Ask Rhod Gilbert is a British comedy panel show produced by Green Inc for the BBC. It began on 27 September 2010 and ended on 9 November 2011 on BBC One, it is presented by Rhod Gilbert with Greg Davies and Lloyd Langford as regular panelists.[1]

Ask Rhod Gilbert
GenreComedy
Created by
  • Chris Jones
  • Stephen Stewart
Directed byPati Marr
Presented byRhod Gilbert
Starring
Theme music composerCormac O'Kane
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes16 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
Editors
Running time40 minutes (Series 1)
35 minutes (Series 2)
Production companyGreen Inc
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release27 September 2010 (2010-09-27) –
9 November 2011 (2011-11-09)

Overview edit

In each episode questions are asked by well-known personalities (many of these questions are set-ups for jokes) and members of the public, the host and his guests attempt to find the answers through studio demonstrations, experiments, archive clips, internet distractions, live phone calls and visual link-ups from home and around the world.[2]

The second series became more structured than the first, with four rounds making up each show. The first round, "A Famous Face Asks", begins with a video clip from a famous personality or personalities, with questions asked in each one. The second round, "The World Asks", involves a video-recorded question from a person around the globe, while the third round, "The Audience Asks", is a quickfire round with questions from the audience. The fourth round, "Our Special Guest Asks", involves a question from one of the panellists, and also involves a section entitled "Let's Go To The Lab", where either one or two of the show's 'regulars', Greg Davies, Lloyd Langford and Rhod Gilbert direct a studio demonstration, usually involving one (or two) of the remaining 'regulars' partaking in an "experiment" to help answering the question in that round, with the "experiment" usually involving some form of gunging or minor humiliation of those involved.

Production edit

A pilot of the show was recorded on 22 March 2010 at the BBC Television Centre but has not been broadcast.[1] Recording of the first series began in September 2010 and ended in November 2010. Three episodes of the first series were recorded at BBC Television Centre, another two were recorded at the BBC Blackstaff Studio, Belfast and the rest of the episodes were recorded at BBC Pacific Quay.[1]

In 2013 Rhod Gilbert revealed that the show had been axed.[3]

In 2021, Gilbert reflected on his own contribution to the show on the vlog Ed Venturing, stating "I think it suffered from being a big BBC1 production show ... It's obviously exciting when you get a show with your name on it... and you naively think that you're going to shape it all, and you realise that... just the number of people with a vested interest in a show like that...you realise that you're one cog of many, and you're sort of a very small cog."[4]

Transmissions edit

Series Start date End date Episodes
1 27 September 2010 15 November 2010 8
2 21 September 2011 9 November 2011 8

Episode list edit

Series 1 edit

Show Air date Authenticator Guests
1x01 27 September 2010 (2010-09-27) Kate Silverton Jo Brand and Amanda Byram
1x02 4 October 2010 (2010-10-04) Lorraine Kelly Dave Gorman and Sarah Millican
1x03 11 October 2010 (2010-10-11) Carol Vorderman Micky Flanagan and Suzi Perry
1x04 18 October 2010 (2010-10-18) James Martin Connie Fisher and Russell Kane
1x05 25 October 2010 (2010-10-25) David Tennant Adam Hills and Rita Simons
1x06 1 November 2010 (2010-11-01) Louise Minchin Arlene Phillips and Jack Whitehall
1x07 8 November 2010 (2010-11-08) Susanna Reid Andi Osho and Goldie
1x08 15 November 2010 (2010-11-15) Kaye Adams Erin Boag and Katy Brand

Series 2 edit

Show Air date Authenticator Guests
2x01 21 September 2011 (2011-09-21) David Hasselhoff Phill Jupitus and Kimberly Wyatt
2x02 28 September 2011 (2011-09-28) Deborah Meaden Shappi Khorsandi and Craig Revel Horwood
2x03 5 October 2011 (2011-10-05) John Prescott Edith Bowman and Russell Kane
2x04 12 October 2011 (2011-10-12) Fern Britton Katy Brand and Adam Hills
2x05 19 October 2011 (2011-10-19) Angela Rippon Amanda Byram and Sarah Millican
2x06 26 October 2011 (2011-10-26) Nick Hewer Jenny Eclair and Christian O'Connell
2x07 2 November 2011 (2011-11-02) Germaine Greer Larry Lamb and Andi Osho
2x08 9 November 2011 (2011-11-09) Janet Street-Porter Andrew Lawrence and Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Ask Rhod Gilbert - Production Details". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Ask Rhod Gilbert". BBC Online. Archived from the original on 1 October 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
  3. ^ Owens, David (3 March 2013). "Ask Rhod Gilbert silenced by BBC panel show axe". Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  4. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: 1. Rhod Gilbert in Pembrokeshire. YouTube.

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