The Big Narstie Show is a British 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.
| The Big Narstie Show | |
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| Genre | |
| Presented by | Big Narstie |
| Starring | Mo Gilligan |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 33 |
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| Production location | Television Centre, London[1] |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 29 June 2018 – 16 December 2022 |
Production
editOn 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 is 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 has 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
edit| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 6 | 29 June 2018 | 3 August 2018 | |
| 2 | 8 | 22 February 2019 | 12 April 2019 | |
| 3 | 6 | 7 February 2020 | 13 March 2020 | |
| 4 | 6 | 5 November 2021 | 10 December 2021 | |
| 5 | 6 | 11 November 2022 | 16 December 2022 | |
Series 1 (2018)
edit| No. overall | No. in series | Guests | Original air date | |||||||||
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| 1 | 1 | Ed Sheeran, O. T. Fagbenle, Sherrie Silver, Keith Lemon and MoeLogo | 29 June 2018 | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | Thandiwe Newton, Rylan Clark-Neal, Darryl McDaniels, Stevo the Madman and Craig David | 6 July 2018 | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | Richard Ayoade, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Iya Traore, Not3s and Panjabi MC | 13 July 2018 | |||||||||
| 4 | 4 | David Schwimmer, Giggs, Jamie Demetriou, Lady Leshurr and Mr Eazi | 20 July 2018 | |||||||||
| 5 | 5 | David Haye, Rachel Parris, Amelia Dimoldenberg, Tamer Hassan and Krept and Konan | 27 July 2018 | |||||||||
| 6 | 6 | Jonathan Ross, Katherine Ryan, Iain Stirling, Stefflon Don and KSI | 3 August 2018 | |||||||||
| Christmas Special | ||||||||||||
| 7 | – | Mel B, Pamela Anderson, Kurupt FM and Michael Dapaah, Jonathan Ross and David Mitchell | 21 December 2018 | |||||||||
Series 2 (2019)
edit| No. overall | No. in series | Guests | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | Dennis Rodman, Daisy May Cooper, Stephen Dorff, Tan France and Ghetts | 22 February 2019 |
| 9 | 2 | John Bishop, Adil Ray, Judi Love, Anthony Yarde and IAMDDB | 1 March 2019 |
| 10 | 3 | Rob Delaney, Emily Atack, Clarke Peters, Lily Allen and Giggs | 8 March 2019 |
| 11 | 4 | Johnny Vegas, Nicola Adams, Yxng Bane, Richard Blackwood and the cast of Timewasters | 15 March 2019 |
| 12 | 5 | Jimmy Carr, Maya Jama, David Mitchell and NSG | 22 March 2019 |
| 13 | 6 | Zawe Ashton, Sue Perkins, Matt Lucas, Rickie Haywood-Williams, Melvin Odoom and Ms. Banks | 29 March 2019 |
| 14 | 7 | Stephen Fry, Ian Wright, Guz Khan, Tim Westwood, Little Simz and Tory Lanez | 5 April 2019 |
| 15 | 8 | Rio Ferdinand, Lorraine Kelly, London Hughes and Unknown T | 12 April 2019 |
Series 3 (2020)
edit| No. overall | No. in series | Guests [3] | Original air date [3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1 | Gemma Collins, Vinnie Jones and Guz Khan | 7 February 2020 |
| 17 | 2 | Jesy Nelson, Jade Thirlwall, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Joel Dommett, Samson Kayo and M Huncho | 14 February 2020 |
| 18 | 3 | Charlotte Church, Dynamo, Judi Love and D-Block Europe | 21 February 2020 |
| 19 | 4 | Louis Theroux, Kano, Sara Pascoe, and Stevo The Madman | 28 February 2020 |
| 20 | 5 | Nile Rodgers, Fred Sirieix, Riz Ahmed, Ray BLK and Lolly Adefope | 6 March 2020 |
| 21 | 6 | Jonathan Ross, Tinie Tempah, Asim Chaudhry, Benjamin Zephaniah and Desiree Burch | 13 March 2020 |
Series 4 (2021)
edit| No. overall | No. in series | Guests [3] | Original air date [3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1 | Katherine Ryan, Ne-Yo, Idris Elba and Will Poulter | 5 November 2021 |
| 23 | 2 | Big Zuu, Harry Redknapp, Patrice Evra and Raye | 12 November 2021 |
| 24 | 3 | Lenny Henry, Mo Farah, Leomie Anderson and Tion Wayne | 19 November 2021 |
| 25 | 4 | Dawn Butler, Fatman Scoop, Digga D, Lily Cole and Paul Chowdhry | 26 November 2021 |
| 26 | 5 | Natalie Cassidy, Judi Love, Michael Page, Shaun Ryder and ArrDee | 3 December 2021 |
| 27 | 6 | Robert Rinder, Munya Chawawa, Zeze Millz, Yinka Bokinni, Papoose and Ozwald Boateng | 10 December 2021 |
Series 5 (2022)
edit| No. overall | No. in series | Guests [3] | Original air date [3] |
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| 28 | 1 | Bez, Keith Lemon, Oti Mabuse and Ross Kemp | 11 November 2022 |
| 29 | 2 | Paul Mescal, Aisling Bea, Nella Rose and Stephen Graham | 18 November 2022 |
| 30 | 3 | Joel Dommett, Denise van Outen, Adebayo Akinfenwa, Brenda Edwards and Shaina West | 25 November 2022 |
| 31 | 4 | Mel B, Nabil Abdulrashid, Jordan Stephens, Mark ‘Billy’ Billingham and Alhan Gençay | 2 December 2022 |
| 32 | 5 | Carol Vorderman, Eddie Hearn, Kojey Radical and Scarlett Moffatt | 9 December 2022 |
| 33 | 6 | Steven Bartlett, Headie One, Jada Kingdom, Thanyia Moore and Mr Blobby | 16 December 2022 |
References
edit- ^ "The Big Narstie Show". BBC Studioworks. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Channel 4 and Expectation to serve up The Big Narstie Show (w/t)". Channel 4. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f "The Big Narstie Show – Listings". Next Episode. Retrieved 13 February 2020.