TFI Friday

TFI Friday

TFI Friday was an entertainment show broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2000. The show was produced by Ginger Productions, written by Danny Baker and hosted by Chris Evans, for the first 5 series. The final series was hosted by a number of guest presenters. It was broadcast on Fridays at 6pm from 9 February 1996 to 22 December 2000, with a repeat later that night. The title officially stood for "Thank Four It's Friday", but was widely understood to mean "Thank Fuck It's Friday" and was a reference to the popular phrase "Thank God it's Friday". The show's theme tune was Ron Grainer's theme from Man in a Suitcase, in keeping with Evans's frequent use of 1960s television themes in his work.

Comedy

Seasons

1. Dawn French, Ocean Colour Scene, Kula Shaker, Kathy Lloyd

Air Date: 1996-02-09

2. Damon Albarn, Mick Hucknall, Kylie Mingogue, Blur, Happy Mondays, Simply Red

Air Date: 1996-02-16

3. Patsy Kensit, Ewan McGregor, Jarvis Cocker, Lenny Kravitz

Air Date: 1996-02-23

4. Sean Bean, Hughie Green, Dean Sullivan, Jon Bon Jovi, James Brown

Air Date: 1996-03-01

This episode features guests including Jon Bon Jovi, Sean Bean, Dean Sullivan, Hughie Green and Cher. Plus music from Bon Jovi, Supergrass, and The Lightning Seeds

5. Catherine Zeta Jones, Eva Herzigova, Pete Townsend

Air Date: 1996-03-08

This episode features guests including Hughie Green, Betty Boo, Pete Townshend, Cher, Andy Gray & Martin Tyler and Eva Herzigova. Plus music from Edwyn Collins, Menswear, Gabrielle and Honeycrack

