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Trigger Happy

Original title: Trigger Happy TV
  • TV Series
  • 2000–2016
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
1.9K
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Dom Joly in Trigger Happy (2000)
Sketch ComedyComedy

Trigger Happy TV follows Dom Joly as he unleashes his twisted humour on the unsuspecting British public.Trigger Happy TV follows Dom Joly as he unleashes his twisted humour on the unsuspecting British public.Trigger Happy TV follows Dom Joly as he unleashes his twisted humour on the unsuspecting British public.

  • Stars
    • Dom Joly
    • Lara Dorée
    • Lydia Bright
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    1.9K
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    • Stars
      • Dom Joly
      • Lara Dorée
      • Lydia Bright
    • 29User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Dom Joly
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    • Various Characters
    • 2000–2016
    Lara Dorée
    • Self
    • 2001–2002
    Lydia Bright
    Lydia Bright
    • Self
    • 2016
    Brett Allen
    • Various
    • 2000
    Jason Donovan
    Jason Donovan
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    • 2000
    Joshua Squire
    • Elf
    • 2016
    Jacques Grassett
    • Introducing
    • 2002
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    Alice Cooper
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    • 2000
    Tim Rice
    Tim Rice
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    • 2000
    Bill Wyman
    Bill Wyman
    • Self
    • 2000
    Oz Clarke
    • Self
    • 2000
    Tony Blackburn
    Tony Blackburn
    • Self
    • 2000
    Tamara Beckwith
    Tamara Beckwith
    • Self
    • 2000
    Ken Livingstone
    Ken Livingstone
    • Self
    • 2000
    Ian Botham
    Ian Botham
    • Self
    • 2000
    Tony Robinson
    Tony Robinson
    • Self
    • 2001
    Toyah Willcox
    Toyah Willcox
    • Self
    • 2001
    Frederick Forsyth
    Frederick Forsyth
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    • 2001
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    peter.kirby

    The best thing since sliced bread

    What can you say about this TV program. It's a guy walking around the streets playing the fool, and the funniest thing is watching the people's reactions. One such example is when he is wearing a fully striped burglar costume with a swag bag and be climbing over a garden wall and people will ask what he is doing and he would say "testing the wall" and they would walk away.

    Dom Jolly is a genius, although I have to say I sometimes felt embarrassed watching his antics. If you get a chance to watch this jump at it. It is the funniest thing around.
    Daelock

    Hilarious

    HELLO?!!! NO, I'M COMMENTING ON TRIGGER HAPPY TV!! YES...NO!...YOU'RE BREAKING UP, I CAN'T HEAR YOU!!!!!! If you don't have a clue what I just did, watch an episode of Trigger Happy TV and it'll all make sense. When I first saw it, I was quick to jump to conclusions that it was just some British take on Jackass or some trash like that and quickly dismissed it. Until I really began watching it(I don't remember what originally inspired me to, I think I saw a few more previews)and found comic gold. I understand there aren't any more episodes being made, which is a real shame, but I think I smell a DVD collection certainly worth buying. His gags are smart(but not like a Frasier episode) and yet some of them are rather crude, though he almost never resorts to making jokes about farts and crap. He also never inflicts bodily harm on himself or any other, he simply messes with people's minds and that is something that is very funny to watch. I'm very glad that the episodes that made it here did, but I don't think all of them have. I think we should get at least that. Dom Joly is not a genius, he's just someone who has some hilarious ideas and a craving to mess about with the general public. His jokes mostly work with a great set up and a powerful punchline. If you haven't given it a chance, you definitely should.
    rob753951

    I cried watching this...

    I've been a fan of British TV shows for many years. Trigger Happy TV, by far, takes the cake. The sketch comedy was brilliant, and parts were so funny that I cried from laughing so much. I can no longer hear a Nokia mobile phone go off without snikkering to myself.

    If you are able to procure a copy of this on VHS or DVD, get it. Be careful, though, if you are in the States because your machine needs to be able to read PAL videos and DVDs.

    A comparison to Candid Camera has been made, but Trigger Happy TV is a lot funnier and much more original in the humor content. It's the same kind of motif as Candid Camera, but the recipients of the gags are not made to look stupid like Candid Camera did often.

    See this show if you have the chance to. You won't be disappointed.
    Grapple Man

    Now this is what Candid Camera SHOULD be like

    This show is just too funny for words! If you ever see it advertised where you live, watch it! The only people who won't appreciate the humour in this show are, people with no sense of humour or, dead. This takes Candid Camera and actually makes the idea funny. The reactions to the gags aren't the funny part, the actual gags are the funniest. It centres around one man making a fool of himself and making the audience laugh. That's it! The ideas involved in the gags are just amazing! Considering that practically only one man makes the whole show it's a tribute to skill and entertainment. Watch this show, now!
    Chris-448

    Genius!

    This is probably one of the funniest TV shows ever made. Trigger Happy TV, fronted by the irrepressible Dom Joly, is a programme based loosely on Candid Camera. The show is a series of sketches that focus on those little irritating things in life (mobile phones, fishermen, traffic wardens) by blowing them out of all proportion. Trigger Happy is so irreverent, so insanely unique, that you're absolutely guaranteed to laugh. What's more, the whole thing is wrapped up by a delightful "sad-rock" soundtrack which, unlike canned laughter, makes you just laugh even harder. Look out for the park-bench secret agent, the educated punk, and the door-to-door Grim Reaper in particular! Fantastic.

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    • Trivia
      Dom Joly created the soundtrack for Trigger Happy TV.
    • Quotes

      Various Characters: [French Lesson Tape] I hate your Country, I hate your Language and I hate your Face.

    • Alternate versions
      Almost all music has been changed for the show's airing in the US on Comedy Central. Some additional cuts have been made for content.
    • Connections
      Featured in Goodbye 2000 (2000)

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    • Release date
      • January 3, 2001 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Channel 4 (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Trigger Happy TV
    • Filming locations
      • Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Absolutely Television
      • First Television
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      • 30m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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