It'll Be Alright on the Night
| It'll Be Alright on the Night | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Denis Norden (1977–2006) Griff Rhys Jones (2008–) |
| Composer(s) |
Rod Argent & Peter Van Hooke (1990–) Music 4 (2008–) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 40 (as of 4 June 2016) |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | The London Studios |
| Running time | 60 minutes (including adverts) |
| Production company(s) | LWT (1977–2004) Granada (2004–2005) ITV Productions (2006–2008) ITV Studios (2011–) |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV, STV, UTV |
| Picture format |
4:3 (1977–2001) 16:9 (2001–) |
| Original release | 18 September 1977 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
Auntie's Bloomers Laughter File Outtake TV TV's Naughtiest Blunders |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
It'll Be Alright on the Night is a British television bloopers show screened on ITV and produced by ITV Studios. It was one of the first shows created with the specific purpose of showing behind the scenes bloopers from film and TV and has been running since 18 September 1977.
The show was presented by Denis Norden from 1977 until 2006. Griff Rhys Jones has been the presenter since 2008.
The show is usually one hour in length and aired in ITV's Saturday evening entertainment slot. However, some of the first few episodes up to and including It'll Be Alright on the Night 6, which aired in 1990, originally went out on a Sunday evening. A new episode aired on Sunday 28 December 2014. Two episodes also debuted on a Friday: It'll Be Alright on the Night 3 and It'll Be Alright on Christmas Night on Christmas Day 1981 and 1987 respectively. The show's success led to the competing BBC One series Auntie's Bloomers presented by Terry Wogan, which focused on bloopers from some of the BBC archives.
The shows followed a simple format. Norden, traditionally holding his trademark clipboard in his hand, appeared on an otherwise empty stage and delivered a humorous piece to camera, followed by a selection of outtakes taken from various sources. Popular sources for clips include numerous British and American sitcoms, news reports and foreign broadcasts which may or may not include explanatory subtitles.
The show returned in September 2008 with new host Griff Rhys Jones who, to date, has presented eleven episodes of It'll Be Alright on the Night. The most recent episode was broadcast on ITV on 4 June 2016.
The audience figures (where given) are those for the initial transmission of an episode. It was not unknown, especially in the early years of the series, for episodes to achieve higher ratings on repeat showings. For instance, It'll Be Alright on the Night 2 first shown on 28 October 1979 was watched by 16,000,000 viewers for a repeat showing in February 1983, while It'll Be Alright on the Night 4, first shown on 11 March 1984, was watched by 18,500,000 viewers on its initial repeat in January 1985.
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