The 11 O'Clock Show

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The 11 O'Clock Show
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Genre Satire
Comedy
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 originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series5
No. of episodes144
Production
Running time30–35 minutes
Production company Talkback
Original release
Network Channel 4
Release30 September 1998 (1998-09-30) 
8 December 2000 (2000-12-08)
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The 11 O'Clock Show was a satirical late-night British television comedy series on Channel 4 which featured topical sketches and commentary on news items. [1] It ran between 30 September 1998 and 8 December 2000, most notably hosted by Iain Lee and Daisy Donovan. [2] 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. [3]

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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:

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. [18]

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