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A Short History of Everything Else

A Short History of Everything Else

Description: Hosted by Griff Rhys Jones, the comedy panel show challenges players to use a mixture of memorable, odd and forgotten TV clips to present a `short history of everything else', throwing new and alternative perspectives on to the past. Each week Jones is joined by two regular team captains, Marcus Brigstocke and Charlie Baker, who, along with one guest per team, try to prove that they remember more about `everything else' than the other team, adding their own irreverent interpretations along the way.
Genre: Comedy, Game-Show
Year Released: 2012
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 6
First episode air date: June 13, 2012
Network: Channel 4
Program Creator: Channel 4
Language: English
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