The Brian Conley Show
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The Brian Conley Show was a comedy
variety show
starring Brian Conley
, consisting of comedy sketch
es, and music. The show was commissioned following Conley's last successful comedy series, Brian Conley: This Way Up
. The show lasted for four series until Conley left television work, however a live special was shown a year after the series ended, and a Christmas
special aired a year after that. Shows were broadcast Saturdays on ITV
between 1992 to 1995. Repeats began to show a few years later on the now defunct Granada Plus
, though episodes stopped showing on the channel a few years before it closed.
presenter, Nick Frisbee, and his puppet sidekick, Larry The Loafer, a mock on the BBC
Saturday morning show Going Live's puppet Gordon the Gopher
. Nick wasn't suited for children's television presenting, most notably for the constant pain he caused Larry by hitting him with a club, leaving Larry shaking and squeaking in pain. When the audience "aww"ed, Nick would reply "It's A Puppet!", which became Conley's catchphrase, even when out of character. The sketch usually opened with the music to Pop Goes The Weasel
and Nick introducing himself, and Larry. Nick and Larry originally appeared in "This Way Up", though the set was very different, and Nick had longer hair. The club wasn't introduced until Series Three, before Brian relied on various other accessories, including a megaphone
.
Larry was operated by Ray Tizzard, who would later go on to work with Joe Pasquale
on his live shows, as well as appearing as his fictional brother Raynard on a later incarnation of The Price is Right.
would wear an all silver suit with blue swimming cap-like headwear. He also wore fake ears in which when he mentions himself being
dangerous, a close-up shot would see him pulling random faces quickly with his ears wiggling. In the first two series, his "stunts" were performed on stage. After series three, all sketches were filmed on location, allowing Conley to perform more outrageous stunts. Examples of these stunts include holding back two buses, when they were actually put in reverse and squashed him, knocking at a vampire's house which turns out to be Lionel Blair
looking after the house, and climbing Nelson's Column
. From the second series, Gladiators commentator John Sachs
usually reported the stunts taking place.
Dangerous was known for being involved with the Gladiators. The show featured in two sketches, including one where Brian and Wolf ran the Eliminator. In 1994, as a repayment, Brian was invited to the Gladiators live show in Wembley
, where Dangerous appeared as a new Gladiator, "Ferret". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JgfCbpXJwY&mode=related&search=
draws began, Conley created "Septic Peg", a mock on Mystic Meg
who featured in the original Lottery show. Entitled "Septic Peg Predicts", Conley would be dressed in an all blue, shiny dress wearing a black shoulder length hair wig. She was supposed to predict the future, though predicted the most obvious things, if not, anything. An example would be Septic Peg saying "I see the winner of the lottery this week being a man.... or a woman", followed by "they will be celebrating a birthday.... this year. I see the lucky person's name, beginning with "A".... letter of the alphabet". Septic Peg was known for her hilarious face pulling into camera, mostly when she introduced herself as "seeeptic peeeehhhg". Her predictions backfired on one occasion, when she reported that the zodiac would let many people down. The Gladiator Zodiac then appeared and hit her with a pugil stick, remarking 'Bet you didn't see that coming!'
In the next stage of the game, Brian would name a celebrity to the contestant and have to shout out a word relating to the person.
Examples include..
The contestant won £100 for every one they guessed correctly. Seeming a tricky game, Brian would often help them with clues. One example being Tom Jones
(the answer being "Pussycat, referring to his hit "What's New Pussycat"), Brian would sing "What's new.." to help them. If his clues failed he would simply show the answer to the contestant.
in Bromley
, and directed by Nigel Lythgoe
, who worked for other LWT hits like Gladiators and Strike It Rich
The set was generally a very large space decorated in joined black and white diamonds with a band playing behind the act. The series consisted of Brian singing a song, and other various acts. Nick Frisbee's set would be rolled in onto the stage as assistants helped Brian dress as Nick. Series Two was generally the same, and all shows ended with Brian singing, what seems to be, a trademark finale with the song Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)., which was dropped by series four. Dangerous Brian's sketches were performed on the same stage as everything else, therefore limiting the amount of stunts Brian can perform. The second series also saw the introduction of John Sachs
in Dangerous Brian sketches.
Short clips from these two series' were used as the titles for the next two series'.
