It'll be Alright on the Night
| It'll be Alright on the Night | |
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| Format | Blooper / Comedy |
| Starring | Denis Norden (1977 - 2006) Griff Rhys Jones (2008-) |
| Composer(s) | Rod Argent Peter Van Hooke Arranged by Music 4 (2008-) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 31 |
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| Producer(s) | LWT (now branded ITV Studios) |
| Running time | 60mins (inc. adverts) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ITV (ITV1/STV/UTV) |
| Picture format | 4:3 (1977 - 2001) 16:9 (2001-) |
| Original run | 18 September 1977 – Present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Auntie's Bloomers Laughter File Outtake TV TV's Naughtiest Blunders |
It'll be Alright on the Night is a British television bloopers show screened on ITV and produced by London Weekend Television. It was one of the first shows created with the specific purpose of showing behind the scenes bloopers from film and TV and it has been running since 18 September 1977. Denis Norden was the host from 1977 to 2006 and Griff Rhys Jones took over in 2008.
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[edit] Format
The show is usually one hour in length and aired in ITV's Saturday evening entertainment slot. However, some of the first few episodes up to and including It'll be Alright on the Night 6, which aired in 1990, originally went out on a Sunday evening. Two episodes also debuted on a Friday: It'll be Alright on the Night 3 on Christmas Day 1981 and It'll be Alright on the Night 5 on Christmas Day 1987.
The shows followed a simple format. Norden, traditionally holding his trademark clipboard in his hand, appears on an otherwise empty stage and delivers a humorous piece to camera, followed by a selection of outtakes taken from various sources. Popular sources for clips include numerous British and American sitcoms, news reports and foreign broadcasts may or may not include explanatory subtitles.
The show returned in September 2008 with new host Griff Rhys Jones, who, to date, has presented four editions. The most recent were broadcast on ITV1 in December 2011.
[edit] Episodes
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- (*) - originally transmitted on Channel 4; was first shown on ITV on 29 June 1986.
- (**) - original transmission was billed as It'll be Alright on Christmas Night.
- (***) - original transmission was billed as Alright on the Night's Silver Jubilee Special.
[edit] Broadcasting
Despite being a staple of ITV's light entertainment programming for nearly 30 years, comparatively few episodes of It'll be Alright on the Night have been produced, with rarely more than one new episode a year being screened. Episodes presented by Denis Norden have normally included a number in their title screens to aid identification with the audience, however, since 2008, episodes presented by Griff Rhys Jones have not done so.
During its run, several special episodes were also made, including anniversary specials, "late night" versions with less family-friendly content and a one-off 2001 election edition.
The majority of the episodes were filmed at The London Studios, but in the show's later years, Granada's studios in Manchester were also used, as well as the now-closed Meridian studios at Northam, Southampton. A few episodes were filmed on-location; most notably, Alright on the Night's Cockup Trip which was presented from the Great Cockup fell in the Lake District, and It'll be Alright on the Night 11 which was presented from an empty Haymarket Theatre, London.
During its run, the series has had three main producers: Paul Smith (1977-1984), Paul Lewis (1984-2002) and Simon Withington (2003-2006). Sean Miller, James Sunderland and Stephanie Dennis also produced some episodes. Grant Philpott is currently Series Producer for two new editions which aired on 28 and 31 December 2011.
[edit] Denis Norden's Laughter File
The series also inspired the spin-off show Denis Norden's Laughter File, which started on 22 September 1991 and ran until 13 May 2006. Although it followed largely the same format as its sister show, while It'll be Alright on the Night focused solely on bloopers/outtakes, Laughter File also screened clips that included pranks and practical jokes.
- Denis Norden's Laughter File (22 September 1991)
- Denis Norden's 2nd Laughter File (4 October 1997)
- Denis Norden's 3rd Laughter File (5 December 1998)
- Denis Norden's 4th Laughter File (16 October 1999)
- Denis Norden's 5th Laughter File (30 September 2000)
- Denis Norden's 6th Laughter File (15 October 2001)
- Denis Norden's 7th Laughter File 2002
- Denis Norden's 8th Laughter File 2003
- Denis Norden's 9th Laughter File (4 October 2003)
- Denis Norden's Christmas Laughter File (27 December 2003)
- Denis Norden's 11th Laughter File 2004
- Denis Norden's 12th Laughter File 2005
- Denis Norden's All New 13th Laughter File (13 May 2006)
