The King is Dead
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Each week, a well-known public figure - from the President of the United States to Father Christmas - hypothetically kicks the bucket. Three celebrities then compete to convince a comedy panel led by Simon Bird (''The Inbetweeners'') that they are the best candidate to take over the job, by means of answering questions and taking part in random challenges. | Each week, a well-known public figure - from the President of the United States to Father Christmas - hypothetically kicks the bucket. Three celebrities then compete to convince a comedy panel led by Simon Bird (''The Inbetweeners'') that they are the best candidate to take over the job, by means of answering questions and taking part in random challenges. | ||
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_Is_Dead_(TV_series) Wikipedia entry] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_Is_Dead_(TV_series) Wikipedia entry] | ||
[http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/the_king_is_dead/ British Comedy Guide entry] | [http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/the_king_is_dead/ British Comedy Guide entry] | ||
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| + | <div class="image">[[File:Kingisdead panel.jpg|400px]]''Katy Wix, Simon Bird and Nick Mohammed''</div> | ||
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| + | <div class="image">[[File:Kingisdead jungle set.jpg|400px]]''[[Jungle Run]] would be jealous of you taking their set and minimising it.''</div> | ||
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| + | <div class="image">[[File:Kingisdead jungleskit.jpg|400px]]''Pre-titles skit setting up the premise for the "king of the jungle" episode.''</div> | ||
[[Category:Comedy Panel Game|King is Dead, The]] | [[Category:Comedy Panel Game|King is Dead, The]] | ||
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Current revision as of 06:31, 7 January 2024
Contents |
Host
Simon Bird
Co-hosts
Panellists: Nick Mohammed and Katy Wix
Voiceover: Peter Dickson
Broadcast
TalkbackThames for BBC Three, 2 September to 14 October 2010 (7 episodes in 1 series)
Synopsis
Each week, a well-known public figure - from the President of the United States to Father Christmas - hypothetically kicks the bucket. Three celebrities then compete to convince a comedy panel led by Simon Bird (The Inbetweeners) that they are the best candidate to take over the job, by means of answering questions and taking part in random challenges.
Inventor
Simon Bird
Theme music
Paul Arnold and Andrew Barnabas
Web links
Pictures
Katy Wix, Simon Bird and Nick Mohammed
Jungle Run would be jealous of you taking their set and minimising it.
Pre-titles skit setting up the premise for the "king of the jungle" episode.