THE 11 O'CLOCK SHOW

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'''The 11 O'Clock Show''' was a satirical late-night British television comedy series on Channel 4, which featured topical sketches and commentary on news items.
The series ran for a number of years in the late 1990s, most notably while hosted by Iain Lee and Daisy Donovan. The programme is perhaps most famous for launching the careers of Ricky Gervais (The Office) and Sacha Baron Cohen (Ali G, Borat).

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Hosts and presenters

Going on to success

Hosts and presenters

''The 11 O'Clock Show'' underwent a number of line-up changes during its run. There are numerous cases of external segment reporters becoming studio hosts, and vice versa. Notable presenters and cast members included:

★ Iain Lee

★ Daisy Donovan

★ Mackenzie Crook

★ Paul Garner

★ Sacha Baron Cohen

★ Ricky Gervais

★ Fred MacAulay

★ Brendan Burns

★ Dan Demetriou

★ Sarah Alexander

★ Rich Hall

★ Will Smith

★ Tommy Vance

★ Ricky Grover

★ Danny Boyd

★ Jimmy Carr

★ Marc Wootton

Going on to success

''The 11 O'Clock Show'' introduced a number of performers who have gone on to much greater success.

★ Ricky Gervais, who went on to make ''The Office''

★ Sacha Baron Cohen, who went on to create ''Da Ali G Show'' (the show was the first place that his Ali G character appeared) and the film ''Borat''.

★ Mackenzie Crook, who also went on to ''The Office'' as well as TV to Go, and had a role in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean films''.

★ Sarah Alexander, who had appeared on TV before, and went on to play 'Susan' in ''Coupling'' and Dr Angela Hunter in ''Green Wing''.

★ Brendan Burns, who went on to co-host ''I'm a Celebrity Get Me out of Here! Live!'' amid other regular television appearances.

★ Marc Wootton who went on to star in ''Shirley Ghostman''.