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Trigger Happy TV

Trigger Happy TV

TV-PG2000•23m•7.3/10
Comedy

Ratings

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7.3/10(25)

Trigger Happy TV is a hidden camera/practical joke reality television series. The original British edition of the show, produced by Absolutely Productions, starred Dom Joly and ran for two series on the British television channel Channel 4 from 2000 to 2003. Although Channel 4 is owned and operated by the Channel Four Television Corporation, he made a name for himself as the sole star of the show, which he produced and directed with cameraman Sam Cadman.

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Production

Absolutely Productions

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

January 14, 2000

Last Aired

December 24, 2001

Networks

Channel 4

Created By

Dom Joly

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
Ian Botham, Terry Gilliam
Air date: 2000-01-14
No one is safe when Dom Joly releases his twisted creations on an unsuspecting Britiain. Ian Botham has an unusual encounter with an emotional interviewer, and the dogs of war take to the streets.
E2
Alice Cooper, Tony Blackburn
Air date: 2000-01-21
The Parkie questions some bewildered old age pensioners about a bit of unpleasantness by the lake, Alice Cooper has an interview with a dutiful son, and the portrait painter tries his hand at a different art-form.
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 2000-01-28
Among other gems: the spy risks blowing his cover, the kitchen showroom falls down in the catering department, and the aggressive ice-cream vendor loses it completely.
E4
Ken Livingstone, Oz Clarke
Air date: 2000-02-04
It's Ken Livingstone's turn to ask some questions when his interviewer turns violent. Elsewhere, the Parkie sorts out some pensioners whom he suspects of creating merry hell with fire-extinguisers, and two enormous gentlemen cause a public inconvenience...
E5
Tamara Beckwith, Tim Rice
Air date: 2000-02-11
A passer-by gets a blind tasting with a difference, Tamara Beckwith is the subject of a drunken interview, and the Parkie takes on some old-skool old folk.
E6
Jason Donovan
Air date: 2000-02-18
Dom Joly unleashes his twisted humour on an unsuspecting public. Quick-fire comedy and a hip soundtrack make this the ultimate in TV junk food.
E7
Greatest Hits
Air date: 2000-02-25
More wacky stunts, gags and gaffaws from that master of slap-stick humour, Dom Joly, in this compilation of the best moments from the first series of the award-winning show.

Cast

Dom Joly

Dom Joly

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