TV series

The 11 O'Clock Show

1998–2000 · 5 seasons

A brisk late-night barrage of topical sketches and cheeky commentary, uneven but often sharply funny, with breakout comic energy.

Genres: Comedy
Starring: Daisy Donovan, Fred MacAulay, Sacha Baron Cohen

Overview: 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. It ran from 30 September 1998 to 8 December 2000, most notably, while hosted by Iain Lee and Daisy Donovan. The show is noted for launching the careers of Ricky Gervais, Sacha Baron Cohen and Charlie Brooker.

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Genres: Comedy
Starring: Daisy Donovan, Fred MacAulay, Sacha Baron Cohen

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Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: media
politics
celebrity
class
race
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence none
Sex mild

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Humour	8
Realism	6
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Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
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Genres: comedy
Written by: Charlie Brooker, John Irwin, Paul Garner, Roger Drew
Starring: Daisy Donovan, Fred MacAulay, Sacha Baron Cohen, Ricky Gervais, Dean Batchelor, Tony Livesey, Terry Christian
Length: 5 seasons, 142 episodes, 30 min each
Network: Channel 4
Languages: English

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