Michael McIntyre's Big Show
- TV variety
- BBC One
- 2015 - 2025
- 47 episodes (8 series)
Variety show hosted by Michael McIntyre.
- Due to return for Series 9
- Series 3, Episode 5 repeated Friday at 9pm on Comedy Central
Streaming rank this week: 1,397
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TV review: Michael McIntyre's Big Show, BBC1
This is a show that wants to be everything for everyone. It even harked back to McIntyre's Live at the Apollo roots with a stand-up set from special guest Joe Lycett, who did a winning routine about scamming a scammer who was trying to get him to pay a deposit on a possibly non-existent flat. I'd heard him do that gag so long ago it harked back to those happy carefree days before Brexit. But then in that way this is a show all about nostalgia. Apart from Send To All there is nothing truly new in it. But do you know what the weirdest thing is about it? It all happened so fast I was too busy enjoying it at the time to notice.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 19th November 2017Michael McIntyre's Big Show, BBC1, review
A pleasantly silly Saturday night winner.
Jeff Robson, i Newspaper, 19th November 2017A third run of McIntyre's amiable funfest introduces a benign nightmare called The Midnight Gameshow: the host bursts into a sleeping fan's bedroom and stages a quiz, complete with celebrity guests. Back at the theatre, Emeli Sandé and Joe Lycett are the turns, while Ed Balls plays Celebrity Send to All. Before sending an awkward text, McIntyre has a peek at the intimidatingly extravagant Balls/Cooper Ocado order.
Jack Seale, The Guardian, 18th November 2017BAFTA Awards 2017 - Comedy Winners
The results of the BAFTA Television awards have been announced at a ceremony in London. The comedy-related winners are People Just Do Nothing, Michael McIntyre, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Steve Coogan and Charlie Brooker's Year Wipe. Ab Fab star Joanna Lumley picked up a special award.
British Comedy Guide, 14th May 2017Comedy nominees for BAFTA TV Awards 2017
Camping, Fleabag, Flowers, People Just Do Nothing, The Last Leg and Taskmaster are amongst the nominees for the 2017 BAFTA TV Awards.
British Comedy Guide, 11th April 2017Michael McIntyre: new king of Saturday night. Who knew?
McIntyre may be a floppy-haired berk who has built a career out of listing things people do, but his cheeky Big Show is the best weekend variety telly in years.
Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 8th December 2016Michael McIntyre's Big Show Series 3 confirmed
The BBC has ordered a third series of Michael McIntyre's Big Show. It will make six more episodes, to be shown in 2017.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd November 2016Michael McIntyre's Big Show gets big ratings
The second series of Michael McIntyre's Big Show launched with 6.2 million viewers at the weekend... a significant increase on Series 1, and a higher ratings figure than X Factor achieved.
British Comedy Guide, 21st November 2016Can Michael McIntyre swipe Ant & Dec's Saturday crown?
It could never be described as cool or cutting-edge, but it does what it does pretty well - much like its host.
Jeff Robson, i Newspaper, 20th November 2016The refreshingly naive extravaganza returns, with its pranks and games expanded to the point that star turns from Ellie Goulding and the cast of School Of Rock feel like needless intrusions. McIntyre ribbing a teen about his posey Instagrams, or texting Olly Murs's contacts, is happy fun, devoid of cynicism and enhanced by the host's improv skills. Plus, the finale - with a fireman singing a Les Mis number - is worth 10 X Factors.
Jack Seale, The Guardian, 19th November 2016