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Encyclopedia > Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned
Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned
Image:Baddielandskinnerunplanned.jpg
Baddiel and Skinner on the sofa
Format Entertainment
Presented by David Baddiel,
Frank Skinner
Country of origin Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
No. of series 5
No. of episodes 60
Production
Producer(s) Avalon Television
Running time 30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel ITV1
Original run 28 May 200014 September 2005
Chronology
Related shows Fantasy Football League
External links
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. ... A stilt-walker entertaining shoppers at a shopping centre in Swindon, England Entertainment is an event, performance, or activity designed to give pleasure or relaxation to an audience (although, for example, in the case of a computer game the audience may be only one person). ... Baddiel (left) with Frank Skinner on the sofa in an episode of Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned David Paul Baddiel (born May 28, 1964, Troy, New York, USA) is an English comedian, novelist and television presenter. ... Christopher Graham Collins, aka Frank Skinner (born 28 January 1957 is an English writer and comedian. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... ITV1 is the name, in England, Wales and the Scottish borders, for a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel, broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year (149th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fantasy Football League was a British television programme hosted by Frank Skinner and David Baddiel. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) 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. ... Baddiel (left) with Frank Skinner on the sofa in an episode of Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned David Paul Baddiel (born May 28, 1964, Troy, New York, USA) is an English comedian, novelist and television presenter. ... Christopher Graham Collins, aka Frank Skinner (born 28 January 1957 is an English writer and comedian. ... Categories: Festival stubs | Edinburgh ... West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre in London, England, 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 commercial theatre... 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). The word comedy has a classical meaning (comical theatre) and a popular one (the use of humor with an intent to provoke laughter in general). ... For other uses, see Secretary (disambiguation). ... A short grand piano, with the top up. ... Playing a steel-string guitar without a pick (fingerpicking). ...

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. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      As a Christian ecclesiastical... 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. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ...


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] “2006 World Cup” redirects here. ... The Times is a national newspaper published daily in the United Kingdom since 1788. ...


External links

  • Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned at TV.com
  • Off the Telly Extended review of season one


 

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