I must find a way to watch this. If you don’t remember Trigger Happy TV, Dom Joly had this hilarious prank show that was unique and special. He focuses on doing pranks to people, and immediately cutting away to another without really giving the viewer time to let it soak in.
Sounds bad, but it was great.
Here is a 10 minute highlight reel from Youtube.
This was all back in 2001-2002.
Now, it’s back and I have to find a way to watch it!
Every time I hear the Nokia ringtone out in public, I want to scream HELLO!
Some of the best bits were almost like surrealist performance art staged in public places, like two guys dressed as animals and having a kung-fu fight in the middle of the street. The whole show was delightfully absurdist.
Or the guy dressed in a massive snail costume very, very slowly crossing a busy road.
That’s my personal favourite.
What I really liked about Trigger Happy TV is that, unlike most prank shows, it never set out to embarrass or ridicule the unwitting target. Most of time Dom and his accomplices were the butt of their own jokes, and at other times it was simply nobody.
Just to add… my other favourite is a shot of people waiting for an elevator, and when the doors open there’s Dom eating a meal at a fully laid table, fancy silverware and everything.
(funnier seen than described)
Dead Parrot Youtube channel
Full episodes and clips
Did anyone see the new episode? It is from Dom Joly, so it is a legit new episode.
The people dressed up as dogs engaged in an endless fight was amusing. And also when he played a park warden telling off OAPs for walking on the grass or playing football, etc.
I love THTV! I still bust a gut thinking about the time they called the exterminator to deal with the guy in a giant rat costume lounging on the sofa.
Ha! Found it.
Anyone find a way to see the new episode?