Saturday Zoo
Saturday Zoo | |
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Starring | Jonathan Ross |
No. of episodes | 13 |
Release | |
Original network | Channel 4 |
Original release | 16 January 10 April 1993 | –
Saturday Zoo is a British
Production
The series was produced by host Jonathan Ross's own production company, Channel X,[1][3] headed by Kenton Allen.[4] Unlike previous shows, Ross specifically designed it to be "a show that I want to watch" without being particularly interested in viewing figures or popularity.[5] The show was broadcast live, with no possibility for retakes or editing.[6] Writers for the series included Kevin Day and Patrick Marber.[7] The music director and keyboard player was Janette Mason, who also wrote the show's theme tune.[8][9][10]
Guests
The series had a number of high-profile guests, including supermodel
The show featured the first appearance on television of Steve Coogan's character Paul Calf,[16] and helped launch the career of political comedian Mark Thomas.[17] Rowland Rivron and Graham Fellows (performing in-character as John Shuttleworth) made regular appearances on the show.[4][11] The Fast Show's Simon Day featured in several sketches.[6]
Critical reception
Saturday Zoo was not well received by critics, who focused on Ross's omnipresence on television at the time. A review in
References
Citations
- ^ a b c Edwards-Jones, Imogen (6 February 1993). "Saturday Night: It's ego feeding time at Jonathan's zoo". The Independent. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Saturday Zoo". Vortago.com. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ Jones, Ian (2 November 2001). "Friday Night With Jonathan Ross". Off the Telly. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ a b Rivron 2011, p. 147.
- ^ Simpson 2007, p. 55.
- ^ a b c d Day, Simon (2011). Comedy and Error: They Really Were Marvellous Times (extract). Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Saturday Zoo". TV.com. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Getting To Know … Janette Mason". NARC Magazine. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- Coventry Evening Telegraph. Archived from the originalon 15 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ Pollock, David (13 April 2018). "Janette Mason". The Courier & Advertiser. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ a b Simpson 2007, p. 56.
- ^ "Saturday Zoo – Tape 1449". VHISTORY. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ Jackson, Kevin (30 January 1993). "Right before your very eyes. Penn and Teller do magic, but the real trick is that they like to give the game away". The Independent. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ISBN 978-1-843-53105-0.
- ^ "Saturday Zoo (13th February 1993)". Screenocean. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ISBN 978-1-780-89171-2.
- ^ "Shelf life: Mark Thomas TV hoaxer with a heart". Scotland on Sunday. 30 September 2001. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ a b Simpson 2007, p. 57.
Sources
- ISBN 978-0-283-07133-1.
- Simpson, Neil (2007). Jonathan Ross – The Unauthorised Biography. John Blake Publishing. ISBN 978-1-784-18580-0.
External links
- Saturday Zoo at IMDb
- Saturday Zoo at BFI