Keith Lemon's Very Brilliant World Tour
Created byLeigh Francis
Developed byLeigh Francis
Ben Palmer
StarringLeigh Francis
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersLeigh Francis
John Noel
Production locationVarious
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkITV2
Release11 March (2008-03-11) 
15 April 2008 (2008-04-15)

Keith Lemon's Very Brilliant World Tour is a travel-style comedy series hosted by Keith Lemon, a character portrayed by comedian Leigh Francis. The series was first announced during an appearance by Lemon on the Big Brother companion show Big Brother's Big Mouth in 2007. The show premiered on 11 March 2008, attracting 565,000 viewers (a 2.2% multi-channel share), and concluded on 15 April 2008.

Format

The series features Lemon travelling around the world on a shark-shaped flight plan, visiting six countries (Australia, Japan, the United States, Egypt, Mexico and Iceland), and meeting various celebrity guests, including: former Spice Girls Mel B and Melanie C, along the way. During the series, Paddy McGuinness played the role of Lemon's cousin Gary.

Production

In May 2008, Francis announced that he would not be filming a second series in the near future, as he would be busy filming his panel show Celebrity Juice commencing in August 2008. The show was released on DVD on 3 November 2008.[1] Francis announced in May 2011 that he would like to write and record a second series, but said he would struggle to find the time to do so.

Episodes

No.LocationGuest(s)Original air date
1United StatesMel B and Mel C11 March 2008 (2008-03-11)
2AustraliaStefan Dennis and Holly Valance18 March 2008 (2008-03-18)
3MexicoHolly Willoughby25 March 2008 (2008-03-25)
4EgyptSharon Osbourne and Samia Smith1 April 2008 (2008-04-01)
5JapanTamzin Outhwaite8 April 2008 (2008-04-08)
6IcelandDermot O'Leary15 April 2008 (2008-04-15)

References

  1. "Keith Lemon's Very Brilliant World Tour". 3 November 2008 via Amazon.
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