Jo Brand's Big Splash

Jo Brand's Big Splash
Title card
Directed bySam Grace
Presented byJo Brand
Narrated byJo Brand
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes5 (list of episodes)
Production
Production locationHackney Empire (stand-up)
EditorSimon Hornbrook
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesDoghouse Media
What Larks Productions
Original release
NetworkDave
Dave HD
Release22 September (2011-09-22) –
20 October 2011 (2011-10-20)

Jo Brand's Big Splash is a British television series produced by Doghouse Media and What Larks! Productions for Dave. The show was part of Dave's investment into original comedy shows. Presented by comedian Jo Brand, it combined her stand-up comedy with various tasks involving water. The first episode originally aired on 22 September 2011, and the last episode aired on 20 October 2011.

Overview

Jo Brand performs a stand-up comedy routine to a live studio audience at the Hackney Empire. This is combined with specially shot films of Brand visiting various people in the United Kingdom who passionately love water. In each episode, another comedian joins Brand to take part in a water related task.[1] The final episode was an extended compilation of all the stand-up sections of the series.

Episode list

No. Guest Original air date Viewers[2] Weekly ranking
(for Dave)
122 September 2011 (2011-09-22)417,0003
229 September 2011 (2011-09-29)217,00010
36 October 2011 (2011-10-06)Under 253,000Outside top 10
413 October 2011 (2011-10-13)328,0009
5
N/A
20 October 2011 (2011-10-20)326,0005

References

  1. ^ "Jo Brand's Big Splash". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Weekly Top 10 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2011.