''Keith Lemon's Very Brilliant World Tour'' is a travel-style comedy series hosted by
Keith Lemon, a character portrayed by comedian
Leigh Francis. The series was first announced during an appearance by Lemon on the ''
Big Brother
Big Brother may refer to:
* Big Brother (''Nineteen Eighty-Four''), a character from George Orwell's novel ''Nineteen Eighty-Four''
** Authoritarian personality, any omnipresent figure representing oppressive control
** Big Brother Awards, a sat ...
'' companion show ''
Big Brother's Big Mouth
This is a complete list of shows about and relating to ''Big Brother UK'' and ''Celebrity Big Brother''. The civilian edition ran from 2000 to 2018 and the celebrity edition ran from 2001 to 2018.
''Big Brother''
''Big Brother'' was a daily sho ...
'' in 2007. The show premiered on 11 March 2008, attracting 565,000 viewers (a 2.2% multi-channel share), and concluded on 15 April 2008.
Format
The series features Lemon travelling around the world on a shark-shaped flight plan, visiting six countries (Australia, Japan, the United States, Egypt, Mexico and Iceland), and meeting various celebrity guests, including: former
Spice Girls
The Spice Girls are a British girl group formed in 1994, consisting of Melanie Brown, also known as Mel B ("Scary Spice"); Melanie Chisholm, or Melanie C ("Sporty Spice"); Emma Bunton ("Baby Spice"); Geri Halliwell ("Ginger Spice"); and Vict ...
Mel B
Melanie Janine Brown (born 29 May 1975), commonly known as Melanie B or Mel B, is an English singer, songwriter, and television personality. She rose to fame in the 1990s as a member of the girl group Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Sc ...
and
Melanie C
Melanie Jayne Chisholm (12 January 1974 - 25 December 2022), better known as Melanie C or Mel C, is an English singer-songwriter and media personality. She is best known as one of the five members of the Spice Girls, during which time she was ni ...
, along the way. During the series,
Paddy McGuinness played the role of Lemon's cousin Gary.
Production
In May 2008, Francis announced that he would not be filming a second series in the near future, as he would be busy filming his panel show ''
Celebrity Juice
''Celebrity Juice'' is a British television comedy panel game on ITV2, broadcast since 24 September 2008. The show is written and presented by Leigh Francis in the role of his alter ego Keith Lemon, and its current team captains Laura Whitmore ...
'' commencing in August 2008. The show was released on DVD on 3 November 2008.
Francis announced in May 2011 that he would like to write and record a second series, but said he would struggle to find the time to do so.
Episodes
References
External links
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2000s British comedy television series
2008 British television series debuts
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British travel television series
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