Cannon and Ball's Casino

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Cannon and Ball's Casino
Genrevariety show
Directed byGraham Wetherell
Presented byCannon and Ball
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series1
No. of episodes9 (plus unaired pilot)
Production
Running time45 minutes
Release
Original networkITV
Original release19 May (1990-05-19) –
25 August 1990 (1990-08-25)[1]

Cannon and Ball's Casino (also known as Casino) was a short-lived variety programme hosted by the veteran comedy team of Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball. It was described as part comedy-show, part game-show and aired on Saturday evening at 6.10 pm.[1][2] The guests were entertainers such as Mike Osman, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Roxette and Big Country.

Episodes[]

The series ran for 9 episodes. The show ran weekly for 7 episodes and then skipped 6 weeks before resuming its weekly schedule. In addition, there is an unaired pilot.

No. in
series 		No. in
season 		Title Original air date Viewers
(million)
11TBA19 May 1990 (1990-05-19)N/A
With guests Roxette singing "It Must Have Been Love", Big Country signing "Save Me", and comedian .
22TBA26 May 1990 (1990-05-26)N/A
With guests Halo James singing "Magic Hour", Dusty Springfield singing "Reputation", and magician Paul Zenon.
33TBA2 June 1990 (1990-06-02)N/A
With guests Paul Young singing "Softly Whispering", Fuzzbox singing "Your Loss My Gain", and stand-up comedian Rob Newman.
44TBA9 June 1990 (1990-06-09)N/A
With guests Beloved singing "Time After Time", Indecent Obsession singing "Say Goodbye", and comedian Bradley Walsh.
55TBA16 June 1990 (1990-06-16)N/A
With guests The London Boys singing "Chapel of Love", Kim Wilde singing "Time", and comedian .
66TBA23 June 1990 (1990-06-23)N/A
With guests River City People singing "California Dreaming", Tanita Tikaram singing "Thursday's Child" and comedian Mick Miller.
TBA7TBA30 June 1990 (1990-06-30)N/A
With guests Big Fun, Elkie Brooks and impressionist George Marshall.
TBA8TBA18 August 1990 (1990-08-18)N/A
With guests Gilbert O'Sullivan singing "Very Mention of Your Name", Jesus Jones singing "Info Freako" and magician John Lenahan.[3]
TBA9TBA25 August 1990 (1990-08-25)N/A
With guests Leo Sayer singing "The Cool Touch", Hothouse Flowers singing "I Can See Clearly Now" and comedian Mike Osman.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "BBC - Comedy Guide - Cannon And Ball". Archived from the original on 9 December 2004. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Preview: Cannon and Ball at Princess Royal, Port Talbot". Wales Online. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Casino[18 August 1990]". British Film Institute. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Casino[25 August 1990]". British Film Institute. Retrieved 15 September 2015.

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