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Joel Dommett
Joel Patrick Dommett (born 8 June 1985) is an English actor, author, comedian, and television presenter. He is known for his television roles in '' Live in Chelsea'', ''Impractical Jokers UK'', '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!,'' ''Joel & Nish vs The World'' and from 2020 onwards has been the host of '' The Masked Singer UK''. Early life Dommett is originally from Rockhampton, Gloucestershire and attended The Castle School in Thornbury. As a teenager he was a member of a nu metal band called Psirus, which played five shows. He moved to London at the age of 19. Career Before standup comedy, Dommett did some minor acting roles such as the roles of Josh in ''Teenage Kicks'' (2008), Jonathon Hansel in ''Casualty'' (2004) and Dale in '' The Golden Hour'' (2005). His first stand-up gig was at a bar in Los Angeles, and he has since performed in locations including Reykjavik, Gravesend and The Netherlands. In 2008, he won Best Newcomer award and was a finalist in Stand Up C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockhampton, Gloucestershire
Rockhampton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Gloucestershire, situated in the Unitary authority, unitary Districts of England, district of South Gloucestershire. It is located northeast of Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, Thornbury, north of Bristol and is approximately east of the River Severn. It had a population of 166 people according to the 2011 census. The south end of the village is more properly called Newton, and is in the Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, Thornbury postal area. Population The population of Rockhampton has only increased by six since the census started in 1801. However, there have been wide variations in population since 1801 until now. The first big variation was an increase of 61 people from 1821 to 1831 where the population reached 220. The population reached its highest point in 1951 when it reached 235. The next big variation was a decrease of 71 people from 1881 to 1891 where the population fell to 149. This fall in pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Edge Of Love
''The Edge of Love'' is a 2008 British biographical romantic drama film directed by John Maybury and starring Keira Knightley, Sienna Miller, Cillian Murphy and Matthew Rhys. The script was written by Knightley's mother, Sharman Macdonald. Originally titled ''The Best Time of Our Lives'', the fictional story concerns Welsh poet Dylan Thomas (played by Rhys), his wife Caitlin Macnamara (played by Miller) and their married friends, the Killicks (played by Knightley and Murphy). The film premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. The story is loosely based on real events and people, drawing on Rebekah Gilbertson's idea and David N. Thomas' 2000 book ''Dylan Thomas: A Farm, Two Mansions and a Bungalow''. He has since written further about Dylan and Vera, highlighting the several deceits in the film that trivialised their friendship. He has described how Dylan and Vera were related as cousins, and the extent to which their families inter-married, farming together as neig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chase (British Game Show)
''The Chase'' is a British television quiz show broadcast on ITV1 and hosted by Bradley Walsh. Contestants play against a professional quizzer, known as the "chaser", who attempts to prevent them from winning a cash prize. The six chasers are Mark Labbett, Shaun Wallace, Anne Hegerty, Paul Sinha, Jenny Ryan, and Darragh Ennis. Labbett and Wallace have both been chasers since series 1, while Hegerty joined in series 2, Sinha in series 4, Ryan in series 9 and Ennis in series 13. With rare exceptions for special episodes, only one chaser participates in any given episode. A team of four contestants individually attempt to amass as much money as possible, which is later added to a prize fund if the contestant survives their chase. The chaser must attempt to catch each contestant during their chase, eliminating that person from the game and preventing the money from being added to the collective prize fund. In the individual chase, the player must choose between a higher offer (cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bring The Noise (game Show)
''Bring the Noise'' is a British comedy panel game show presented by Ricky Wilson (English singer), Ricky Wilson. The programme made its debut on Sky 1 on 22 October 2015. On 7 April 2016, Sky 1 announced that, due to low ratings, the show would not be returning for a second series. Format In each and every episode, two teams of three compete and they are captained by Tinie Tempah and Nicole Scherzinger, alongside regular panelists Joel Dommett and Katherine Ryan. Their guests each week take part in rounds involving music trivia questions, games with musical set pieces and VTs which include spoof video parodies and mash-ups. The last round of each show sees the teams compete in a musical performance battle. Episodes The coloured backgrounds denote the result of each of the shows: : – indicates Ricky's Team of the Week : – indicates a tie as Ricky's Team of the Week International versions The TV format was exported in Italy when it was aired on Italia 1 and hosted by Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky 1
Sky One was a British pay television channel operated and owned by Sky Group (a division of Comcast). Originally launched on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television, it was Europe's first satellite and non-terrestrial channel. From 31 July 1989, it became Sky One and broadcast exclusively in the United Kingdom and Ireland as British Sky Broadcasting's flagship channel, being the most watched television service in history. It existed until 1 September 2021, when it closed down as part of a restructuring with its EPG position taken by Sky Showcase and much of its content library moved to Sky Max. Sky One included some very popular broadcasts both the original programmes such as '' An Idiot Abroad'', '' Brainiac: Science Abuse'', ''The Russell Howard Hour'', '' Battlestar Galactica'', and many imported from North America – including: '' 24'' (seasons 3–9, and its spinoff '' Live Another Day''), '' X-files'', '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicole Scherzinger
