

Trigger Happy TV
2000-01-14 · 23 min / episode · ★ 7.2
Trigger Happy TV is a hidden camera/practical joke reality television series. The original British edition of the show, produced by Absolutely Productions, starred Dom Joly and ran for two series on the British television channel Channel 4 from 2000 to 2003. Although Channel 4 is owned and operated by the Channel Four Television Corporation, he made a name for himself as the sole star of the show, which he produced and directed with cameraman Sam Cadman.
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- Dom Joly
- Production companies
- Absolutely Productions
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States of America
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- Ended
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