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Tough Gig

Tough Gig

  • TV stand-up
  • ITV1
  • 2007 - 2009
  • 6 episodes (1 series)

Each week a stand-up comedian performs to a group of people who wouldn't normally be their audience. ITV axed this show mid-run in 2007. Stars Frank Skinner, Dara O Briain, Arabella Weir, Patrick Kielty, Shaun Williamson and Russell Howard

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Series 1, Episode 1 - Frank Skinner's Tough Gig

Frank Skinner goes to a new-age retreat in Dorset.

Further details

Frank Skinner goes to a new-age retreat in Dorset, where meditation, group hugs and tantric sex are the order of the day. While they seek enlightenment, Frank tries to find out what makes them tick, and at the end of his stay, he must perform a stand-up gig based on what he's learned. But with his audience more used to raw emotion than roaring with laughter, will he pull it off?

Broadcast details

Date
Tuesday 12th June 2007
Time
10pm
Channel
ITV1
Length
30 minutes

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