Trigger Happy TV
- TV sketch show
- Channel 4
- 1998 - 2016
- 16 episodes (2 series)
Quick-fire prank show that made Dom Joly a star. The comic unleashes his twisted humour on an unsuspecting British public.
Press clippings
"Prank shows are normally done by thick people or jocks": Dom Joly on the return of Trigger Happy TV
The 00s star has spent decades trying to escape the legacy of his beloved hidden camera show - only to realise it's time to bring it back on stage. He talks about fooling a Python, hating Noel Edmonds... and why he can't escape the giant phone.
Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 21st March 2025Dom Joly announces Trigger Happy TV live tour
Dom Joly is reviving Trigger Happy TV for a live tour, with the comic announcing four UK dates to mark the 25th anniversary of the hidden camera show airing on Channel 4.
British Comedy Guide, 24th February 2025Dom Joly's giant mobile phone "nicked"
Dom Joly has confirmed that his giant mobile phone has been stolen, after the comic and travel writer took to social media yesterday to share a video in which he said that he was "gutted" by the theft of the iconic Trigger Happy TV prop while it was the centrepiece of an exhibition at the Mobile Phone Museum in Amsterdam.
British Comedy Guide, 21st February 202525 years of Trigger Happy TV
One of the funniest shows ever filmed in London.
Will Noble, Londonist, 14th January 2025Dom Joly is planning a Trigger Happy TV spin-off
Dom Joly has said he is hoping to get "a completely new spin" on his prank series Trigger Happy TV commissioned.
British Comedy Guide, 1st February 2023Dom Joly: how we made Trigger Happy TV
"The big mobile has been seen as a satirical take on phone culture, but it was just a good way of interrupting things that irritated me - like classical concerts and poncy restaurants".
Rich Pelley, The Guardian, 24th February 2020Dom Joly accuses French comedian Remi Gaillard of copying his ideas
Trigger Happy TV creator Dom Joly has accused French YouTube star Rémi Gaillard of copying his prank ideas.
British Comedy Guide, 7th December 2017Review: Trigger Happy TV, All4
Is there still a place for Dom Joly in 2017? After returning with a first All4 series of Trigger Happy TV he is now back with a second series and I'm not so sure.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th October 2017London Live apologises for morning Trigger Happy shows
TV station London Live has apologised for showing people dressed in rabbit costumes simulating sex in an episode of Trigger Happy TV which went out at breakfast time.
Chortle, 9th January 2017Trigger Happy TV return confirmed
Dom Joly has confirmed that his prank show format Trigger Happy TV is to return later this month. It will now be an online series on Channel 4's All 4 platform.
British Comedy Guide, 9th September 2016