Harry Hill’S Staying Tight-Lipped but the New Series of TV Burp Could Rap, Mixed with a Real Scene from the Show and Featuring Be His Last

COMEDY WHAT’S HARRY’S GAME?included Harry’s Downton Abbey Harry Hill’s staying tight-lipped but the new series of TV Burp could rap, mixed with a real scene from the show and featuring be his last. Mike Ward analyses the ten things that make it great recurring guest and ex-Big Brother winner Brian Belo. f you’re a fan of Harry Hill’s TV Burp, the hilarious ITV1 show that’s been HARRY HILL’S Trott. THE K FACTOR mercilessly (but affectionately) ridiculing Often A TV Burp classic, this Britain’s small-screen output for more TV BURP, I SATURDAY, seen knitting-based reality show than a decade, then you’d better make the trying to featured thousands of items most of the new series, starting tonight. 7.15PM, rescue a submitted by viewers – the That’s the advice of Harry himself, who’s ITV1 sausage judging panel consisting of promised that this eight-week run will from knitted versions of Simon conclude with “a huge finale”. distressing Cowell, Cheryl Cole, Popstar He still hasn’t confirmed that he’s quitting situations, To Operastar’s Rolando for good once Heather is also Villazon, and the original Knitted Character himself. It this series fond of biscuits. With her Walford was won by Peter The Duck. ends. But it’s counterpart soon to fair to assume that, leave Albert Square, one FREAKY EATERS at best, he’ll be resting the fears for her future. This BBC3 documentary series, multi-award-winning show for some on bizarre food fads, was considerable time. WAGBO another perfect target, a And who Wagbo was dreamed up as the gurning Harry mocking the can wild and crazy love child of participants’ dubious diets really X Factor contestant Wagner and (“Chippy chips!” and “Hoopy blame him, given the extraordinary Britain’s Got Talent runner-up Hoops!” being prime amount of work which, since 2001, Susan Boyle. Known for causing examples). So regularly did he poke fun that he even teasingly he’s put into every episode, wading terror and panic after being unleashed on the public in 2010, dedicated his 2008 Bafta to through stacks of mockable TV he’s sprung up everywhere Freaky Eaters’ producer. programmes with his writing team and from Bluewater shopping recording sketches at short notice. centre to the set of Emmerdale. TV HIGHLIGHT What we can fairly safely dismiss, OF THE WEEK however, are claims that a new presenter LOUIE SPENCE Accompanied by its own may step into Harry’s shoes (baffling Not a spoof, but the real deal. hummable jingle, just about suggestions, dreamed up by people who’ve Louie’s appearances on Sky1’s any clip could qualify for this missed the point of the show, have included Pineapple Dance Studios brought regular award – provided it Vernon Kay and Jonathan Ross). Harry Hill BAFFLING him to Harry’s attention and he was laughably inconsequential. is the show. SUGGESTIONS became a TV Burp favourite, A prime candidate, for “He combines sharp wit with dancing with the Queen Vic bust example, would be a kettle FOR A NEW and coughing up furballs while boiling or a Holby City physicality and silliness,” says ITHE KNITTED CHARACTER PRESENTER dressed as a cat. character walking into a room Lisa Campbell, editor of The little Knitted Character has HAVE INCLUDED become something of a cult and just sighing. Also inspired Broadcast magazine. “It’s that THE APPRENTICE the equally pointless TV High which entertains audiences VERNON KAY figure for TV Burp. His escapades have included being Candidates on Lord Sugar’s Voice Of The Week. across age and class. AND JONATHAN set on fire, getting lost across series are usually funny enough FIGHT! “It’s unusual to find a ROSS the week’s TV shows, in their own right, albeit comedian who can operate becoming a reality TV unintentionally so. But Harry Possibly the feature that will pre-watershed, and this has judge – and saving Harry from has been unable to resist linger in the mind longest once played a major part in elevating assassination. But perhaps his highlighting their delusional TV Burp finishes, the surreal him to one of ITV’s most best moment was his revelation self-importance. We’ve also weekly fight, just before the ad break, would feature a physical important stars.” that he is, in fact, crocheted… been treated to a truly inspired Lord Sugar/Nick Hewer rap. scrap between… well, just Here, with the help of experts about anything, from spoof from the unofficial Harry Hill Xyxyxy HEATHER DOWNTON ABBEY soap characters to inanimate Fansite (www.harryhill.wordpress.com), XyxyxyLeft: the Knitted Character – could Played by ex-mechanic Steve ITV1’s hit costume drama has objects: a shark versus a who’ve been following Harry for the last five his career unravel? Benham, this burly character is a been a prime target for a ribbing. toaster, Phil Mitchell versus years, we recall some of TV Burp’s highlights. spoof on EastEnders’ Heather The best moments have Mr Blobby, and so on… PHOTOGRAPHS: ITV 14 SATURDAY MAGAZINE.

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