. The show would start with Brian singing, and doing some stand-up. He would then walk over to a spectacular rotating set for three continuous sketches. The set spun around on cue for Brian to perform each sketch. Each sketch lasted approx 1-3 minutes. After these, Brian would introduce a special guest, often consisting of some sort of showman
or magician. Following this would be Dangerous Brian's sketch, entitled "The Amazing Adventures of Dangerous Brian", and were filmed on location, expanding Brian's possibilities of what he can perform. This was followed immediately by Nick Frisbee and Larry The Loafer, who span around on the rotating sketch stage. Having more time for Brian to get into character, his costume didn't seem as rushed as what it did in the previous two series in which he dressed within ten seconds in front of camera. After the break, Brian would introduce a musical guest, followed by Conley's Car Boot Quiz. Following the game, Brian would go behind the railings of the stage, and remove his blue blazer to perform music on stage, were the Car Boot Quiz set disappeared. These musical performances were usually comedy-themed with an in-joke or comedic theme. After this, the credits rolled.
Series Four was very similar, however a the order of items in the show changed. After the special guest after the three short sketches, followed by Nick Frisbee and Larry The Loafer, who would inform the audience that Septic Peg, Dangerous Brian and a musical guest would follow after the break. Septic Peg appeared immediately after the break, followed by a musical guest and then Dangerous Brian, followed by the musical finale. These music performances weren't as comedic as the previous series but were more active, longer, and included more dancers and performers. Conley's Car Boot Quiz did not make the fourth series.
The eighth and final episode of Series Four was a Christmas special, although all the episodes, including this one, were aired during June and July. The Christmas special aired on July 22, 1995, leading some continuity announcers to make light of this. For example, in the ITV Anglia
region, the announcer said Brian is "having problems with his calendar...".
. The show included extended exclusive sketches from Septic Peg, Nick and Larry, and Dangerous Brian. The show included a lot more music and a lot more stand-up as well, including audience participation. Brian also performed his award-winning performance of Al Jolson
at the end of the show. A DVD of the live show was released by Universal
in 2001 with 30 minutes more material, and outtakes. This was to be the only ever home release of any television work related to The Brian Conley Show, let alone Brian's work altogether, except for a VHS
release of The Grimleys
. The DVD, however, is no longer in production.
) watching the show at home and occasionally using the remote control to change channels. Special Nick Frisbee and Septic Peg sketches were included, one with Nick being the manager of "Telly-Bellies", a mock on Teletubbies
.
.
The show was known for its A-List Hollywood guests, like James Belushi
, Leslie Nielsen
and Kathleen Turner
appearing on the show. Other guests included Ulrika Jonsson
, Patsy Palmer
and John Hannah
. It also featured strange guests like a boneless man and a juggling fly, which were more unusual and extreme compared to the previous show. There were also some mini-sketches featured, including Brian helping a contestant on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
where all four answers to the question were "Brian Conley," yet managed to answer the question incorrectly.
Although the show lasted for three series, many fans were unhappy that it hardly matched to the original 90s series. None of Brian's sketch characters featured on the show, as it focused more on chat rather than comedy and variety.
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...
variety show
Variety show
A variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is an entertainment made up of a variety of acts, especially musical performances and sketch comedy, and normally introduced by a compère or host. Other types of acts include magic, animal and circus acts, acrobatics, juggling...
starring Brian Conley
Brian Conley
Brian Conley is an English comedian, television presenter, singer and actor. At the peak of his television career, he was the highest-paid male television personality in the UK. Outside of television, he is best known for his frequent portrayals of Buttons in pantomime versions of...
, consisting of comedy sketch
Sketch comedy
A sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes or vignettes, called "sketches," commonly between one and ten minutes long. Such sketches are performed by a group of comic actors or comedians, either on stage or through an audio and/or visual medium such as broadcasting...
es, and music. The show was commissioned following Conley's last successful comedy series, Brian Conley: This Way Up
Brian Conley: This Way Up
Brian Conley: This Way Up was a sketch comedy show starring Brian Conley. It began broadcasting on 20 May 1989 on ITV in the UK, and ran every Saturday evening until being moved to Friday evenings by its second series in 1990...
