The 11 O'Clock Show

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Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:More citations needed Template:Infobox television 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It ran between 30 September 1998 and 8 December 2000, most notably hosted by Iain Lee and Daisy Donovan.<ref name=":0" /> The show boosted the careers of the previously little-known Ricky Gervais, Sacha Baron Cohen (in character as Ali G), Jimmy Carr, and Mackenzie Crook.<ref name="chortle/45336"/>

Hosts and presenters

The 11 O'Clock Show underwent a number of line-up changes during its run. There are numerous cases of external-segment reporters becoming studio hosts, and vice versa. Notable presenters and cast members included:

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Production

The 11 O'Clock Show was written, recorded and transmitted on the same day, similar to The Daily Show (1996).

James Bobin was a director and writer and helped create the characters of Ali G, Borat and Brüno.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

"Ali G was the thing that kept the 11 O'Clock Show going. If we hadn't of had Ali G, the 11 O'Clock Show would have died."<ref name="chortle/45336"/> - Iain Lee

MacKenzie Crook joined the show in Series 2.<ref name="11Show/Past">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Ricky Gervais (54 episodes) joined The 11 O’Clock Show team for Series 3 replacing Sacha Baron Cohen (45 episodes).<ref name="11Show/Ricky">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="11Show/AliG">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="thecarrtell/11-oclock">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Charlie Brooker was a writer.<ref name="numero/brooker">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

"the show had been given the specific instruction, unbeknownst to me, to shock. Shock and offend was more important than being funny... The Ali G stuff was hilarious, the Ricky Gervais stuff was divisive but hilarious. But a lot of it wasn't very funny."<ref name="chortle/45336"/> - Iain Lee

Sarah Alexander joined the show in Series 5.<ref name="screenonline/1221119">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Controversy

In January 2000, the show came under criticism from the Broadcasting Standards Commission following viewer complaints about comments made on the show about recently deceased TV presenter Jill Dando, songwriter Bobby Willis (the husband of entertainer Cilla Black) and golfer Payne Stewart.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In January 2000, the Independent Television Commission upheld complaints from viewers for sketches about the 1999 Armenian parliament shooting.<ref name="bbc/620283">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="theguardian/16-complaints">Template:Cite news</ref>

Further reading

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