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Revision as of 17:42, 28 February 2010
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| Voices of | Peter Dickinson |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
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| Running time | 22 min. (per episode) |
| Production companies | You, Me 'n' Him Productions |
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| Network | FX |
| Release | February 5 2009 – present |
No Signal! is a British comedy sketch-show that started airing on a weekly basis from 5 February 2009 on FX. The show's humor is based almost entirely on satire of televsion, including channels, adverts and programming. Though general reaction was mixed, the show was considered successful.
Overview
No Signal! is set up like a regular Sky system with similar graphics and numerous channels, which are flicked through until the show ends, meanwhile showing the various different spoofs of commercials, documentaries, etc. An odd take on pre-show disclaimers air before each episode, which suggests that at least another series of No Signal! will be produced.
Channels
101 The Main Channel
Parody of: BBC One
Channel 101 (the position of BBC One in reality), generally runs parodies of the the said channel's shows, eg. Antiques Roadshow.
167 Bloke TV
Parody of: Unknown
Channel 167 regularly shows Cop Swap, featuring a pair of paranoid American police officers, one of whom has a very course mouth. In the last sketch they kill the show's cameraman, accusing him of being a sick Pervert due to the constant filming of their daily patrols.
191 American Nonsense
Parody of: Unknown
Usually running America's Next Serial Killer (a parody of America's Next Top Model).
220 The Documentary Channel
Parody of: Sky Real Lives
Shows on this channel have bizarre and often unsettling plots, such as a man trying to live an active lifestyle, despite only being reduced to little more than his head.
333 The Deaf Channel
Parody of: The Deaf Channel
333 runs various different formats of TV for people with Hearing Impairment, eg. Deaf Rap or Porn.
372 Lard Arse
Parody of: Unknown
Easy Chef is the only show on 372 shown to the audience. It features a traditional TV chef (possibly a parody of Jamie Oliver), who cooks mostly kiddy favorites like Baked Beans on Toast or TV Dinners, though he present's it in a way that would try to suggest otherwise. He claims to be friends with Gary Rhodes and Gordon Ramsay.
650 Child-Minder TV
Parody of: CBeebies
Channel 650 is seen running a spoof of the Hit young children's show The Tweenies called The Chavvy Wavvys, about a family comprising Chavvy Daddy (Milo), Chavvy Mummy (Bella), Chavvy Son (Jake) and Chavvy Daughter (Fizz). Most of the episodes revolve around Chavvy Daddie's antics which include robbing himself to claim Insurance money and getting his son to sell him Illegal Drugs. The next timeslot is usually held by Asbotubbies.
Adverts
In addition to the TV Programmes, some of the flicks through the channel network show parodies of TV Commercials such as dfs, Bird's Eye and JML Direct TV.