. The show lasted for four series until Conley left television work, however a live special was shown a year after the series ended, and a Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
special aired a year after that. Shows were broadcast Saturdays on ITV
ITV1
ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their...
between 1992 to 1995. Repeats began to show a few years later on the now defunct Granada Plus
Granada Plus
Plus was a digital channel run by Granada Sky Broadcasting. It was launched on 1 October 1996 under the original name of Granada Plus, and during its availability it underwent successive rebrands as G Plus, G+ and then simply Plus. However, it remained widely referred to by the public at large by...
, though episodes stopped showing on the channel a few years before it closed.
Nick Frisbee and Larry The Loafer
Throughout its lifespan, The Brian Conley Show introduced trademark sketch characters. The most famous probably being a spoof children's in-vision continuityContinuity (fiction)
In fiction, continuity is consistency of the characteristics of persons, plot, objects, places and events seen by the reader or viewer over some period of time...
presenter, Nick Frisbee, and his puppet sidekick, Larry The Loafer, a mock on the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
Saturday morning show Going Live's puppet Gordon the Gopher
Gordon the Gopher
Gordon the Gopher, also known as Gordon T. Gopher, an English puppet gopher who first appeared on Children's BBC between 1985 and 1987, presenting television shows with Phillip Schofield on the interstitial or in-vision continuity programme The Broom Cupboard...
. Nick wasn't suited for children's television presenting, most notably for the constant pain he caused Larry by hitting him with a club, leaving Larry shaking and squeaking in pain. When the audience "aww"ed, Nick would reply "It's A Puppet!", which became Conley's catchphrase, even when out of character. The sketch usually opened with the music to Pop Goes The Weasel
Pop Goes the Weasel
"Pop! Goes the Weasel" is an English language nursery rhyme and singing game. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 5249.-Lyrics:There are many different versions of the lyrics to the song...
and Nick introducing himself, and Larry. Nick and Larry originally appeared in "This Way Up", though the set was very different, and Nick had longer hair. The club wasn't introduced until Series Three, before Brian relied on various other accessories, including a megaphone
Megaphone
A megaphone, speaking-trumpet, bullhorn, blowhorn, or loud hailer is a portable, usually hand-held, cone-shaped horn used to amplify a person’s voice or other sounds towards a targeted direction. This is accomplished by channelling the sound through the megaphone, which also serves to match the...
.
Larry was operated by Ray Tizzard, who would later go on to work with Joe Pasquale
Joe Pasquale
Joseph Ellis "Joe" Pasquale is an English comedian from Grays, Essex, arguably most famous for his high-pitched voice, use of visual gags and more recently being crowned "King of the Jungle", on the reality TV show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!...
on his live shows, as well as appearing as his fictional brother Raynard on a later incarnation of The Price is Right.
"Dangerous Brian" Conley
Another character of Conley's was his dangerous alter-ego, "Dangerous Brian" Conley. The mock gladiatorGladiator
A gladiator was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals. Some gladiators were volunteers who risked their legal and social standing and their lives by appearing in the...
would wear an all silver suit with blue swimming cap-like headwear. He also wore fake ears in which when he mentions himself being
dangerous, a close-up shot would see him pulling random faces quickly with his ears wiggling. In the first two series, his "stunts" were performed on stage. After series three, all sketches were filmed on location, allowing Conley to perform more outrageous stunts. Examples of these stunts include holding back two buses, when they were actually put in reverse and squashed him, knocking at a vampire's house which turns out to be Lionel Blair
Lionel Blair
Lionel Blair is a British actor, choreographer, tap dancer and television presenter. He is the son of Myer Ogus and Deborah Greenbaum...
looking after the house, and climbing Nelson's Column
Nelson's Column
Nelson's Column is a monument in Trafalgar Square in central London built to commemorate Admiral Horatio Nelson, who died at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The monument was constructed between 1840 and 1843 to a design by William Railton at a cost of £47,000. It is a column of the Corinthian...
. From the second series, Gladiators commentator John Sachs
John Sachs
John Sachs is a British television presenter, voiceover and commentator known for his narration on the original series of Gladiators and as a long time DJ on London's 95.8 CapitalFM....
usually reported the stunts taking place.
Dangerous was known for being involved with the Gladiators. The show featured in two sketches, including one where Brian and Wolf ran the Eliminator. In 1994, as a repayment, Brian was invited to the Gladiators live show in Wembley
Wembley
Wembley is an area of northwest London, England, and part of the London Borough of Brent. It is home to the famous Wembley Stadium and Wembley Arena...
