Dom Joly: Trigger Happy TV 25th Anniversary Tour, Playhouse Whitley Bay

About This Event

A quarter of a century on from the hidden-camera series that redefined the genre, Dom Joly returns to the road to mark the anniversary of Trigger Happy TV, the primetime hit that became an international smash. The multi-award-winning comedian and writer revisits the characters and pranks that made the show a phenomenon, from the giant snail edging across a road to the traffic warden, the morris dancer, the scout, a gang of squirrels and, of course, that enormous ringing mobile phone bellowed into at the least appropriate moments. Beyond the greatest hits, the evening pulls back the curtain on how it all came together, with behind-the-scenes stories, never-before-seen footage and the mishaps that unfolded while filming in public with no idea how the great British public would react. Joly is a natural raconteur, and the show blends nostalgia with fresh anecdotes for a warm, very funny look back at a series that still gets quoted today. It is a treat for long-time fans and anyone who remembers ducking as that phone went off.

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