| Cannon and Ball's Casino | |
|---|---|
| Genre | variety show |
| Directed by | Graham Wetherell |
| Presented by | Cannon and Ball |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 (plus unaired pilot) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company | Yorkshire Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 19 May (1990-05-19) – 25 August 1990 (1990-08-25)[1] |
Cannon and Ball's Casino (also known asCasino) was a short-lived variety programme hosted by the veteran comedy team ofTommy Cannon andBobby Ball. It was described as part comedy-show, part game-show and aired on Saturday evening at 6:10 pm.[1][2] The guests were entertainers such asMike Osman,Gilbert O'Sullivan,Roxette andBig Country.
The series ran for 9 episodes. The show ran weekly for 7 episodes and then skipped 6 weeks before resuming its weekly schedule. In addition, there is an unaired pilot.
| Number | Guests | First broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roxette singing "It Must Have Been Love", Big Country signing "Save Me", and comedianPaul Squire. | 19 May 1990 (1990-05-19) |
| 2 | Halo James singing "Magic Hour",Dusty Springfield singing "Reputation", and magicianPaul Zenon. | 26 May 1990 (1990-05-26) |
| 3 | Paul Young singing "Softly Whispering",Fuzzbox singing "Your Loss My Gain", and stand-up comedianRob Newman. | 2 June 1990 (1990-06-02) |
| 4 | Beloved singing "Time After Time",Indecent Obsession singing "Say Goodbye", and comedianBradley Walsh. | 9 June 1990 (1990-06-09) |
| 5 | The London Boys singing "Chapel of Love",Kim Wilde singing "Time", and comedianChris Luby. | 16 June 1990 (1990-06-16) |
| 6 | River City People singing "California Dreaming",Tanita Tikaram singing "Thursday's Child" and comedianMick Miller. | 23 June 1990 (1990-06-23) |
| 7 | Big Fun,Elkie Brooks and impressionist George Marshall. | 30 June 1990 (1990-06-30) |
| 8 | Gilbert O'Sullivan singing "Very Mention of Your Name",Jesus Jones singing "Info Freako" and magicianJohn Lenahan.[3] | 18 August 1990 (1990-08-18) |
| 9 | Leo Sayer singing "The Cool Touch",Hothouse Flowers singing "I Can See Clearly Now" and comedianMike Osman.[4] | 25 August 1990 (1990-08-25) |