Under the Moon was an offbeat, late-night 1990s sports show on the United Kingdom's Channel 4.[1] The show was originally hosted by Danny Kelly and comedian Tim Clark. The pair lasted for 10 episodes before Clark left to be replaced by another comedian, Tom Binns.
| Under the Moon | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Danny Kelly (1997–98) Tim Clark (1997) Tom Binns (1997–98) Lisa Rogers (1998) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 180 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 1997 |
Binns was axed from the show after he offered to "give Michael Owen one up the arse" after he scored an impressive goal in the 1998 World Cup.[2] He was replaced by Lisa Rogers but the show was cancelled later that year.
The show consisted of sports guests, live phone calls from viewers, comedy from Binns, music, and reports — all connected to sport.[3] Although a sports show, after the main show had ended, Kelly would later act as an in-vision host providing links to the next programme and were thus listed as part of the show. Examples of these were repeats of the now defunct Channel 4 GamesMaster which ran between 1992–1998.
Regular guests included Martin Johnson and Roger Black.
References
edit- ^ "Sport on TV : Under the Moon, over the tolerance threshold". The Independent. 23 October 2011.
- ^ "The best worst sports TV show: Under The Moon". the Guardian. 6 April 2008.
- ^ Stead, Matthew (25 August 2017). "A Football365 love letter to... 'Under The Moon'".
External links
edit- Channel 4 - "Interview with Danny Kelly"
- The Guardian - "The best worst sports TV show : Under the Moon"
- Tom Binns Topical Jokes website
- The Independent - "Sport on TV : Under the Moon, over the tolerance threshold"
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