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''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 ''
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'' 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
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, 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 ''
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'' 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.


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* * {{Leigh Francis 2000s British comedy television series 2008 British television series debuts 2008 British television series endings British travel television series British English-language television shows ITV comedy