With some rarely seen clips and a no-holds-barred Q&A, Terry comes to Waterside, in Sale, Trafford, for one night only. His stand-up performance will delve into the iconic and quintessentially ‘90s ground-breaking and hugely influential TV show The Word.
Launched in August 1990 on Channel 4, The Word both revolutionised ‘youth TV’ and predated ‘reality TV’ by a decade. With its goal being to create something new and exciting, The Word pushed the conventional boundaries of broadcasting to court controversy and outrage the establishment.
Combining a diverse mix of cutting-edge bands like Nirvana, Oasis and Snoop Dogg, irreverent and anarchic interviews of A-lister guests including Whitney Houston, Dave Chappelle, Bill Hicks, Rikki Lake and Oliver Reed, plus stories from the margins of society, and downright bizarre and outrageous studio stunts, The Word soon became loved by its target audience and loathed by the press in equal measure.
Always championed by UK audiences, Terry Christian was voted second in Celebrity Big Brother in 2009, sharing household duties with the likes of Coolio, LaToya Jackson and Ulrika Johnson. He has appeared on many other TV comedy shows including 8 out of 10 Cats, Would I Lie to You, The Stayin in Show, You’ve Been Watching, Have I Got News For You, Room 101, Fantasy Football, The 11 O’Clock Show, The Late Late Show (RTE), The Panel Show (RTE) Zig and Zag (RTE) as well as being a regular panellist on the topical Channel 5 series The Wright Stuff and Jeremy Vine.
In fact, Terry has never really been off the TV since the crazy days of The Word. More recently Terry appeared in The Great Christmas Bake Off, which was a Channel 4 40thanniversary special, broadcast on Christmas Eve 2022, Celebrity Master Chef on BBC1 in August 2023 where he reached the quarter finals and has just recorded Celebrity Mastermind for BBC1 for broadcast around Christmas time.
Saturday 28 October 19:30 | £20
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