Michael McIntyre's Big Show
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| Michael McIntyre Big Show | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | BBC, Michael Mcintyre |
| Written by | Michael Mcintyre |
| Directed by | Chris Howe |
| Presented by | Michael McIntyre |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 (1 upcoming) |
| No. of episodes | 6 (as of 28 May 2016) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Claire Horton, Dan Baldwin |
| Production location(s) | Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Hungry McBear Ltd |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One (2016-) BBC One HD (2016-) |
| Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 16 April 2016 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The Michael McIntyre Chat Show |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Michael McIntyre's Big Show is a British variety television series presented by English comedian Michael McIntyre.[1] The show is Jam-packed with celebrity guests, musical performances and comrades from the comedy realm. The series was well received by the public, BBC one have also renewed the show for a second series to air later in 2016
Items and games
| Title | Description | note |
|---|---|---|
| Send to All | Send to All is a game in the show where Michael takes a celebrity's phone and sends a text message to all of his or her contacts; at the end of the show, Michael checks the celebrity's phone and see what replies have come through. | [2] |
| Unexpected Star of the Show | One person who has no idea they are on the show are told to come to the theatre and are asked to do all different jobs that aren't real. In fact, it's all fake, and they are led into a fake room that leads onto the stage, after which either the walls fall down or the person opens a door to see the audience. The unexpected star will then go back stage to get ready to perform at the end of the show. | [2] |
| Celebrity Comedian | In each show, there is a celebrity comedian who comes out and does a 5-minute item in the show while McIntyre goes offstage to have a break. | |
| Audience Surprise | Audience surprise is a part of the show where Michael goes into the audience and will ask people questions till he found the member of the audience he's looking for to surprise them with something about there life's in some way | This item doesn't happen in all episodes |
Series overview
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | Ave. UK viewers (millions) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| Series 1 | 6 | 16 April 2016 | 28 May 2016 | TBA | |
| Series 2 | TBA | 2016 | TBA | TBA | |
Episodes
Series 1
The first series began on 16 April 2016 and is expected to finish on 28 May 2016.
| Episode number | Date | Guests | Ratings (millions) | BBC weekly ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 April 2016 | Michael Ball, Tinie Tempah, Geri Horner | 5.35 | 8 |
| 2 | 23 April 2016 | Jess Glynne, Jamie Allan, Bryan Adams, Josh Widdicombe and Ronan Keating | 5.70 | 8 |
| 3 | 30 April 2016 | James Morrison, Rod Stewart, Romesh Ranganathan and Peter Jones | 5.01 | 13 |
| 4 | 7 May 2016 | Years & Years, Rob Beckett, Cirque du Soleil and Bruno Tonioli | 4.28 | 23 |
| 5 | 21 May 2016 | Katherine Jenkins, Colin Cloud and Robbie Savage | 4.26 | 15 |
| 6 | 28 May 2016 | All Saints and Alex Jones | TBA | TBA |
- The show took a break on 14 May 2016 due to the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 being aired on BBC One.
Series 2
On 7 May 2016, the BBC announced they had ordered a second series of Michael Mcintyre's Big Show which will air later on in the year.[3][4]
| Episode number | Date | Guests | Ratings (millions) | BBC weekly ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016 | TBC | TBC | TBC |
