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Encyclopedia > Baddiel and Skinner
Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned

Baddiel and Skinner on the sofa
Format Entertainment
Run time 30 minutes
Starring David Baddiel,
Frank Skinner
Channel ITV2
Production company Avalon Television
Related shows Fantasy Football League
Air dates 28 May 200014 September 2005
No. of series 5
No. of episodes 60
IMDb profile

Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned (2000-2003, 2005-) is a free-form talk show hosted by British comedians/personalities David Baddiel and Frank Skinner and produced by Avalon Television. Its concept was developed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and had a run in the West End at the Shaftesbury Theatre in 2001. Image File history File links Baddielandskinnerunplanned. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Recreation. ... David Baddiel (born May 28, 1964, Troy, New York, USA) is an English comedian, novelist and television presenter. ... For other persons named Frank Skinner, see Frank Skinner (disambiguation). ... ITV2 is a free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV plc. ... Fantasy Football League was a British television programme hosted by Frank Skinner and David Baddiel. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... September 14 is the 257th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (258th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A talk show (U.S.) or chat show (Brit. ... A comedian, or comic, is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. ... David Baddiel (born May 28, 1964, Troy, New York, USA) is an English comedian, novelist and television presenter. ... For other persons named Frank Skinner, see Frank Skinner (disambiguation). ... Categories: Festival stubs | Edinburgh ... // West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre in London, or sometimes more specifically for shows staged in the large theatres of Londons Theatreland . Along with New Yorks Broadway Theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of theatre in the... The Shaftesbury Theatre is located on Shaftesbury Ave in London, England. ...


The show features the two hosts sitting on a couch onstage and responding to questions from the audience — at times rather seriously, but usually with bizarre digressions into satirical comedy. An audience member is chosen as "Secretary" and has the job of keeping a note of the topics covered on a white board. In practice, the personality of the secretary will also prompt many jokes — usually at his or her expense. At the end of the show Skinner asks either the secretary or the audience to choose between two song books, and to pick a page number between 1 and 20. This process determines which song is performed by the duo, performed by Skinner with Baddiel accompanying him on piano (or, on at least one occasion, acoustic guitar). Comedy has a classical meaning (comical theatre) and a popular one (the use of humour with an intent to provoke laughter in general). ... A secretary is an office/administrative support position. ... A grand piano, with the lid up. ... A steel string acoustic guitar is a modern form of guitar descended from the classical guitar, but strung with steel strings for a brighter, louder sound. ...

Unplanned at the Shaftesbury Theatre, 2001
Unplanned at the Shaftesbury Theatre, 2001

Topics of discussion are wholly mandated by the audience and have ranged from discussions of the war against Iraq and other political events to comments on the latest plot twists of popular soap operas and the Atkins Diet. Skinner's Catholicism and Baddiel's Jewish faith are also occasional targets of humour (Baddiel describing Skinner's faith as being "insane" and Skinner often using a music-hall Jewish accent to hold mock dialogues among members of Baddiel's extended family, as well as both performers demonstrating how to "play the piano in a convincingly Jewish manner"). Image File history File linksMetadata Baddiel_and_skinner_010511. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Baddiel_and_skinner_010511. ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... book The Atkins Nutritional Approach, popularly known as the Atkins Diet or just Atkins, is a popular but controversial high-protein, high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet. ... As a Christian ecclesiastical term, Catholic - from the Greek adjective , meaning general or universal[1] - is described in the Oxford English Dictionary as follows: ~Church, (originally) whole body of Christians; ~, belonging to or in accord with (a) this, (b) the church before separation into Greek or Eastern and Latin or... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination... Music hall is a form of British theatrical entertainment which was popular between 1850 and 1960. ...


To avoid the show becoming too similar to the pair's other show, Fantasy Football League, an unofficial rule has been in effect to prevent discussion of football-related topics. Fantasy Football League was a British television programme hosted by Frank Skinner and David Baddiel. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...


The first series ran for four consecutive nights (Sunday - Wednesday) for three consecutive weeks. It was transmitted live at around 22:30, each edition being of thirty minutes' duration. It is often repeated on Paramount Comedy 2 and ITV2. Paramount Comedy 2 is a television channel shown in Ireland and the United Kingdom. ... ITV2 is a free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV plc. ...


In 2004, a similar series, with Australian comedy duo Merrick & Rosso, aired in Australia - Merrick & Rosso Unplanned. Merrick Watts and Tim Ross (Merrick and Rosso) are an Australian comedy duo, best known for their typically Australian attitude and form of humour. ...


Other 'Unplanned' content

Baddiel & Skinner produced a series of podcasts covering the 2006 FIFA World Cup for Avalon Television and The Times. [1] Qualifying countries Italian team celebrating the cup July. ... The Times is a national newspaper published daily in the United Kingdom since 1785, and under its current name since 1788. ...


External links

  • TV.com Transmission dates and list of songs
  • Off the Telly Extended review of season one

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Encyclopedia: Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned (310 words)
Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned (2000-2003) was a free_form talk show hosted by British comedians/personalities David Baddiel and Frank Skinner.
At the end of the show, the secretary would choose a song to sing, which would then be performed by Skinner with Baddiel accompanying him on piano (or, on one occasion, acoustic guitar).
Skinner's Catholicism and Baddiel's Jewish faith were also targets of humour (Baddiel describing Skinner's faith as being "insane" and Skinner often using a music-hall Jewish accent to hold mock dialogues among members of Baddiel's extended family, as well as both performers demonstrating how to "play the piano in a convincingly Jewish manner").
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