Katy Brand's Big Ass Show
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Katy Brand's Big Ass Show is a British comedy
programme on ITV2
.
The show features comedian Katy Brand
in skits of real life situations and stereotypes, as well and celebrities such as Amy Winehouse
, Lily Allen
, Lady Gaga
, Angelina Jolie
, Adele
and Kate Winslet
.
The second series began on 2 September 2008. The series is carried in Canada on CBC's bold channel as of October 2008, and in Portugal on RTP2, each Sunday latenights at 11:50 pm, on the "Britcom" strand (the first non-BBC series to be broadcast on this strand).
Her comic clips in the second series include Princess Beatrice of York
, Kate Moss
, Leona Lewis
, Jesus
, The Queen and Billie Piper
's Secret Diary of a Call Girl
.
A Christmas special called Katy Brand's Big Ass Songs of 2008 aired on 13 December 2008.
The third and final series began on 10 September 2009 and ended on 15 October 2009.
When Katy appeared on Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
she stated that there would be no more series of Katy Brand's Big Ass Show and that she would end the show with a live tour throughout April 2010.
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
programme on ITV2
ITV2
ITV2 is a 24 hour, free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It was launched on 7 December 1998, and is available on digital television via satellite, cable, IPTV and terrestrial platforms. The channel has the...
.
The show features comedian Katy Brand
Katy Brand
Katy Brand is an English actress, comedian and writer known for her ITV2 series Katy Brand's Big Ass Show and for Comedy Lab Slap on Channel 4....
in skits of real life situations and stereotypes, as well and celebrities such as Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse
Amy Jade Winehouse was an English singer-songwriter known for her powerful deep contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres including R&B, soul and jazz. Winehouse's 2003 debut album, Frank, was critically successful in the UK and was nominated for the Mercury Prize...
, Lily Allen
Lily Allen
Lily Rose Beatrice Cooper , better known as Lily Allen, is an English recording artist and fashion designer. She is the daughter of actor and musician Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. In her teenage years, her musical tastes evolved from glam rock to alternative...
, Lady Gaga
Lady GaGa
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...
, Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie is an American actress. She has received an Academy Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards, and was named Hollywood's highest-paid actress by Forbes in 2009 and 2011. Jolie is noted for promoting humanitarian causes as a Goodwill Ambassador for the...
, Adele
Adele (singer)
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins , known professionally as Adele, is an English singer-songwriter. She was the first recipient of the Brit Awards Critics' Choice and was named the number-one predicted breakthrough act of 2008 in an annual BBC poll of music critics, Sound of 2008...
and Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet
Kate Elizabeth Winslet is an English actress and occasional singer. She has received multiple awards and nominations. She was the youngest person to accrue six Academy Award nominations, and won the Academy Award for Best Actress for The Reader...
.
The second series began on 2 September 2008. The series is carried in Canada on CBC's bold channel as of October 2008, and in Portugal on RTP2, each Sunday latenights at 11:50 pm, on the "Britcom" strand (the first non-BBC series to be broadcast on this strand).
Her comic clips in the second series include Princess Beatrice of York
Princess Beatrice of York
Princess Beatrice of York is the elder daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah, Duchess of York...
, Kate Moss
Kate Moss
Kate Moss is an English model. Moss is known for her waifish figure and popularising the heroin chic look in the 1990s. She is also known for her controversial private life, high profile relationships, party lifestyle, and drug use. Moss changed the look of modelling and started a global debate on...
, Leona Lewis
Leona Lewis
Leona Louise Lewis is a British singer and songwriter. Lewis first came to prominence in 2006 when she won the third series of the British television series The X Factor....
, Jesus
Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...
, The Queen and Billie Piper
Billie Piper
Billie Paul Piper is an English singer and actress.She began her career in the late 1990s as a pop singer and then switched to acting. She started in acting and dancing and was talent spotted at the Sylvia Young stage school by Smash Hits magazine who wanted a "face" for their magazine...
