''Jo Brand's Big Splash'' is a British television series produced by Doghouse Media and What Larks! Productions for

Dave Dave may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Dave'' (film), a 1993 film starring Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver * ''Dave'' (musical), a 2018 stage musical adaptation of the 1993 film * ''Dave'' (TV series), a 2020 American comedy series * ...

. The show was part of Dave's investment into original comedy shows. Presented by comedian

Jo Brand Josephine Grace Brand (born 23 July 1957) is an English actress, comedian, presenter and writer. Starting her entertainment career with a move from psychiatric nursing to the alternative comedy stand-up scene and early performances on '' Satur ...

, it combined her

stand-up comedy Stand-up comedy is a performance directed to a live audience, where the performer stands on a stage (theatre), stage and delivers humour, humorous and satire, satirical monologues sometimes incorporating physical comedy, physical acts. These ...

with various tasks involving water. The first episode originally aired on 22 September 2011, and the last episode aired on 20 October 2011.

Overview

Jo Brand performs a stand-up comedy routine to a live studio audience at the

Hackney Empire Hackney Empire is a theatre on Mare Street, in Hackney in the London Borough of Hackney. Originally designed by Frank Matcham it was built in 1901 as a music hall, and expanded in 2001. Described by ''The Guardian'' as "the most beautiful theat ...

. This is combined with specially shot films of Brand visiting various people in the United Kingdom who passionately love water. In each episode, another comedian joins Brand to take part in a water related task. The final episode was an extended compilation of all the stand-up sections of the series.

Episode list

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