Tiswas
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Tiswas was a chaotic and influential British Saturday-morning children's television show from the 1970s and early 1980s, known for its slapstick humor, live audience mayhem, and launching the careers of several prominent comedians.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British children's television series
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Saturday-morning television show ⓘ |
| broadcastEra |
1970s
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1980s ⓘ |
| broadcastOnDay | Saturday ⓘ |
| broadcastTimeSlot | Saturday morning ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdFor | ITV network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmedAt | ATV Centre, Birmingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalBroadcastDate | 1982-04-03 ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastDate | 1974-01-05 ⓘ |
| format | live television ⓘ |
| genre |
children's television
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comedy ⓘ sketch comedy ⓘ slapstick ⓘ variety show ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Spit the Dog
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The Phantom Flan Flinger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHost |
Chris Tarrant
NERFINISHED
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Sally James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerformer |
Bob Carolgees
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John Gorman NERFINISHED ⓘ Lenny Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ Trevor East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Saturday morning children's television in the UK ⓘ |
| knownFor |
anarchic studio mayhem
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breaking the fourth wall ⓘ bucket-of-water gags ⓘ live studio audience of children ⓘ messy games ⓘ slapstick humor ⓘ throwing custard pies ⓘ |
| laterNetworkedAcross | ITV regions in the UK ⓘ |
| launchPadFor |
Bob Carolgees
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Chris Tarrant NERFINISHED ⓘ Lenny Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ Sally James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSketchOrSegment |
Compost Corner
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The Cage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyRegionalTo | Midlands ITV region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalNetwork |
ATV
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ITV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedBy | ATV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedIn | Birmingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spinOff | O.T.T. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | children ⓘ |
| typicalRuntime | approximately 180 minutes ⓘ |
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