Nicole Scherzinger (; born Nicole Prascovia Elikolani Valiente, June 29, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and television personality. She is best known as the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls, one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, Scherzinger began acting at the age of 14 and studied musical theatre at Wright State University. Aspiring to pursue a career in music, Scherzinger dropped out of college and toured with the American rock band Days of the New before finding modest success with Eden's Crush, a girl group created through The WB's ''Popstars''. After taking on some minor acting roles, Scherzinger became the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls. The prominence of her role in the group was a point of contention within it, and eventually contributed to its dissolution in 2009. Scherzinger has carved out a successful career outside the group. She shelved her first attempt with h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reality Bites (TV Series)
''Reality Bites'' is a British comedy panel game show presented by Stephen Mulhern. The programme made its debut on ITV2 on 5 February 2015. In each episode two teams of three compete and they are captained by Emma Willis and Joel Dommett. The questions and tasks are about reality television Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 19 ... from around the world. Format *The Real World: The teams watch clips from foreign reality shows and have to work out what the show is all about. *Reality Star in a Reasonably Priced Bar: Reality show participants go into a bar to see how many people recognise them. The teams must guess the number. *Where The Hell Am I?: A member of each team is blindfolded and challenged to identify a well-known reality show and reality star by using touch alon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITV2
ITV2 is a British free-to-air television channel owned by ITV Digital Channels, a division of ITV plc. It was launched on 7 December 1998. For a number of years, it had the largest audience share after the five analogue terrestrial stations, a claim now held by its sister service ITV3 both of which are freely available to a majority of households. The channel is primarily aimed at the 16/18–34 age group, just like BBC Three, E4 and Sky Max and is known for American programming such as adult animations '' Family Guy,'' '' American Dad!'' and ''Bob's Burgers'', repeats of recently aired episodes of soap operas and other entertainment programming from ITV such as '' Coronation Street'' and ''Emmerdale''; 60-second entertainment news bulletin ''FYI Daily'', which airs in-between films; and original programming such as '' Celebrity Juice'' and '' Love Island''. In November 2021, the channel moved into the true-crime genre with ''Social Media Murders'' a three-part documentary s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Three
BBC Three is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was first launched on 9 February 2003 with programmes targeting 16 to 34-year-olds, covering all genres including animation, comedy, current affairs, and drama series. The television channel closed down in 2016 and was replaced by an online-only BBC Three streaming channel. After six years of being online, BBC Three returned to linear television on 1 February 2022. It broadcasts every day from 19:00 to around 04:00, timesharing with CBBC (which starts at 07:00). BBC Three is the BBC's youth-orientated television channel, its remit to provide "innovative programming" to a target audience of viewers between 16 and 34 years old, leveraging technology as well as new talent. Unlike its commercial rivals, 90% of BBC Three's output originated from the United Kingdom. Notable exceptions were '' Family Guy'' and ''American Dad'' (both of them originating in the United States). It an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Switch
BBC Switch was the brand for BBC content aimed at UK teenagers. The brand was launched on Saturday 20 October 2007 on BBC Two and ceased broadcasting on 18 December 2010. It included a block of television programmes on BBC Two, an online portal and programming on the BBC's youth radio station, BBC Radio 1. It was BBC Two's second programming block aimed at teenagers, following on from DEF II. Content Television Four programmes were originally shown as part of BBC Switch on Saturday afternoons on BBC Two. ''Sound'' was a weekly music entertainment and chat show presented by Annie Mac and Nick Grimshaw. ''Falcon Beach'' was an imported Canadian coming-of-age drama about teenagers, their passions, relationships, friends, families and enemies. ''Them'' was a documentary series that explored the different teenage "tribes" that exist in Britain today. ''The Surgery'', presented by Jeff Leach, was a chat show for BBC Switch, which effectively replaced ''The Sunday Surgery'' presented ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Two
BBC Two is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It covers a wide range of subject matter, with a remit "to broadcast programmes of depth and substance" in contrast to the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio channels, it is funded by the television licence, and is therefore free of commercial advertising. It is a comparatively well-funded public-service network, regularly attaining a much higher audience share than most public-service networks worldwide. Originally styled BBC2, it was the third British television station to be launched (starting on 21 April 1964), and from 1 July 1967, Europe's first television channel to broadcast regularly in colour. It was envisaged as a home for less mainstream and more ambitious programming, and while this tendency has continued to date, most special-interest programmes of a kind previously broadcast on BBC Two, for example the BBC Proms, no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Brooker
Charlton Brooker (born 3 March 1971) is an English television presenter, writer, producer and satirist. He is the creator and co-showrunner of the sci-fi drama anthology series ''Black Mirror'', and has written for comedy series such as ''Brass Eye'', ''The 11 O'Clock Show'' and '' Nathan Barley''. Brooker started his career as a cartoonist; he produced adverts for the second-hand video game retailer CeX before becoming a journalist for ''PC Zone.'' He has presented a number of television shows, mostly consisting of satirical and biting criticism of modern society and the media, such as '' Screenwipe'', '' Gameswipe'', '' Newswipe'', '' Weekly Wipe'', and '' 10 O'Clock Live''. He also wrote the 2008 horror drama series ''Dead Set''. He has written social criticism pieces for ''The Guardian'' and is one of four creative directors of the production company Zeppotron. Early life Charlie Brooker was born on 3 March 1971 in Reading, Berkshire. He grew up in a relaxed Quaker hous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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