, where Dangerous appeared as a new Gladiator, "Ferret". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JgfCbpXJwY&mode=related&search=
Septic Peg
In series four, soon after televised National LotteryNational Lottery (United Kingdom)
The National Lottery is the state-franchised national lottery in the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man.It is operated by Camelot Group, to whom the licence was granted in 1994, 2001 and again in 2007. The lottery is regulated by the National Lottery Commission, and was established by the then...
draws began, Conley created "Septic Peg", a mock on Mystic Meg
Mystic Meg
Mystic Meg is a British astrologer and alleged psychic who has regular astrology columns in The Sun and until its demise, the News of the World. She came to greater public notice when she hosted what became a regular item on the first broadcast of the National Lottery draw in 1994...
who featured in the original Lottery show. Entitled "Septic Peg Predicts", Conley would be dressed in an all blue, shiny dress wearing a black shoulder length hair wig. She was supposed to predict the future, though predicted the most obvious things, if not, anything. An example would be Septic Peg saying "I see the winner of the lottery this week being a man.... or a woman", followed by "they will be celebrating a birthday.... this year. I see the lucky person's name, beginning with "A".... letter of the alphabet". Septic Peg was known for her hilarious face pulling into camera, mostly when she introduced herself as "seeeptic peeeehhhg". Her predictions backfired on one occasion, when she reported that the zodiac would let many people down. The Gladiator Zodiac then appeared and hit her with a pugil stick, remarking 'Bet you didn't see that coming!'
Conley's Car Boot Quiz
Conley introduced a new item in series three, which was a game show called "Conley's Car Boot Quiz" where members of the public could win over £1000, or as Brian says, "one, faaaazand, paaaahnds". Conley would be filmed on location asking various people if they wanted to play, and mostly involved people not knowing who he was. When two people were chosen, they were given various impressions to identify which were performed by Jake, an all gold robot from the year 3003 and was able to perform thousands of voices. After Jake performed the impression, the contestants would have to look through a car boot to find an item relating to the person Jake impersonated. The first person to return with the correct prop, Brian would give trivia about the person to the contestant, and had to say whether the trivia was a Fact (True) or a Fib (False). Guessing correctly won them £50. After four impressions, the winner with the most money would move on to the next stage of the game.In the next stage of the game, Brian would name a celebrity to the contestant and have to shout out a word relating to the person.
Examples include..
- Jim DavidsonJim Davidson (comedian)Jim Davidson OBE is a British comedian, actor and television presenter. He has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to entertainment, particularly of British service personnel in conflict zones.- Biography :The son of a Glaswegian father, Davidson was born in...
- "wives" - LuluLulu (singer)Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, OBE , best known by her stage name Lulu, is a Scottish singer, actress, and television personality who has been successful in the entertainment business from the 1960s through to the present day...
- "ScotlandScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
" - Brian Conley - (It's a) "puppet"
- Frank BrunoFrank BrunoFranklin Roy Bruno MBE is an English former boxer whose career highlight was winning the WBC Heavyweight championship in 1995. Altogether, he won 40 of his 45 contests...
- "boxing"
The contestant won £100 for every one they guessed correctly. Seeming a tricky game, Brian would often help them with clues. One example being Tom Jones
Tom Jones (singer)
Sir Thomas John Woodward, OBE , known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer.Since the mid 1960s, Jones has sung many styles of popular music – pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, techno, soul and gospel – and sold over 100 million records...
(the answer being "Pussycat, referring to his hit "What's New Pussycat"), Brian would sing "What's new.." to help them. If his clues failed he would simply show the answer to the contestant.
Series One and Two (1992/1993)
Series One was recorded in the Churchill TheatreChurchill Theatre
The Churchill Theatre in Bromley, south east London was built by the London Borough of Bromley to designs by its borough architect's department.It is carefully integrated into the central library complex overlooking Church House Gardens and Library Gardens...
in Bromley
Bromley
Bromley is a large suburban town in south east London, England and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Bromley. It was historically a market town, and prior to 1963 was in the county of Kent and formed the administrative centre of the Municipal Borough of Bromley...
