Blankety Blank

Blankety Blank is one of those pointless game shows where a couple of contestants try to win pretty average prizes, mainly because it is on the BBC. Over the years the show has had three hots, originally it was Terry Wogan who was alright, then Les Dawson took over and he was quite funny as being a comic he had a sharp tongue and a fast wit. Lately Lilly Savage has been the host and I just find that act quite tiring although the heavy sarcasm can be good. For each show there is a panel of six so called celebrities and two contestants, the host reads out a phrase which has a blank in it and the celebrities have to write down what they think the word ...

Please lets never show the show on tv ever again.From when i was a kid i really hated this show and it hasnt improved with age, the hosts were never funny, the celebrity panel were scrapping the Z list, the contestants were probably feeling sorry for themselves for applying to be on the show. Even the questions, that tried to be funny, were never, the answers could never be funny, the prizes were so poor it wasnt funny. How did this show survive all these years, its not prime time tv, its not even daytime tv, please lets never ever air any of these shows again. I just cant understand how it got made in the first place and then reinvented each time but its the ...

from the four slice toaster to the matching luggage, blankety blank was a true peice of british genius! from its first outing hosted by terry wogan this comedy classic proved to be a popular hit with audiences across the country. despite this the lure of Eurovision was all to much for terry and he decided to swap his role of hosting for commentating, this was a (BLANK) choice for mr wogan. the shows popularity soared when les dawson took over the show a few years later adding his own comedy aspect to the show. sadly mr dawson died in 1992 and the show was laid to rest also. with her popularity increasing after appearances on ...