The Big Narstie Show

The Big Narstie Show
Genre
Presented byBig Narstie
StarringMo Gilligan
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series5
No. of episodes33
Production
Executive producers
  • Obi Kevin Akudike
  • Nathan Brown
  • Ben Wicks
Production locationTelevision Centre, London[1]
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
  • Expectation Entertainment
  • Dice Productions Entertainment
Original release
NetworkChannel 4
Release29 June 2018 (2018-06-29) –
16 December 2022 (2022-12-16)

The Big Narstie Show was a British television chat show, presented by rapper Big Narstie with comedian Mo Gilligan as his sidekick, that debuted on Channel 4 on 29 June 2018. Big Narstie is a rapper from the grime scene and has been cited as one of the original purveyors in the grime comedy genre.

Production

On 2 February 2018, Channel 4 announced that they had commissioned a new "late night, alternative entertainment show" titled The Big Narstie Show.[2]

The Big Narstie Show was produced for Channel 4 by Expectation and Dice Productions Entertainment. The executive producers are Ben Wicks for Expectation and Obi Kevin Akudike and Nathan Brown for Dice Productions Entertainment.

The show received many accolades including Royal Television Society Awards, an Mvisa, a National Reality TV Award, an Edinburgh TV Award and a Bafta.[citation needed]

Episodes

SeriesEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
1629 June 2018 (2018-06-29)3 August 2018 (2018-08-03)
2822 February 2019 (2019-02-22)12 April 2019 (2019-04-12)
367 February 2020 (2020-02-07)13 March 2020 (2020-03-13)
465 November 2021 (2021-11-05)10 December 2021 (2021-12-10)
5611 November 2022 (2022-11-11)16 December 2022 (2022-12-16)

Series 1 (2018)

No.
overall		No. in
series		GuestsOriginal air date
11Ed Sheeran, O-T Fagbenle, Sherrie Silver, Keith Lemon and Moelogo29 June 2018 (2018-06-29)
22Thandiwe Newton, Rylan Clark, DMC, Stevo the Madman and Craig David6 July 2018 (2018-07-06)
33Richard Ayoade, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Iya Traoré, Not3s and Panjabi MC13 July 2018 (2018-07-13)
44David Schwimmer, Giggs, Jamie Demetriou, Lady Leshurr and Mr Eazi20 July 2018 (2018-07-20)
55David Haye, Rachel Parris, Amelia Dimoldenberg, Tamer Hassan and Krept and Konan27 July 2018 (2018-07-27)
66Jonathan Ross, Katherine Ryan, Iain Stirling, Stefflon Don and KSI3 August 2018 (2018-08-03)
Christmas Special
7–Mel B, Pamela Anderson, Kurupt FM and Michael Dapaah, Jonathan Ross and David Mitchell21 December 2018 (2018-12-21)

Series 2 (2019)

No.
overall		No. in
series		GuestsOriginal air date
81Dennis Rodman, Daisy May Cooper, Stephen Dorff, Tan France and Ghetts22 February 2019 (2019-02-22)
92John Bishop, Adil Ray, Judi Love, Anthony Yarde and IAMDDB1 March 2019 (2019-03-01)
103Rob Delaney, Emily Atack, Clarke Peters, Lily Allen and Giggs8 March 2019 (2019-03-08)
114Johnny Vegas, Nicola Adams, Yxng Bane, Richard Blackwood and the cast of Timewasters15 March 2019 (2019-03-15)
125Jimmy Carr, Maya Jama, David Mitchell and NSG22 March 2019 (2019-03-22)
136Zawe Ashton, Sue Perkins, Matt Lucas, Rickie Haywood-Williams, Melvin Odoom and Ms. Banks29 March 2019 (2019-03-29)
147Stephen Fry, Ian Wright, Guz Khan, Tim Westwood, Little Simz and Tory Lanez5 April 2019 (2019-04-05)
158Rio Ferdinand, Lorraine Kelly, London Hughes and Unknown T12 April 2019 (2019-04-12)

Series 3 (2020)

No.
overall		No. in
series		Guests [3]Original air date [3]
161Gemma Collins, Vinnie Jones and Guz Khan7 February 2020 (2020-02-07)
172Little Mix, Joel Dommett, Samson Kayo and M Huncho14 February 2020 (2020-02-14)
183Charlotte Church, Dynamo, Judi Love and D-Block Europe21 February 2020 (2020-02-21)
194Louis Theroux, Kano, Sara Pascoe, and Stevo the Madman28 February 2020 (2020-02-28)
205Nile Rodgers, Fred Sirieix, Riz Ahmed, Ray BLK and Lolly Adefope6 March 2020 (2020-03-06)
216Jonathan Ross, Tinie Tempah, Asim Chaudhry, Benjamin Zephaniah and Desiree Burch13 March 2020 (2020-03-13)

Series 4 (2021)

No.
overall		No. in
series		GuestsOriginal air date
221Katherine Ryan, Ne-Yo, Idris Elba and Will Poulter5 November 2021 (2021-11-05)
232Big Zuu, Harry Redknapp, Patrice Evra and Raye12 November 2021 (2021-11-12)
243Lenny Henry, Mo Farah, Leomie Anderson and Tion Wayne19 November 2021 (2021-11-19)
254Dawn Butler, Fatman Scoop, Digga D, Lily Cole and Paul Chowdhry26 November 2021 (2021-11-26)
265Natalie Cassidy, Judi Love, Michael Page, Shaun Ryder and ArrDee3 December 2021 (2021-12-03)
276Robert Rinder, Munya Chawawa, Zeze Millz, Yinka Bokinni, Papoose and Ozwald Boateng10 December 2021 (2021-12-10)

Series 5 (2022)

No.
overall		No. in
series		GuestsOriginal air date
281Bez, Keith Lemon, Oti Mabuse and Ross Kemp11 November 2022 (2022-11-11)
292Paul Mescal, Aisling Bea, Nella Rose and Stephen Graham18 November 2022 (2022-11-18)
303Joel Dommett, Denise van Outen, Adebayo Akinfenwa and Brenda Edwards25 November 2022 (2022-11-25)
314Mel B, Nabil Abdulrashid, Jordan Stephens and Mark “Billy” Billingham2 December 2022 (2022-12-02)
325Carol Vorderman, Eddie Hearn, Kojey Radical and Scarlett Moffatt9 December 2022 (2022-12-09)
336Steven Bartlett, Headie One, Jada Kingdom, Thanyia Moore and Mr Blobby16 December 2022 (2022-12-16)

References

  1. ^ "The Big Narstie Show". BBC Studioworks. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Channel 4 and Expectation to serve up The Big Narstie Show (w/t)". Channel 4. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b "The Big Narstie Show – Listings". Next Episode. Retrieved 13 February 2020.