, and directed by Nigel Lythgoe
Nigel Lythgoe
Nigel Lythgoe is an English television and film director and producer, and former dancer in the Young Generation and choreographer. He is noted for being the producer of the shows Pop Idol and American Idol as well as being a creator, executive producer and a regular judge for So You Think You Can...
, who worked for other LWT hits like Gladiators and Strike It Rich
Strike It Lucky
Strike It Lucky was a popular British television game show from 1986 to 1999, originally produced by Thames Television for ITV, and presented by the British comedian Michael Barrymore...
The set was generally a very large space decorated in joined black and white diamonds with a band playing behind the act. The series consisted of Brian singing a song, and other various acts. Nick Frisbee's set would be rolled in onto the stage as assistants helped Brian dress as Nick. Series Two was generally the same, and all shows ended with Brian singing, what seems to be, a trademark finale with the song Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)., which was dropped by series four. Dangerous Brian's sketches were performed on the same stage as everything else, therefore limiting the amount of stunts Brian can perform. The second series also saw the introduction of John Sachs
John Sachs
John Sachs is a British television presenter, voiceover and commentator known for his narration on the original series of Gladiators and as a long time DJ on London's 95.8 CapitalFM....
in Dangerous Brian sketches.
Short clips from these two series' were used as the titles for the next two series'.
Series Three and Four (1994/1995)
Series Three saw new titles, and a new set in The London StudiosThe London Studios
The London Studios is a television studio complex which is owned by London Weekend Television and has been home to the London Weekend ITV provider since 1972...
. The show would start with Brian singing, and doing some stand-up. He would then walk over to a spectacular rotating set for three continuous sketches. The set spun around on cue for Brian to perform each sketch. Each sketch lasted approx 1-3 minutes. After these, Brian would introduce a special guest, often consisting of some sort of showman
Showman
Showman can have a variety of meanings, usually by context and depending on the country.- Australia :Travelling showmen are people who run amusement and side show equipment at regional shows, state capital shows, events and festivals throughout Australia...
or magician. Following this would be Dangerous Brian's sketch, entitled "The Amazing Adventures of Dangerous Brian", and were filmed on location, expanding Brian's possibilities of what he can perform. This was followed immediately by Nick Frisbee and Larry The Loafer, who span around on the rotating sketch stage. Having more time for Brian to get into character, his costume didn't seem as rushed as what it did in the previous two series in which he dressed within ten seconds in front of camera. After the break, Brian would introduce a musical guest, followed by Conley's Car Boot Quiz. Following the game, Brian would go behind the railings of the stage, and remove his blue blazer to perform music on stage, were the Car Boot Quiz set disappeared. These musical performances were usually comedy-themed with an in-joke or comedic theme. After this, the credits rolled.
Series Four was very similar, however a the order of items in the show changed. After the special guest after the three short sketches, followed by Nick Frisbee and Larry The Loafer, who would inform the audience that Septic Peg, Dangerous Brian and a musical guest would follow after the break. Septic Peg appeared immediately after the break, followed by a musical guest and then Dangerous Brian, followed by the musical finale. These music performances weren't as comedic as the previous series but were more active, longer, and included more dancers and performers. Conley's Car Boot Quiz did not make the fourth series.
The eighth and final episode of Series Four was a Christmas special, although all the episodes, including this one, were aired during June and July. The Christmas special aired on July 22, 1995, leading some continuity announcers to make light of this. For example, in the ITV Anglia
Anglia Television
Anglia Television is the ITV franchise holder for the East Anglia franchise region. Although Anglia Television takes its name from East Anglia, its transmission coverage extends beyond the generally accepted boundaries of that region. The station is based at Anglia House in Norwich, with regional...
region, the announcer said Brian is "having problems with his calendar...".
Brian Conley: Alive and Extra Dangerous
In 1996, following the end of The Brian Conley Show the year before, Brian performed a live show lasting for an hour and broadcast on ITVITV1
ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their...
. The show included extended exclusive sketches from Septic Peg, Nick and Larry, and Dangerous Brian. The show included a lot more music and a lot more stand-up as well, including audience participation. Brian also performed his award-winning performance of Al Jolson
Al Jolson
Al Jolson was an American singer, comedian and actor. In his heyday, he was dubbed "The World's Greatest Entertainer"....
at the end of the show. A DVD of the live show was released by Universal
Universal Studios
Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....
in 2001 with 30 minutes more material, and outtakes. This was to be the only ever home release of any television work related to The Brian Conley Show, let alone Brian's work altogether, except for a VHS
VHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
release of The Grimleys
The Grimleys
The Grimleys is a nostalgic comedy-drama television series set on a council estate in Dudley, West Midlands, England in the mid-1970s. It was first broadcast by Granada TV for ITV in 1999, following a pilot in 1997, and concluded in 2001 after three series....
