Michael McIntyre's Big Show

Saturday night TV on British television has been in the doldrums in the past few years (Strictly C/D excepted) with the two largest broadcasters rolling out some real stinkers posing as quality entertainment (Ninja Warriors, Splash anything with Keith Lemon and Stephen Mulhern in it) and the usual sing-a-thon's which have passed their sell by date. This is a genuine breath of fresh air, with the host enthusiastically speeding though the show which is cleverly constructed with a good variety of guests, well thought out banter and some excellent regular set pieces (Midnight game show, Unexpected star) Michael comes across very well as though he is thoroughly enjoying himself and there are many laugh out loud moments without the usual "message" laden anti-comedy that infects much of the BBC's recent output.