's Secret Diary of a Call Girl
Secret Diary of a Call Girl
Secret Diary of a Call Girl is a British television drama broadcast on ITV2 from 2007-2011 based on the blog and books by the pseudonymous "Belle de Jour," starring Billie Piper as Belle, a high-class London call girl. The series was written by Lucy Prebble, who is also known as the author of The...
.
A Christmas special called Katy Brand's Big Ass Songs of 2008 aired on 13 December 2008.
The third and final series began on 10 September 2009 and ended on 15 October 2009.
When Katy appeared on Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times is British comedy chat show hosted by comedian Justin Lee Collins.The format is a weekly chat show that consists of a mixture of celebrity guests, comic stunts and musical performances.-Episodes:...
she stated that there would be no more series of Katy Brand's Big Ass Show and that she would end the show with a live tour throughout April 2010.
Ensemble Cast
- Katy BrandKaty BrandKaty Brand is an English actress, comedian and writer known for her ITV2 series Katy Brand's Big Ass Show and for Comedy Lab Slap on Channel 4....
- Katherine ParkinsonKatherine ParkinsonLaura Katherine Parkinson is an English actress and comedian who is known for playing the part of Jen Barber in the Channel 4 comedy series The IT Crowd...
- David ArmandDavid ArmandDavid Armand is an English comedian, actor and writer who has performed on stage, film, radio and most notably, television, where the shows he has appeared in include Fast and Loose , How Not To Live Your Life, Pulling, The Armstrong and Miller Show, Swinging, and Peep Show.He is one of the...
- Margaret Cabourn-Smith
- Zoe GardnerZoe GardnerZoe Gardner is a comedy writer/actress in television, radio and theatre.Gardner studied at Cambridge University and is half of the comedy team The Congress of Oddities...
- Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
- Rufus Jones (actor)Rufus Jones (actor)Rufus Jones is an English actor, comedian and writer.Rufus is a member of the five-man British comedy sketch group the Dutch Elm Conservatoire. The group were nominated for the prestigious Perrier award at the 2005 Edinburgh Festival Fringe....
- Tom Knight
- James LanceJames LanceJames Lance is a British actor who is best known for his appearances in a number of British comedy series. James Lance attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School...
- Joan Linder
- Joanna Neary
- Rupert Russell
- Dave Skinner
- Ian StoneIan StoneIan Stone is a British stand-up comedian, mainly famous for appearing as a guest on shows such as the comedy panel show Mock the Week. Stone is also a regular guest on BBC Radio 5's Fighting Talk.-Career:...
- Nick Tanner (actor)
- Velile Tshabalala
- Guido Adorni
- Di BotcherDi BotcherDi Botcher is a Welsh actress originally from Port Talbot. She has appeared in a series of Post Office advertisements in the UK and she is learning the Welsh language in the Big Welsh Challenge TV show along with Rhod Gilbert and Colin Charvis, with Glyn Wise as her mentor...
- James Doherty
- Michael Fenton Stevens
- Alexander KirkAlexander KirkAlexander Kirk is a comedy actor and writer in British television, film, and theatre.Kirk trained at Bretton Hall, ....
- Laura Lawson
- Barunka O'ShaughnessyBarunka O'ShaughnessyBarunka O'Shaughnessy is a British actress, writer and producer.O'Shaughnessy began performing comedy while a student at Cambridge University. After her graduation, she collaborated with university friends Lucy Montgomery and James Bachman to write and perform shows at the Edinburgh Festival,...
- Daniel Taylor
- Feri Tezcan
- Bhasker Patel
- Renton SkinnerRenton SkinnerDaniel "Dan" Renton Skinner is a British actor and comedy writer, working in stage, film and television. Renton is a member of the popular British five-man sketch troupe Dutch Elm Conservatoire...
- Bindya Solanki
- Sam SpeddingSam SpeddingSam Spedding is an English actor and comedian, and a member of the comedy troupe The Hollow Men. He was educated at Winchester College at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and Selwyn College, Cambridge. Sam Spedding has appeared on television in Absolutely Fabulous and As If, and on...
- Elliott Tiney