Format
The show is usually one hour in length and aired in ITV's Saturday evening entertainment slot. However, some of the first few episodes up to and including It'll be Alright on the Night 6, which aired in 1990, originally went out on a Sunday evening. Two episodes also debuted on a Friday: It'll be Alright on the Night 3 on Christmas Day 1981 and It'll be Alright on the Night 5 on Christmas Day 1987. The show's success led to the competing BBC1 series Auntie's Bloomers, which focussed on bloopers from the BBC archives.
The shows followed a simple format. Norden, traditionally holding his trademark clipboard in his hand, appears on an otherwise empty stage and delivers a humorous piece to camera, followed by a selection of outtakes taken from various sources. Popular sources for clips include numerous British and American sitcoms, news reports and foreign broadcasts may or may not include explanatory subtitles.
The show returned in September 2008 with new host Griff Rhys Jones, who, to date, has presented five editions. The most recent was broadcast on ITV1 on 28 December 2012.
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