The Mad Bad Ad Show

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== Host ==
== Host ==
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Mark Dolan
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[[Mark Dolan]]
== Co-hosts ==
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Team captains: Micky Flanagan and [[Mark Watson]]
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Team captains: [[Micky Flanagan]] and [[Mark Watson]]
Voiceover: [[Simon Greenall]]
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Channel 4's ticket department wrote, "Micky Flanagan and [[Mark Watson]] will each be paired with a guest comedian and a leading advertising industry insider who will provide a genuine insight into the mysterious and murky world of marketing. We'll see classic adverts, funny adverts from overseas, and even adverts made especially by the teams for the show."
Channel 4's ticket department wrote, "Micky Flanagan and [[Mark Watson]] will each be paired with a guest comedian and a leading advertising industry insider who will provide a genuine insight into the mysterious and murky world of marketing. We'll see classic adverts, funny adverts from overseas, and even adverts made especially by the teams for the show."
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== Trivia ==
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After three weeks of unimpressive ratings, ''The Mad Bad Ad Show'' was pulled from its 10pm slot and was replaced by a "funny clips downloaded from the internet" programme. The last three episodes were burned around 11:30pm four weeks later.
After three weeks of unimpressive ratings, ''The Mad Bad Ad Show'' was pulled from its 10pm slot and was replaced by a "funny clips downloaded from the internet" programme. The last three episodes were burned around 11:30pm four weeks later.
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The third episode was cut down from it's normal 50 minutes to 30 minutes due to an earlier over-running programme [[The Bank Job|and we all know who's to blame for that]]. Thankfully, they showed the third episode again five days later showing the entire 50 minutes.
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To add insult to injury, the third episode was cut down from its normal 50 minutes to half-an-hour when first shown on Friday. Thankfully, they showed the episode again five days later, in its full 50 minutes of glory.
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mad_Bad_Ad_Show Wikipedia entry]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mad_Bad_Ad_Show Wikipedia entry]
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Current revision as of 21:51, 28 August 2024

Contents

Host

Mark Dolan

Co-hosts

Team captains: Micky Flanagan and Mark Watson

Voiceover: Simon Greenall

Broadcast

Objective Productions for Channel 4, 17 February to 13 April 2012 (6 episodes in 1 series)

Synopsis

Channel 4's ticket department wrote, "Micky Flanagan and Mark Watson will each be paired with a guest comedian and a leading advertising industry insider who will provide a genuine insight into the mysterious and murky world of marketing. We'll see classic adverts, funny adverts from overseas, and even adverts made especially by the teams for the show."

Trivia

After three weeks of unimpressive ratings, The Mad Bad Ad Show was pulled from its 10pm slot and was replaced by a "funny clips downloaded from the internet" programme. The last three episodes were burned around 11:30pm four weeks later.

To add insult to injury, the third episode was cut down from its normal 50 minutes to half-an-hour when first shown on Friday. Thankfully, they showed the episode again five days later, in its full 50 minutes of glory.

Web links

Wikipedia entry

British Comedy Guide entry

See also

Weaver's Week review

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