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The Sitcom Showdown

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Country of origin
  
United Kingdom

No. of series
  
1

Producer(s)
  
UMTV

First episode date
  
22 April 2006

Presented by
  
Danny Baker

Genre
  
Game show

Original language(s)
  
English

No. of episodes
  
5

Running time
  
29 minutes

Final episode date
  
20 May 2006

Number of episodes
  
5

Language
  
English

Similar
  
Game show, Pets Win Prizes, Win - Lose or Draw, Squidbillies

The Sitcom Showdown is a British television quiz show hosted by Danny Baker. To date, it has run for one five-episode series, and was produced by UMTV for the UKTV Gold digital television channel.

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Synopsis

Each episode features two teams of three - a 'superfan', their best friend, and a comedian/celebrity. Each team represents their favourite sitcom, and through numerous rounds of quizzes, challenges and good-old laughs, the teams collect points in order to crown an eventual 'winning' show.

Episodes

  1. 'Allo 'Allo! vs. Absolutely Fabulous
  2. The Vicar of Dibley vs. The Royle Family
  3. One Foot in the Grave vs. dinnerladies
  4. Yes Minister vs. Blackadder
  5. Fawlty Towers vs. Porridge

Celebrity team members

  • 'Allo 'Allo! - Steve Furst
  • Absolutely Fabulous - Ian Lavender
  • The Vicar of Dibley - Sue Perkins
  • The Royle Family - Geoff Lloyd
  • One Foot in the Grave - Stephen Frost
  • dinnerladies - Linda Robson
  • Yes Minister - Emma Kennedy
  • Blackadder - Andy Goldstein
  • Fawlty Towers - Rowland Rivron
  • Porridge - Jenny Powell
  • References

    The Sitcom Showdown Wikipedia