Trigger Happy TV
- TV sketch show
- Channel 4
- 1998 - 2016
- 16 episodes (2 series)
Quick-fire prank show that made Dom Joly a star. The comic unleashes his twisted humour on an unsuspecting British public.
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Press clippings
Dom Joly is planning a Trigger Happy TV spin-off
Dom Joly has said he is hoping to get "a completely new spin" on his prank series Trigger Happy TV commissioned.
British Comedy Guide, 1st February 2023Dom Joly: how we made Trigger Happy TV
"The big mobile has been seen as a satirical take on phone culture, but it was just a good way of interrupting things that irritated me - like classical concerts and poncy restaurants".
Rich Pelley, The Guardian, 24th February 2020Dom Joly accuses French comedian Remi Gaillard of copying his ideas
Trigger Happy TV creator Dom Joly has accused French YouTube star Rémi Gaillard of copying his prank ideas.
British Comedy Guide, 7th December 2017Review: Trigger Happy TV, All4
Is there still a place for Dom Joly in 2017? After returning with a first All4 series of Trigger Happy TV he is now back with a second series and I'm not so sure.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th October 2017London Live apologises for morning Trigger Happy shows
TV station London Live has apologised for showing people dressed in rabbit costumes simulating sex in an episode of Trigger Happy TV which went out at breakfast time.
Chortle, 9th January 2017Trigger Happy TV return confirmed
Dom Joly has confirmed that his prank show format Trigger Happy TV is to return later this month. It will now be an online series on Channel 4's All 4 platform.
British Comedy Guide, 9th September 2016Channel 4 in talks with Dom Joly to bring back Trigger Happy TV
Channel 4 has confirmed it is in talks to bring back Dom Joly's hidden camera comedy format Trigger Happy TV.
British Comedy Guide, 26th May 2015Trigger Happy TV to return
Dom Joly is planning to return to Channel Four to make more instalments of his breakthrough show Trigger Happy TV. Speaking to promote his new autobiography Joly shied away from describing the landmark hit series as a prank show and said that he hoped that the new episodes would be more "filmic".
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st May 2015Dom Joly confesses he stole giant phone prop from shop
Dom Joly has confessed he stole the giant phone on Trigger Happy TV which helped make him famous.
Ben Glaze, The Mirror, 31st August 2014Dom Joly: 'Trigger Happy went global, my cut was 4%'
Did Trigger Happy TV make you rich? "Yes, very rich. We had huge DVD sales, which made a lot of money, but I wish I had set up a production company."
Roz Lewis, The Telegraph, 22nd June 2014