Michael McIntyre's Big Show

Saturday night TV on British television has been in the doldrums in the past few years (Strictly C/D excepted) with the two largest broadcasters rolling out some real stinkers posing as quality entertainment (Ninja Warriors, Splash anything with Keith Lemon and Stephen Mulhern in it) and the usual sing-a-thon's which have passed their sell by date. This is a genuine breath of fresh air, with the host enthusiastically speeding though the show which is cleverly constructed with a good variety of guests, well thought out banter and some excellent regular set pieces (Midnight game show, Unexpected star) Michael comes across very well as though he is thoroughly enjoying himself and there are many laugh out loud moments without the usual "message" laden anti-comedy that infects much of the BBC's recent output.

Michael Mcintyre Big Show

Important Non priority ticket holders travelling from outside of London. .... DON'T BOTHER.

After speaking to a senior manager of the show before travelling.....whom advised "get there in good time. Tickets are confirmed for most" .... so we got there 1hr and 20 min beforehand... plenty of time beforehand...only to be told there fully booked!

We only came to London for this show... so time off work, travel time, travel cost, parking cost, food etc ... all lost.

Tickets are free... but what about all the costs mentioned above? Honestly think about it....

Not only were they fully booked but they had 60 people on standby...heavily over subscribed.. plus another 60 guests behind us which were also refused

No tickets are guaranteed. .. you need to be there all day from 11am to ensure you actually have a ticket... not really possible if you coming from the Midlands..

My opinion if you don't have priority tickets then don't bother...

Management are awfully... simply be honest for long distant travellers.

Michael Mcintyre Big Show

Important Non priority ticket holders travelling from outside of London. .... DON'T BOTHER.

After speaking to a senior manager of the show before travelling.....whom advised "get there in good time. Tickets are confirmed for most" .... so we got there 1hr and 20 min beforehand... plenty of time beforehand...only to be told there fully booked!

We only came to London for this show... so time off work, travel time, travel cost, parking cost, food etc ... all lost.

Tickets are free... but what about all the costs mentioned above? Honestly think about it....

Not only were they fully booked but they had 60 people on standby...heavily over subscribed..

No tickets are guaranteed. .. you need to be there all day from 11am to ensure you actually have a ticket... not really possible if you coming from the Midlands..

My opinion if you don't have priority tickets then don't bother...

Management are awfully... simply be honest for long distant travellers.

Michael McIntyre has tried a few formats out in order to broaden his range beyond just being a stand-up comedian (albeit a very successful one).

A one series gig on Britain's Got Talent didn't really work, and his chat show didn't fare much better.

Here though he is on much safer ground, and the public clearly agree, as this show has one various awards.

It's good natured, typically silly Saturday night entertainment, with McIntyre on good form as the host. Not all the items totally work, and it could do with varying its structure week on week, but this is good fun overall.

Horrible choice. Ruined Christmas beyond all repair. The Shot callers who made this choice need to be sacked. Dragged through the streets really. Perhaps tarred and feathered. It's akin to kicking puppies and shooting reindeer all in one. Michael McIntyre's Big Show..... Bah Humbug!!

The big show is a add for the wheel that has bad ratings. What a load of rubbish. Turned it off when he tried the ant and Dec knocking on doors. It's so not funny won't bother watching any more.

I don't watch the wheel so why do I turn this on but still have to watch the wheel? It's rubbish please bbc give us something that is good for staying in on a Saturday night.

No wonder people are stopping paying for tv licence.

All this and it won't let me post till I use another 122 characters how to say the program is rubbish and I have turned it off. He is not funny and is Tring so hard to get viewing.