Jo Brand's Big Splash
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| director = Sam Grace
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| presenter = Jo Brand
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| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
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| editor = Simon Hornbrook
| location = Hackney Empire (stand-up)
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| runtime = 60 minutes
| company = Doghouse Media
What Larks Productions
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Jo Brand's Big Splash is a British television series produced by Doghouse Media and What Larks! Productions for Dave. The show was part of Dave's investment into original comedy shows. Presented by comedian Jo Brand, it combined her stand-up comedy with various tasks involving water. The first episode originally aired on 22 September 2011, and the last episode aired on 20 October 2011.
Overview
Jo Brand performs a stand-up comedy routine to a live studio audience at the Hackney Empire. This is combined with specially shot films of Brand visiting various people in the United Kingdom who passionately love water. In each episode, another comedian joins Brand to take part in a water related task.{{Cite web |url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/jo_brands_big_splash/ |title=Jo Brand's Big Splash |publisher=British Comedy Guide |accessdate=26 September 2011}} The final episode was an extended compilation of all the stand-up sections of the series.
Episode list
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| No. | Guest | Original air date | Viewers{{Cite web|url=http://www.barb.co.uk/whats-new/weekly-top-10? |title=Weekly Top 10 Programmes |publisher=Broadcasters' Audience Research Board |accessdate=4 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718204656/http://www.barb.co.uk/whats-new/weekly-top-10 |archivedate=18 July 2014 }} | width="22%"|Weekly ranking {{Small|(for Dave)}} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | RTitle = {{Center|Sean Lock}} | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|9|22|df=y}} | Viewers = 417,000 | Aux4 = 3 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | RTitle = {{Center|Bill Bailey}} | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|9|29|df=y}} | Viewers = 217,000 | Aux4 = 10 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | RTitle = {{Center|Rich Hall}} | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|10|6|df=y}} | Viewers = Under 253,000 | Aux4 = Outside top 10 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 | RTitle = {{Center|Meera Syal}} | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|10|13|df=y}} | Viewers = 328,000 | Aux4 = 9 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 5 | RTitle = {{Center|N/A}} | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|10|20|df=y}} | Viewers = 326,000 | Aux4 = 5 }} |
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://uktv.co.uk/dave/series/tvseries/256608/}}
- {{British Comedy Guide|tv|jo_brands_big_splash}}
- {{IMDb title|2027739}}
{{Dave original programming}}
Category:2011 British television series debuts
Category:2011 British television series endings