Chuckle Time
Chuckle Time is a British television series which was shown on Channel 5 in 2018.[1][2] Barry and Paul Elliott, who are The Chuckle Brothers, hosted the series.[3] As with You've Been Framed!, America's Funniest Home Videos and Australia's Funniest Home Video Show, videos could be uploaded to be shown on it. Official press releases said it is "fails, flops, and funnies” The Chuckle Brothers watch and react to. They performed sketches between the videos.[4][5][6][7][8] It was their last television series together.
| Chuckle Time | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy Clip show |
| Starring | The Chuckle Brothers |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (12 originally commissioned) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Graham Stuart |
| Producer | Robert Katz |
| Running time | 60 minutes (including adverts) |
| Production company | So Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 5 1080i |
| Release | 16 June – 5 August 2018 |
Broadcast and cancellation
change12 episodes were to be shown, but 6 were because Barry Elliott suddenly died on 5 August 2018, when he was 73 years old. The last episode was shown in tribute to him. It is not known if more episodes were recorded, but it was later said he had to stop filming part-way because be became ill.[9]
Transmissions
change| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 June 2018 | 5 August 2018 | 6 |
References
change- ↑ Moore, Sam (26 April 2018). "The Chuckle Brothers are getting a new TV show, because of course they are". www.metro.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ↑ "Chuckle Brothers to make TV comeback with new Channel 5 comedy series". Radio Times. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ↑ Doré, Louis. "Chuckle Brothers to return to television this summer with new Channel 5 series". www.inews.co.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ↑ Houghton, Rianne (26 April 2018). "Chuckle Brothers get their own Saturday evening TV show". www.digitalspy.com. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ↑ "Chuckle Brothers to make TV comeback". BBC News. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ↑ "So Television - Current Productions, So TV, Graham Norton, TV Production London, BAFTA Awards". www.sotelevision.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ↑ "Chuckle Brothers back in vision with Channel 5 show". www.irishnews.com. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ↑ Sporn, Natasha. "Chuckle Brothers returning to TV with brand new teatime Channel 5 show". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ↑ "Entertainer Barry Chuckle dies at 73". BBC News. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.