''Michael Moore Live'', is a 1999
television show featuring political advocate
Michael Moore
Michael Francis Moore (born April 23, 1954) is an American filmmaker, author and left-wing activist. His works frequently address the topics of globalization and capitalism.
Moore won the 2002 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for ' ...
,
that ran for one six-part series. It was shown on
Channel 4 and aired in the United Kingdom only, though it was broadcast from New York.
The show had a similar format to ''
The Awful Truth'' but also incorporated phone-ins and a live stunt each week. It was filmed around 7pm local time, which due to the time difference made it a late-night show in the UK. (EST is five hours behind GMT)
The live phone-ins all featured UK viewers, and questions were mainly about American policy at the time, e.g.
gun control
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Most countries have a restrictive firearm guiding policy, with on ...
and the war in
Kosovo. Each week, Moore was joined by guests, and one of the regulars was an illegal UK alien in the USA named Nigel (although his real name was James Horne). Throughout the show, he had to wear a rubber
Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. She was queen ...
mask to hide his true identity.
References
External links
All talked out - review in ''
The Guardian''
{{Michael Moore
British non-fiction television series
1999 British television series debuts
1999 British television series endings
1990s British satirical television series
Channel 4 original programming
English-language television shows
Works by Michael Moore