Michael McIntyre's Big Show
| Michael McIntyre's Big Show | |
|---|---|
 Title card, used since 2016 | |
| Genre | Comedy, Entertainment, Variety, Music |
| Created by |
BBC Michael McIntyre |
| Written by | Michael McIntyre, Henry Paker |
| Directed by | Chris Howe |
| Presented by | Michael McIntyre |
| Voices of | Michael McIntyre (host) |
| Theme music composer | Nasseer Bouzida, De Wolfe Music |
| Opening theme | "Michael McIntyre's Big Show" |
| Ending theme | "Michael McIntyre's Big Show" |
| Composer(s) | Paul Farrer |
| Country of origin | England, United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English (UK) |
| No. of series |
2 regular series (1 upcoming) 2 Christmas specials (1 upcoming) |
| No. of episodes | 10 (as of 3 December 2016) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Claire Horton, Daniel Baldwin |
| Producer(s) | Christian Fletcher (series 1-), Ed Daggett (series 1-), Sonal Patel (series 1-2), Carol Baffour-Awuah (series 2-) |
| Location(s) | Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London |
| Editor(s) | Steve Andrews (series 1-), Jamie Shemeld (series 1-), Bex Murray (series 1-2) |
| Running time | 50 minutes- 1 hour |
| Production company(s) | Hungry McBear Ltd |
| Release | |
| Original network |
BBC One (2015-) BBC One HD (2015-) |
| Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 25 December 2015 (pilot episode) – present |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The Michael McIntyre Chat Show |
| Related shows | The Michael McIntyre Chat Show, Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Michael McIntyre's Big Show (also know as Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show) is a British variety and stand- up comedy television series, presented by English comedian, presenter and former Britain's Got Talent judge Michael McIntyre. The show was originally a one off Christmas special in 2015, before the BBC announced they had ordered a full series in 2016, which starting airing on the 16 April of that year, and concluded on 28 May 2016.[1] The show features celebrity guests, musical performances, comedy sketches from McIntyre and comrades from the comedy realm. The series was well received by the public. BBC One renewed the show for a second series which began airing November 2016, concluding in a Christmas special, set to be broadcast on Christmas Eve 2016.
The show has been commissioned for a third series to air in 2017, which will run for 6 episode.[2]
Items and Game Segments
Each episode of Michael McIntyre's Big Show includes a game segment or an item involving a celebrity or an unexpecting member of the public.
| Celebrity Send to All | Celebrity Send to All is a game in the show, which involves McIntyre taking a celebrity's phone and sends a usually awkward 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 from the contacts.
The celebrities to appear in this segment include comedian, host and singer Alexander Armstrong, pop star Olly Murs, Welsh former footballer Robbie Savage, Italian dancer and Strictly Come Dancing judge Bruno Tonioli and Welsh One Show presenter Alex Jones. |
| Unexpected Star of the Show | A member of the public who has no idea they are to appear on the show are told to come to the theatre and are asked to do various jobs that turn out to be fake. In fact, it's all fake, and they are led into a fake room that leads onto the theatre stage, after which either the walls of the fake room fall down or the person opens a door to see the audience. The unexpected star will then go backstage to prepare for their big performance at the end of the show. |
| Celebrity Comedian | In most shows, there is a celebrity comedian who does a 5-minute item in the show while McIntyre goes offstage for a break. Standup comedians such as Russell Howard, Sarah Millican, Catherine Tate, Harry Enfield, Romesh Ranganathan, Colin Cloud, Josh Widdicombe and Jack Whitehall have appeared in or are scheduled to appear in this segment. |
| Big Audience Surprise | Only found in some of the episodes, Audience Surprise is a part of the show where Michael goes into the audience and will ask people questions until he found the member of the audience he's looking for to surprise them with something about their lives in some way.
In the second episode of the second series, McIntyre got a member of the audience up on the stage to play a game titled "Soap or Nope", where an audience member is shown a conveyor belt with actors and lookalikes travelling along it, for the audience viewer to guess whether they were from a soap or not. At the end of the segment, McIntyre introduced the audience member with her long- term pen pal and best friend from Australia, who she had never seen before: hence the fact that the audience member thought that her pen pal was a soap star, stating that she was "definitely soap". |
| Music Performance | In each episode, a guest performer or group will appear on stage with their latest song. In some episodes, the cast of new musicals appear with a number from their show.
