Series 1, Episode 6 - Growing Up
Further details
In The Funny Thing about Growing Up, Johnny Vegas buttons up his duffle coat and takes an irreverent look at life, all the way from our earliest memories of being a baby, and up to becoming an adult but still acting like a baby.
Top comedians and celebrities offer their real-life stories, confessions and anecdotes to bring their childhoods to life for viewers' amusement. What made Suzanne Shaw mess herself up a tree? What made Megan McKenna mess herself behind the sofa? How did 'H' from Steps make Gary Barlow mess himself? Are we detecting a theme here?
Luckily there are some cleaner recollections. Whose mum used their head to crack eggs, and who used to taunt new co-workers with a giant onion ring? Whose treasure hunt party turned up a secret stash of condoms, and who went to school with Hard-On Harvey? Okay, those were not much cleaner, but growing up is a messy business--and a funny one.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Saturday 22nd April 2017
- Time
- 10:30pm
- Channel
- Channel 5
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
Regular cast | |
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Johnny Vegas | Narrator |
Guest cast | |
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Jessie Cave | Guest |
Daniel Audritt | Guest |
Anthea Turner | Guest |
Tiffany Stevenson (as Tiff Stevenson) | Guest |
Jason Cook | Guest |
Iain Stirling | Guest |
Alfie Brown | Guest |
Tom Price | Guest |
Kerry Godliman | Guest |
Nina Wadia | Guest |
Suzanne Shaw | Guest |
Jarred Christmas | Guest |
James Acaster | Guest |
Vanessa Feltz | Guest |
Sam Nixon | Guest |
Mark Rhodes | Guest |
Nish Kumar | Guest |
David Morgan | Guest |
Megan McKenna | Guest |
Ian Smith | Guest |
Stephen Bailey | Guest |
Johnny Cochrane | Guest |
Inel Tomlinson | Guest |
Mark Dolan | Guest |
Jamie Laing | Guest |
Vikki Stone | Guest |
Ian Watkins (as Ian 'H' Watkins) | Guest |
Josie Gibson | Guest |
Bec Hill | Guest |
Kate Lucas | Guest |
Tez Ilyas | Guest |
Elis James | Guest |
John Robins | Guest |
Sian Welby | Guest |
James Jordan | Guest |
Ola Jordan | Guest |
Matt Richardson | Guest |
James Argent (as James 'Arg' Argent) | Guest |
Sophie Willan | Guest |
Mo Gilligan | Guest |
Kae Kurd | Guest |
Carl Fogarty | Guest |
Mawaan Rizwan | Guest |
Patrick Monahan | Guest |
Writing team | |
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Will Maclean | Writer (Additional Material) |
Production team | |
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Jack Cheshire | Series Director |
Jack Cheshire | Series Producer |
Beren Money | Executive Producer |
Andra Heritage | Executive Producer |

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