. The DVD, however, is no longer in production.
Brian Conley’s Crazy Christmas
Broadcast December 23, 1997, this Christmas special involved stand-up, which was interspersed with sketches that were introduced via the device of an elderly couple (Conley and Suzy AitchisonSuzy Aitchison
Suzy Aitchison is a British television actress and the daughter of famed actress June Whitfield. She is most notable for her role as Susie on Jam & Jerusalem...
) watching the show at home and occasionally using the remote control to change channels. Special Nick Frisbee and Septic Peg sketches were included, one with Nick being the manager of "Telly-Bellies", a mock on Teletubbies
Teletubbies
Teletubbies is a BBC children's television series targeted at pre-school viewers and produced from 1997 to 2001 by Ragdoll Productions. It was created by Ragdoll's creative director Anne Wood CBE and Andrew Davenport, who wrote each of the show's 365 episodes. The programme's original narrator was...
.
2000 Revival
The show's title was revived in 2000, but was now given to a comedy-chat show format rather than the comedy variety format from five years earlier. The show came only a few months after Conley's successful role as the host and compere of the 1999 Royal Variety PerformanceRoyal Variety Performance
The Royal Variety Performance is a gala evening held annually in the United Kingdom, which is attended by senior members of the British Royal Family, usually the reigning monarch. In more recent years Queen Elizabeth II and The Prince of Wales have alternately attended the performance...
.
The show was known for its A-List Hollywood guests, like James Belushi
James Belushi
James Adam "Jim" Belushi is an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is the younger brother of comic actor John Belushi.-Early life:Belushi was born in Chicago...
, Leslie Nielsen
Leslie Nielsen
Leslie William Nielsen, OC was a Canadian and naturalized American actor and comedian. Nielsen appeared in more than one hundred films and 1,500 television programs over the span of his career, portraying more than 220 characters...
and Kathleen Turner
Kathleen Turner
Mary Kathleen Turner is an American actress. She came to fame during the 1980s, after roles in the Hollywood films Body Heat, Peggy Sue Got Married, Romancing the Stone, The War of the Roses, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Prizzi's Honor...
appearing on the show. Other guests included Ulrika Jonsson
Ulrika Jonsson
Eva Ulrika Jonsson is a Swedish television presenter in the UK, who became famous as a TV-am weather presenter and moved on to present Gladiators and became a team captain of the show Shooting Stars.-Early life:...
, Patsy Palmer
Patsy Palmer
Patsy Palmer is an English actress. Palmer made an early television appearance on the children's drama show Grange Hill, but is best known for playing Bianca Jackson in the popular British television soap opera EastEnders. Originally in the cast from 1993–1999, Palmer returned to EastEnders in...
and John Hannah
John Hannah (actor)
John David Hannah is a Scottish actor of film and television. He has appeared in Stephen Sommers' Mummy Series, Richard Curtis' Four Weddings and a Funeral and Sliding Doors with Gwyneth Paltrow...
. It also featured strange guests like a boneless man and a juggling fly, which were more unusual and extreme compared to the previous show. There were also some mini-sketches featured, including Brian helping a contestant on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (UK game show)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a British television quiz show which offers a maximum cash prize of one million pounds for correctly answering successive multiple-choice questions of increasing difficulty...
where all four answers to the question were "Brian Conley," yet managed to answer the question incorrectly.
Although the show lasted for three series, many fans were unhappy that it hardly matched to the original 90s series. None of Brian's sketch characters featured on the show, as it focused more on chat rather than comedy and variety.
External links
- Comedy Guide - The Brian Conley Show at bbc.co.ukBbc.co.ukBBC Online is the brand name and home for the BBC's UK online service. It is a large network of websites including such high profile sites as BBC News and Sport, the on-demand video and radio services co-branded BBC iPlayer, the pre-school site Cbeebies, and learning services such as Bitesize...
- Unofficial Youtube page