| Let Me Entertain You | |
|---|---|
| Format | Game show |
| Created by | Lion Television |
| Starring | Brian Conley Christine Bleakley |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. For the musician see Brian Connolly Brian Conley (born 7 August 1961 in Paddington, London) is an English Christine Bleakley (born 20 January 1979) is a television presenter known for co-presenting The One Show on BBC One. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located of episodes | 40 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 45 minutes (first series) 30 minutes (second series) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC Two |
| Original run | 21 August 2006 – Present |
Let Me Entertain You is a daytime variety show made by Lion Television for BBC Two that began on August 21, 2006. Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The show is presented by British funnyman, Brian Conley, with co-presenter Christine Bleakley. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For the musician see Brian Connolly Brian Conley (born 7 August 1961 in Paddington, London) is an English Christine Bleakley (born 20 January 1979) is a television presenter known for co-presenting The One Show on BBC One. The first series was shown every weekday on BBC 2 at 16. 30 - 17. 15; the current series is shown at the later time of 18. 30.
The show invites allcomers to entertain a studio audience (doing anything they like) for a cash prize. At any point during their act, a member of the audience can press a button they are given, to register their 'displeasure' with the act; when half of the audience have pressed their buttons, the act is stopped. If they get over one minute of attention they get £100, over two minutes wins £200, and if they last three minutes they earn £1000. If the allcomer is under 16, they receive an alternative to cash prizes - usually a showbiz-related treat or an item useful to their career (e. g. a trip to the West End, a musical instrument). The most popular act from each day is entered into a weekly final.
The show's aim seems to be a modern day remake of ITV's famous variety show, Opportunity Knocks. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Opportunity Knocks is a UK Television Talent show originally hosted by Hughie Green. The element of removing performers before the conclusion of the act is similar to The Gong Show. This article is about the show which aired in the 1970s and 1980s Adam Wood of Lion TV is credited as devisor of the format.
Series Two had a slightly shorter programme duration, down from 45 minutes to half an hour, on BBC Two at the later time of 18. 30 every weekday starting Monday 28th May 2007. The final of this series was broadcast live with the winner decided by a viewers' telephone vote.
The show marks the TV comeback of Conley after over three years of stage work.
The series one champion was 13 year old operatic baritone, Matthew Crane, who sang "Nessun Dorma" in the Grand Final in 2006, (Click here for Matthew's winning performance).Matthew was also asked back to sing on the Grand Final of Series two, in 2007, as a guest performer. Nessun dorma (English edition None shall sleep tonight) is an Aria from the final act of Giacomo Puccini 's Opera
The series two champion was Lee Lambert, who was also 13 years old at the time, and a singer. In the final he performed "I Am What I Am" in the disco style associated with Gloria Gaynor. I Am What I Am is an album by American Country music Artist George Jones. Gloria Gaynor (born Gloria Fowles September 7, 1949) is an American singer best-known for the Disco era hits " I Will Survive Runners-up were David Ashley, a Frank Sinatra-style singer, and Faces Of Disco, a comedy dance act. Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor
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