Jo Brand's Big Splash

British TV series or programme

Jo Brand's Big Splash

Directed by	Sam Grace
Presented by	Jo Brand
Narrated by	Jo Brand
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	5 (list of episodes)
Production
Production location	Hackney Empire (stand-up)
Editor	Simon Hornbrook
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Doghouse Media What Larks Productions
Original release
Network	Dave Dave HD
Release	22 September (2011-09-22) – 20 October 2011 (2011-10-20)

Jo Brand's Big Splash is a British television series produced by Doghouse Media and What Larks! Productions for Dave. The show was part of Dave's investment into original comedy shows. Presented by comedian Jo Brand, it combined her stand-up comedy with various tasks involving water. The first episode originally aired on 22 September 2011 and the last episode aired on 20 October 2011.

Overview

Jo Brand performs a stand-up comedy routine to a live studio audience at the Hackney Empire, this is combined with specially shot films of Brand visiting various people in the United Kingdom who possessed a passionate love of water. In each episode, another comedian joined Brand to take part in a water related task.^[1] The final episode was an extended compilation of all the stand up sections of the series.

Episode list

No.	Guest	Original air date	Viewers^[2]	Weekly ranking (for Dave)
1	Sean Lock	22 September 2011 (2011-09-22)	417,000	3
2	Bill Bailey	29 September 2011 (2011-09-29)	217,000	10
3	Rich Hall	6 October 2011 (2011-10-06)	Under 253,000	Outside top 10
4	Meera Syal	13 October 2011 (2011-10-13)	328,000	9
5	N/A	20 October 2011 (2011-10-20)	326,000	5

References

^ "Jo Brand's Big Splash". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
^ "Weekly Top 10 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2011.