Cannon and Ball's Casino

Cannon and Ball's Casino
Genrevariety show
Directed byGraham Wetherell
Presented byCannon and Ball
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series1
No. of episodes9 (plus unaired pilot)
Production
Running time45 minutes
Production companyYorkshire Television
Original release
NetworkITV
Release19 May (1990-05-19) –
25 August 1990 (1990-08-25)[1]

Cannon and Ball's Casino (also known as Casino) was a short-lived variety programme hosted by the veteran comedy team of Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball. It was described as part comedy-show, part game-show and aired on Saturday evening at 6:10 pm.[1][2] The guests were entertainers such as Mike Osman, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Roxette and Big Country.

Episodes

The series ran for 9 episodes. The show ran weekly for 7 episodes and then skipped 6 weeks before resuming its weekly schedule. In addition, there is an unaired pilot.

Number Guests First broadcast
1Roxette singing "It Must Have Been Love", Big Country signing "Save Me", and comedian Paul Squire.19 May 1990 (1990-05-19)
2Halo James singing "Magic Hour", Dusty Springfield singing "Reputation", and magician Paul Zenon.26 May 1990 (1990-05-26)
3Paul Young singing "Softly Whispering", Fuzzbox singing "Your Loss My Gain", and stand-up comedian Rob Newman.2 June 1990 (1990-06-02)
4Beloved singing "Time After Time", Indecent Obsession singing "Say Goodbye", and comedian Bradley Walsh.9 June 1990 (1990-06-09)
5The London Boys singing "Chapel of Love", Kim Wilde singing "Time", and comedian Chris Luby.16 June 1990 (1990-06-16)
6River City People singing "California Dreaming", Tanita Tikaram singing "Thursday's Child" and comedian Mick Miller.23 June 1990 (1990-06-23)
7Big Fun, Elkie Brooks and impressionist George Marshall.30 June 1990 (1990-06-30)
8Gilbert O'Sullivan singing "Very Mention of Your Name", Jesus Jones singing "Info Freako" and magician John Lenahan.[3]18 August 1990 (1990-08-18)
9Leo Sayer singing "The Cool Touch", Hothouse Flowers singing "I Can See Clearly Now" and comedian Mike Osman.[4]25 August 1990 (1990-08-25)

References

  1. ^ a b "BBC - Comedy Guide - Cannon And Ball". Archived from the original on 9 December 2004. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Preview: Cannon and Ball at Princess Royal, Port Talbot". Wales Online. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Casino[18 August 1990]". British Film Institute. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Casino[25 August 1990]". British Film Institute. Retrieved 15 September 2015.