The Big Narstie Show

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The Big Narstie Show
Genre
Presented by Big Narstie
Starring Mo Gilligan
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series5
No. of episodes33
Production
Executive producers
  • Obi Kevin Akudike
  • Nathan Brown
  • Ben Wicks
Production location Television Centre, London [1]
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
  • Expectation Entertainment
  • Dice Productions Entertainment
Original release
Network Channel 4
Release29 June 2018 (2018-06-29) 
16 December 2022 (2022-12-16)

The Big Narstie Show was a British chat show, presented by rapper Big Narstie with comedian Mo Gilligan as his sidekick, that debuted on Channel 4 on 29 June 2018. Big Narstie is a rapper from the grime scene and has been cited as one of the original purveyors in the grime comedy genre.

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Production

On 2 February 2018, Channel 4 announced that they had commissioned a new "late night, alternative entertainment show" titled The Big Narstie Show. [2]

The Big Narstie Show is produced for Channel 4 by Expectation and Dice Productions Entertainment. The executive producers are Ben Wicks for Expectation and Obi Kevin Akudike and Nathan Brown for Dice Productions Entertainment.

The show has received many accolades including Royal Television Society Awards, an Mvisa, a National Reality TV Award, an Edinburgh TV Award and a Bafta.[ citation needed ]

Episodes

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 629 June 2018 (2018-06-29)3 August 2018 (2018-08-03)
2 822 February 2019 (2019-02-22)12 April 2019 (2019-04-12)
3 67 February 2020 (2020-02-07)13 March 2020 (2020-03-13)
4 65 November 2021 (2021-11-05)10 December 2021 (2021-12-10)
5 611 November 2022 (2022-11-11)16 December 2022 (2022-12-16)

Series 1 (2018)

No.
overall
No. in
series
GuestsOriginal air date
11 Ed Sheeran, O. T. Fagbenle, Sherrie Silver, Keith Lemon and MoeLogo29 June 2018 (2018-06-29)
22 Thandiwe Newton, Rylan Clark-Neal, Darryl McDaniels, Stevo the Madman and Craig David 6 July 2018 (2018-07-06)
33 Richard Ayoade, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Iya Traore, Not3s and Panjabi MC 13 July 2018 (2018-07-13)
44 David Schwimmer, Giggs, Jamie Demetriou, Lady Leshurr and Mr Eazi 20 July 2018 (2018-07-20)
55 David Haye, Rachel Parris, Amelia Dimoldenberg, Tamer Hassan and Krept and Konan 27 July 2018 (2018-07-27)
66 Jonathan Ross, Katherine Ryan, Iain Stirling, Stefflon Don and KSI 3 August 2018 (2018-08-03)
Christmas Special
7 Mel B, Pamela Anderson, Kurupt FM and Michael Dapaah, Jonathan Ross and David Mitchell 21 December 2018 (2018-12-21)

Series 2 (2019)

No.
overall
No. in
series
GuestsOriginal air date
81 Dennis Rodman, Daisy May Cooper, Stephen Dorff, Tan France and Ghetts 22 February 2019 (2019-02-22)
92 John Bishop, Adil Ray, Judi Love, Anthony Yarde and IAMDDB 1 March 2019 (2019-03-01)
103 Rob Delaney, Emily Atack, Clarke Peters, Lily Allen and Giggs 8 March 2019 (2019-03-08)
114 Johnny Vegas, Nicola Adams, Yxng Bane, Richard Blackwood and the cast of Timewasters15 March 2019 (2019-03-15)
125 Jimmy Carr, Maya Jama, David Mitchell and NSG22 March 2019 (2019-03-22)
136 Zawe Ashton, Sue Perkins, Matt Lucas, Rickie Haywood-Williams, Melvin Odoom and Ms. Banks 29 March 2019 (2019-03-29)
147 Stephen Fry, Ian Wright, Guz Khan, Tim Westwood, Little Simz and Tory Lanez 5 April 2019 (2019-04-05)
158 Rio Ferdinand, Lorraine Kelly, London Hughes and Unknown T 12 April 2019 (2019-04-12)

Series 3 (2020)

No.
overall
No. in
series
Guests [3] Original air date [3]
161 Gemma Collins, Vinnie Jones and Guz Khan 7 February 2020 (2020-02-07)
172 Jesy Nelson, Jade Thirlwall, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Joel Dommett, Samson Kayo and M Huncho14 February 2020 (2020-02-14)
183 Charlotte Church, Dynamo, Judi Love and D-Block Europe 21 February 2020 (2020-02-21)
194 Louis Theroux, Kano, Sara Pascoe, and Stevo The Madman28 February 2020 (2020-02-28)
205 Nile Rodgers, Fred Sirieix, Riz Ahmed, Ray BLK and Lolly Adefope 6 March 2020 (2020-03-06)
216 Jonathan Ross, Tinie Tempah, Asim Chaudhry, Benjamin Zephaniah and Desiree Burch 13 March 2020 (2020-03-13)

Series 4 (2021)

No.
overall
No. in
series
Guests [3] Original air date [3]
221 Katherine Ryan, Ne-Yo, Idris Elba and Will Poulter 5 November 2021 (2021-11-05)
232 Big Zuu, Harry Redknapp, Patrice Evra and Raye 12 November 2021 (2021-11-12)
243 Lenny Henry, Mo Farah, Leomie Anderson and Tion Wayne 19 November 2021 (2021-11-19)
254 Dawn Butler, Fatman Scoop, Digga D, Lily Cole and Paul Chowdhry 26 November 2021 (2021-11-26)
265 Natalie Cassidy, Judi Love, Michael Page, Shaun Ryder and ArrDee 3 December 2021 (2021-12-03)
276 Robert Rinder, Munya Chawawa, Zeze Millz, Yinka Bokinni, Papoose and Ozwald Boateng 10 December 2021 (2021-12-10)

Series 5 (2022)

No.
overall
No. in
series
Guests [3] Original air date [3]
281 Bez, Keith Lemon, Oti Mabuse and Ross Kemp 11 November 2022 (2022-11-11)
292 Paul Mescal, Aisling Bea, Nella Rose and Stephen Graham 18 November 2022 (2022-11-18)
303 Joel Dommett, Denise van Outen, Adebayo Akinfenwa, Brenda Edwards and Shaina West25 November 2022 (2022-11-25)
314 Mel B, Nabil Abdulrashid, Jordan Stephens, Mark ‘Billy’ Billingham and Alhan Gençay2 December 2022 (2022-12-02)
325 Carol Vorderman, Eddie Hearn, Kojey Radical and Scarlett Moffatt 9 December 2022 (2022-12-09)
336 Steven Bartlett, Headie One, Jada Kingdom, Thanyia Moore and Mr Blobby 16 December 2022 (2022-12-16)

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References

  1. "The Big Narstie Show". BBC Studioworks . Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  2. "Channel 4 and Expectation to serve up The Big Narstie Show (w/t)". Channel 4 . 2 February 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "The Big Narstie Show – Listings". Next Episode. Retrieved 13 February 2020.