6.6 /10 1 Votes
5.8/10 TV Country of origin United Kingdom No. of series 1 First episode date 12 January 2008 Presented by Paul Merton Networks ITV, STV, UTV | 7.4/10 IMDb Genre Improvisational comedy Original language(s) English No. of episodes 6 Final episode date 16 February 2008 Location The London Studios | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Running time 60 minutes (inc. adverts) Cast Paul Merton, Claudia Winkleman Similar Jeffrey Archer: The Truth, Have I Got News for You, Sticky Moments, Paul Merton's Birth of H, Room 101 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thank God You're Here was a improvisational comedy game show based on the original Australian show with the same name. In the show, four guests are placed into a scene they have no knowledge about and have to improvise. The series is hosted by Paul Merton, who also acts as judge and performs his own improvised scene.
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Production
The UK pilot, made for ITV by talkbackTHAMES, was announced in mid-2007. The pilot was recorded on 12 November 2007 at The London Studios, with Merton as the show's host (with him also featuring in a one-off improvisational scene of his own). The series started airing on 12 January 2008 on ITV. The show delivered below-average ratings for ITV in its timeslot.
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References
Thank God You're Here (UK TV series) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA