Dom Joly’s Trigger Happy TV: the 25th Anniversary Tour comes to Scarborough Spa
It’s been 25 years since Trigger Happy TV burst on to screens, transforming the hidden camera format with its surreal universe of characters and unforgettable pranks.
Now, to celebrate a quarter-century of chaos, Dom Joly is bringing his most iconic characters and sketches to the stage in the Trigger Happy TV – Live! 25th-anniversary tour.
Fans will experience beloved moments from the show, including The Giant Snail, The Traffic Warden, The Morris Dancer, The Scout, A Gang of Squirrels, and THAT Big Mobile Phone.
Dom will share behind-the-scenes stories and insights on how these unforgettable moments came to life. But the surprises don’t stop there – this is live theatre, and fans can expect the unexpected.
“The idea of Trigger Happy TV was to spread a little surrealism into people’s lives,” said Dom.
“We always saw ourselves as this weird thing existing just below the surface of reality and occasionally bursting through to put a bit of oddness and wonder into somebody’s normal day.
"We never wanted to anger anybody. We never wanted to make anybody unhappy. We were absurdists doing absurd things in an absurd time… with a cracking soundtrack,” he said.
“We laughed and laughed so hard making this show. Some of the best laughs were had privately, in the van, while filming. But something of the joy we had making it clearly showed up on the screen and I think that’s why it became such a massive hit.”
"It really was massive. Trigger Happy TV was sold to 80 countries, sold a million DVDs, garnered multiple hit soundtrack CDS, won lots of awards.
“It was a crazy showbiz fairy tale that, like everything in life. probably didn’t end as perfectly as I’d have liked … but might just have a happy ending coming up 25 years on.”
Dom Joly – Trigger Happy TV comes to Scarborough Spa on Sunday October 4 at 7.30pm.
Tickets on: 01723 376774 and https://www.scarboroughspa.co.uk/