts ""Whoop Whoop!"". People have mistaken this as coming"
"Mark Olver (comedian) Mark Olver is an English stand-up comedian from Bristol. He specialises as a compere and a warm-up act for television shows. Olver won the Leicester Comedy Festival Best New Show award in 2011. He was nominated for Best Compere at the 2015 Chortle Awards. Olver performed in the live final of the BBC Radio New Comedy Award 2016 in Edinburgh. Olver provides warm-up for numerous television shows including ""8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown"", ""Pointless"", ""Deal or No Deal"", ""Thronecast"", ""The Last Leg"", """" and the chat shows hosted by Jonathan Ross and Alan Carr. He"
"of the band is also revealed during a flashback when returning to their old school together. The final episode of the season involves the band entering in a pub quiz to try and win enough money to pay off their employer's gambling debt. It is revealed that all the entrants are cheating, and it is up to them to avoid being caught by quiz-master Sloman to cheat their way to victory. The show was first aired in the UK on the channel E4 in 2012. One episode was released each week over a six-week period. After each episode, you could"
"social circles. Bowler (TV series) Bowler was a short-lived British Sitcom which originally aired on ITV in a single series of 13 episodes between 29 July and 21 October 1973. A situation-comedy, it was a spin-off from ""The Fenn Street Gang"" featuring George Baker as East End criminal Stanley Bowler. Released from prison after serving a prison sentence, Stanley Bowler sets about trying to 'better' himself. The basic premise of the series revolves around Bowler's attempts to develop (and to project to others) a more cultured personality, as he tries (but fails) to understand the fine arts, and to move"