All Saints, Ellie Goulding, the cast of the musical School of Rock, Years & Years, Tom Odell, Shane Filan, Michael Ball and Jess Glynne are some of the performers to appear on the show. |
Series overview
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | Ave. UK viewers (millions) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| Christmas Special 2015, Pilot Episode | 1 | 25 December 2015[3] | TBA | ||
| Series 1 | 6 | 16 April 2016 | 28 May 2016 | TBA | |
| Series 2 | 5 | 19 November 2016 | 17 December 2016 | TBA | |
| Christmas Special 2016 [4] | 1 | 24 December 2016 | TBA | ||
| Series 3 | 6 | 2017 | 2017 | TBA | |
Episodes
Christmas Special (2015)
Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show aired on 25 December 2015 on BBC One. This episode also served as a pilot for the upcoming series.
| Episode number | Date | Guests | Ratings (millions) | BBC One weekly ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas Special 2015, Pilot Episode | 25 December 2015 | Ellie Goulding, Paul Zerdin | Under 5.39 | Outside Top 30 |
Series 1 (2016)
The BBC announced they had ordered a full series which aired from 16 April until 28 May 2016.
| Episode number | Date | Guests | Ratings (millions) | BBC One weekly ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 1 | 16 April 2016 | Michael Ball, Tinie Tempah and Geri Horner | 5.35 | 8 |
| Episode 2 | 23 April 2016 | Jess Glynne, Jamie Allan, Bryan Adams, Josh Widdicombe and Ronan Keating | 5.70 | 8 |
| Episode 3 | 30 April 2016 | James Morrison, Rod Stewart, Romesh Ranganathan and Peter Jones | 5.01 | 13 |
| Episode 4 | 7 May 2016 | Years & Years, Rob Beckett, Cirque du Soleil and Bruno Tonioli | 4.28 | 23 |
| Episode 5 | 21 May 2016 | Katherine Jenkins, Colin Cloud and Robbie Savage | 4.26 | 15 |
| Episode 6 | 28 May 2016 | All Saints and Alex Jones | Under 3.35 | Outside Top 30 |
- The show took a break on 14 May 2016 due to the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 being aired on BBC One.
Series 2 (2016)
On 7 May 2016, the BBC announced that a second series of Michael McIntyre's Big Show had been commissioned.[5][6]
This series aired for five episodes and was recorded in August, September and October 2016. The series began airing on BBC One on 19 November 2016.
| Episode number | Date | Guests | Ratings (millions) | BBC One weekly ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 1 | 19 November 2016 | Ellie Goulding, the cast of School of Rock and Olly Murs | 6.84 | 4 |
| Episode 2 | 26 November 2016 | Russell Howard, OneRepublic and Alexander Armstrong | TBC | TBC |
| Episode 3 | 3 December 2016 | Sarah Millican, Tom Odell, Shane Filan and Carol Vorderman | TBC | TBC |
| Episode 4 | 10 December 2016 | Rick Astley, Olly Murs, Rebecca Adlington | TBC | TBC |
| Episode 5 | 17 December 2016 | Sting, Jack Whitehall, David Brent and Jamie Oliver | TBC | TBC |
Christmas special (2016)
There will also be a christmas special of Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show on christmas eve 2016.[7][8]
| Episode number | Date | Guests | Ratings (millions) | BBC One weekly ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas Special 2016 | 24 December 2016 | Catherine Tate, Harry Enfield and Aled Jones | TBC | TBC |
Series 3 (2017)
On 23 November 2016, it was announced that the BBC had commissioned a third series of Michael McIntyre's Big Show. Six episodes will air in 2017.[9]
| Episode number | Date | Guests | Ratings (millions) | BBC One weekly ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 1 | 2017 | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| Episode 2 | 2017 | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| Episode 3 | 2017 | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| Episode 4 | 2017 | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| Episode 5 | 2017 | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| Episode 6 | 2017 | TBC | TBC | TBC |
References
- ↑ "BBC - Michael McIntyre returns to BBC One". BBC Online. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2016/michael-mcintyres-big-show-bbc-one
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06t3g7y
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/nov/22/bbc-christmas-tv-shows-sherlock-doctor-who
- ↑ British Comedy Guide. "BBC orders Michael McIntyre's Big Show Series 2". British Comedy Guide.
- ↑ "BBC Shows and Tours - Take Part - Michael McIntyre's Big Show (unexpected star)".
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/nov/22/bbc-christmas-tv-shows-sherlock-doctor-who
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MEzJICK37g
- ↑ https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/2330/michael_mcintyres_big_show_3/