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Banzai

Overview

Series synopsis

Banzai is a British comedy television series that premiered on E4 on January 18, 2001. It ended on May 15, 2003. It stars Bill Murray, Burt Kwouk and Tadao Tomomatsu.

Banzai was a British comedy gambling gameshow spoofing Japanese gameshows and general television style. It was produced by Radar, part of RDF Media. Each segment of the show was a silly or bizarre contest. Members of the viewing audience were encouraged to bet with each other on the outcome of each segment.

The pseudo-Japanese characters seen on screen during the programme are meaningless.

Premise

Banzai was a British comedy gambling gameshow spoofing Japanese gameshows and general television style. It was produced by Radar, part of RDF Media. Each segment of the show was a silly or bizarre contest. Members of the viewing audience were encouraged to bet with each other on the outcome of each segment.

The pseudo-Japanese characters seen on screen during the programme are meaningless.

Cast and characters

Leading cast

Guest cast

Episodes

This series spans 4 seasons with 28 episodes.

Season Episodes First aired Last aired
Season 0 2 May 15, 2003 May 15, 2003
Season 1 10 January 18, 2001 December 24, 2001
Season 2 8 November 13, 2001 January 2, 2002
Season 3 8 March 27, 2003 May 15, 2003
Season 0 preview 2 episodes total
Season 1 preview 10 episodes total
Season 2 preview 8 episodes total
Season 3 preview 8 episodes total

Production

Genres
Comedy
Country
GB
Original language
en

Release

Original network/platform E4
First aired January 18, 2001
Last aired May 15, 2003
Runtime 30 minutes
Status Ended

References

  1. The Movie Database (TMDB)
  2. IMDb
  3. EpisodeTime Show Page