Jo Brand’s Big Splash exclusively on Dave

The UK Queen of comedy, Jo Brand, wades her way through the murky world of wild swimming, mud racing and daring dives; introducing us to the more bizarre British people, places and events that have an involvement with water and swimming – exclusively on Dave Thursdays at 9pm from 22nd September 2011 (Sky 111, Virgin 128, Freeview 19).

A compelling combination of comedy travelogue and stand-up, Jo Brand’s Big Splash is a humorous, revealing and eccentric portrait of the British from the perspective of the one thing that, as a nation of islanders, surrounds us all - water.

Each episode sees the queen of comedy in her custom-made swimsuit with essential pockets for fags, lipstick and a donor card.  Appalled at how few Brits actually get into the sea, Jo, armed with a loud hailer and her inimitable presence, demands that all those soaking up the bank holiday sun on Brighton Beach take the plunge with her in a mad charge into the beautiful British sea.  Dave’s reluctant swimmer also joins Britain’s first gay synchronised swimming team, races a homemade, royal-wedding-themed raft and learns how to make a living diving for golf balls.

Jo is joined along the way by fellow comedians and water babies, Bill Bailey and Sean Lock as well bad boy of Olympic diving, Blake Aldridge.

For more information about the show and for new video content please visit: facebook.com/davewittybanter or www.joindave.co.uk.

Jo Brand’s Big Splash exclusively on Dave

The UK Queen of comedy, Jo Brand, wades her way through the murky world of wild swimming, mud racing and daring dives; introducing us to the more bizarre British people, places and events that have an involvement with water and swimming – exclusively on Dave Thursdays at 9pm from 22nd September 2011 (Sky 111, Virgin 128, Freeview 19).

A compelling combination of comedy travelogue and stand-up, Jo Brand’s Big Splash is a humorous, revealing and eccentric portrait of the British from the perspective of the one thing that, as a nation of islanders, surrounds us all - water.

Each episode sees the queen of comedy in her custom-made swimsuit with essential pockets for fags, lipstick and a donor card.  Appalled at how few Brits actually get into the sea, Jo, armed with a loud hailer and her inimitable presence, demands that all those soaking up the bank holiday sun on Brighton Beach take the plunge with her in a mad charge into the beautiful British sea.  Dave’s reluctant swimmer also joins Britain’s first gay synchronised swimming team, races a homemade, royal-wedding-themed raft and learns how to make a living diving for golf balls.

Jo is joined along the way by fellow comedians and water babies, Bill Bailey and Sean Lock as well bad boy of Olympic diving, Blake Aldridge.

For more information about the show and for new video content please visit: facebook.com/davewittybanter or www.joindave.co.uk.

Del Boys take to the dance floor to celebrate Only Fools and Horses 30th anniversary with Gold

In celebration of the 30^th anniversary of the beloved sitcom Only Fools and Horses, four Del Boys, four Rodneys and 2 Uncle Alberts hit Bethnal Green Working Man’s Club and cut some serious shapes on the dance floor.

Peckham’s finest step back in time to 1981 and blow away the locals in a dance routine that sees them doing the ‘chicken leg’, ‘robot’ and ‘rolling the dice’, as well as many other well known dance moves! http://youtu.be/iyGOBGwnKYQ

The video has been choreographed by Ryan Chappell of Zoonation and commissioned by Gold as part of its Only Fools and Horses 30^th anniversary celebrations. Gold have also re-created Del boy and Rodney’s Nelson Mandela House flat in a secret tower block location in Peckham, complete with headache-inducing carpet, curtains, armchairs and original paintings off the wall. It also features the iconic 1980s bar, complete with naff cigar jar.

To see the video, images of the flat and to join in the conversation please visit: www.facebook.com/goldtvchannel

The arrival of the video and the Gold Nelson Mandela House in Peckham marks the start of the Only Fools at 30 season on Gold, showing every episode over 30 days, every night at 10pm from today (30^th August).

Del Boys take to the dance floor to celebrate Only Fools and Horses 30th anniversary with Gold

In celebration of the 30^th anniversary of the beloved sitcom Only Fools and Horses, four Del Boys, four Rodneys and 2 Uncle Alberts hit Bethnal Green Working Man’s Club and cut some serious shapes on the dance floor.

Peckham’s finest step back in time to 1981 and blow away the locals in a dance routine that sees them doing the ‘chicken leg’, ‘robot’ and ‘rolling the dice’, as well as many other well known dance moves! http://youtu.be/iyGOBGwnKYQ

The video has been choreographed by Ryan Chappell of Zoonation and commissioned by Gold as part of its Only Fools and Horses 30^th anniversary celebrations. Gold have also re-created Del boy and Rodney’s Nelson Mandela House flat in a secret tower block location in Peckham, complete with headache-inducing carpet, curtains, armchairs and original paintings off the wall. It also features the iconic 1980s bar, complete with naff cigar jar.

To see the video, images of the flat and to join in the conversation please visit: www.facebook.com/goldtvchannel

The arrival of the video and the Gold Nelson Mandela House in Peckham marks the start of the Only Fools at 30 season on Gold, showing every episode over 30 days, every night at 10pm from today (30^th August).

Gold kicks off its ‘5 Ways to the Perfect Sitcom’ season with comedy mashup

TV mashup king, Cassetteboy, today (Monday 18 July) launches Gold’s summer season campaign ‘The 5 Ways to the Perfect Sitcom’ with a brand new 60 second montage of its most loved comedies.

Over the past few months the good people at Gold (Sky 110, Virgin 126) have been dissecting what makes the perfect sitcom, and have come up with the following 5 vital ingredients.

The sidekick, the powerful woman, the situation, the love story and of course the flawed hero.

In celebration of these findings, each weekday at 10pm, over the next 5 weeks, Gold (Sky 110, Virgin 126) will be showing the best of British sitcoms that highlight that particular theme. This week is sidekick week, and kicks off with Baldrick in a classic episode of Blackadder tonight, followed tomorrow night with Smithy in Gavin And Stacey, Alice in The Vicar of Dibley and Rodney in Only Fools and Horses.

In addition to this, Gold will also be running a weekly poll on their Facebook page: 

facebook.com/goldtvchannel  where you can vote for your perfect sitcom and each week win a 32” LCD television.

Watch the best of British sitcom week nights at 10pm only on Gold (Sky110, Virgin 126).