''Jo Brand's Big Splash'' is a British television series produced by Doghouse Media and
What Larks! Productions for
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Film, television, and theater
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. The show was part of Dave's investment into original comedy shows. Presented by comedian
Jo Brand
Josephine Grace Brand (born 23 July 1957) is an English comedian, writer, presenter and actress. Starting her entertainment career with a move from psychiatric nursing to the alternative comedy stand-up scene and early performances on '' Saturd ...
, it combined her
stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy is a comedy, comedic performance to a live audience in which the performer addresses the audience directly from the stage. The performer is known as a comedian, a comic or a stand-up.
Stand-up comedy consists of One-line joke ...
with various tasks involving water. The first episode originally aired on 22 September 2011 and the last episode aired on 20 October 2011.
Overview
Jo Brand performs a stand-up comedy routine to a live studio audience at the
Hackney Empire
Hackney Empire is a theatre on Mare Street, in the London Borough of Hackney. Originally designed by Frank Matcham it was built in 1901 as a music hall, and expanded in 2001. Described by ''The Guardian'' as ‘the most beautiful theatre in Lon ...
, this is combined with specially shot films of Brand visiting various people in the United Kingdom who possessed a passionate love of water. In each episode, another comedian joined Brand to take part in a water related task.
The final episode was an extended compilation of all the stand up sections of the series.
Episode list
References
External links
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2011 British television series debuts
2011 British television series endings
British stand-up comedy television series
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