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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 origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 5 |
No. of episodes | 144 |
Production | |
Running time | 30–35 minutes |
Production company | Talkback |
Original release | |
Network | Channel 4 |
Release | 30 September 1998 – 8 December 2000 |
Related | |
Da Ali G Show |
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]
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:
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, songwriter Bobby Willis (the husband of entertainer Cilla Black) and golfer Payne Stewart. [18]