6. Jo Brand, Cher, Martin Brundle, Amanda Donohoe, Ian McKellen

Air Date: 1996-03-15

7. Amanda Donohoe, Anna Friel, Shaun Ryder, Richard Wilson

Air Date: 1996-03-22

8. Richard Whiteley, Jarvis Cocker, Julia Carling, Pulp, Garbage

Air Date: 1996-03-29

9. Noel Gallagher, Bob Mortimer, Gaby Roslin

Air Date: 1996-04-05

10. Yasmin LeBon, Nigel Havers, Sarah White, Robbie Williams

Air Date: 1996-04-12

11. Des Lynam, Andy Cole, Cranberries, Blur, Björk, Elvis Costello

Air Date: 1996-04-19

12. Jools Holland, Cher, The Cure, Richard E. Grant

Air Date: 1996-04-26

13. Season 1, Episode 13

Air Date: 1996-05-24

14. Hugh Laurie, Jack Dee

Air Date: 1996-05-31

15. Jack Charlton, George Best, Space, Sting

Air Date: 1996-06-07

16. George Best, Louise Wener, Tim Booth, Bad Angel

Air Date: 1996-06-14

17. Divine Brown, Keith Floyd, Bob Hoskins

Air Date: 1996-06-21

18. Michael Caine, David Seaman, Supergrass

Air Date: 1996-06-28

19. Don Henderson, Cleo Rocos, Greta Scacchi

Air Date: 1996-09-13

20. Ben Elton, Terry Venables, The Cardigans

Air Date: 1996-09-20

22. Dani Behr, Ruud Gullit, Terry Wogan

Air Date: 1996-10-04

23. Jools Holland, Peter O'Toole, Mark Morrison

Air Date: 1996-10-11

24. Keith Allen, Jason Donovan, East 17, Gabrielle

Air Date: 1996-10-18

25. Vic Reeves, Tom Jones, Lightning Seeds

Air Date: 1996-10-25

26. Björk, Helen Mirren, Shawn Ryder

Air Date: 1996-11-01

27. Harry Enfield, Barry Norman, Zoë Ball, Fine Young Cannibals

Air Date: 1996-11-08

28. Bryan Adams, Melvyn Bragg, Chris Rea

Air Date: 1996-11-15

29. Stephen Fry, Sting, Barry Manilow, Sheryl Crow, Suede

Air Date: 1996-11-22

30. Richard Branson, Manic Street Preachers, Alan Hansen

Air Date: 1996-11-29

31. Samuel L. Jackson, Supergrass, Gena Lee Nolin, Texas

Air Date: 1996-12-06

32. Angus Deayton, Rachel Hunter, Kula Shaker

Air Date: 1996-12-13

33. Neil Morrissey, James Dean Bradford

Air Date: 1996-12-20

34. Jimmy Nail, Beverley Callard, Reef, Texas

Air Date: 1997-01-10

35. Jools Holland, Blur, Babybird, Secret Life, Stuart Pearce

Air Date: 1997-01-17

36. John Cleese, Gabrielle, Candyskins, Audioweb

Air Date: 1997-01-24

37. Tara Palmer-Tompkinson, Esther Rantzen, Eels

Air Date: 1997-01-31

38. Frankie Detorri, Melinda Messenger, Keef Warwick

Air Date: 1997-02-07

39. Naseem Hamed, INXS, Republica, No Doubt

Air Date: 1997-02-14

40. Michael Palin, John Lenahan, Bush, Mansun, Monaco

Air Date: 1997-02-21

41. Ben Elton, Delia Smith, Beck, Kula Shaker, Sneaker Pimps

Air Date: 1997-02-28

42. Paul Merson, Aerosmith, INXS, Fun Lovin' Criminals

Air Date: 1997-03-07

43. David Baddiel, Divine Comedy, Michael Winner, Reef, Symposium

Air Date: 1997-03-14

44. David Bailey, Charlatans, Helen Grace, Cast, The Brand New Heavies

Air Date: 1997-03-21

45. Mariella Frostrup, Supergrass, Pete Postlethwaite

Air Date: 1997-04-04

46. Chris Waddle, Shane Richie, Suede, Gun, Robbie Williams

Air Date: 1997-04-11

47. Jon Bon Jovi, James, Lighting Seed

Air Date: 1997-04-18

48. Courteney Cox, Jimmy Tarbuck, Sinead O'Connor

Air Date: 1997-04-25

49. Sean Bean, Tracy Shaw, Foo Fighters

Air Date: 1997-05-02

50. Caroline Aherne, Jack Dee, Billy Bragg

Air Date: 1997-05-09

51. John Barnes, Sinead O'Connor, Faith No More

Air Date: 1997-05-16

52. Des Lynam, INXS, Ben Folds Five, Terry Hall

Air Date: 1997-05-23

53. Harry Hill, Jackie Collins, Echobelly

Air Date: 1997-05-30

54. Bee Gees, Jon Bon Jovi, Charltans, U2

Air Date: 1997-06-06

55. Sophie Anderton, Howard Stern, Primal Scream

Air Date: 1997-06-13

56. Kylie Minogue, Griff Rhys Jones

Air Date: 1997-06-20

57. Paul McCartney, Michelle Gayle, Sharleen Spiteri

Air Date: 1997-06-27

58. Kylie Minogue, Elton John

Air Date: 1997-09-12

59. Robbie Coltrane, Björk, M People, Third Eye Blind

Air Date: 1997-09-19

60. Michael Aspel, Louise, Terry Hall

Air Date: 1997-09-26

61. Ben Kingsley, Uri Geller, Mehgan Heaney-Grier

Air Date: 1997-10-03

62. Jimmy Nail, Peter Beardsley, Supergrass

Air Date: 1997-10-10

63. Elle Macpherson, Mark Owen, Supernaturals

Air Date: 1997-10-17

64. Lennox Lewis, Bee Gees, Black Grape, Charlatans

Air Date: 1997-10-24

65. Stephen Fry, Samantha Janus, Texas, Radish, Rialto

Air Date: 1997-10-31

66. Dermot Morgan, Gena Lee Nolin, David McAlmont & David Arnold

Air Date: 1997-11-07

68. Ben Elton, Natalie Imbruglia, Finley Quaye, Paul Weller

Air Date: 1997-11-21

69. Ricki Lake, Robbie Williams, Lightning Seeds, Catherine Wheel

Air Date: 1997-11-28

70. Chris Eubank, Jack Dee, All Saints, Faith No More, The Seahorses

Air Date: 1997-12-05

71. Alan Hansen, Martine McCutcheon, Fun Lovin' Criminals

Air Date: 1997-12-12

72. Dale Winton, Denise Van Outen, Space, Sting, Morrissey

Air Date: 1997-12-19

73. Richard E. Grant, Eamonn Holmes, Catalonia

Air Date: 1998-01-09

74. Barbara Windsor, Neil Tennant, Paul Gascoigne

Air Date: 1998-01-16

75. Kate Winslet, Prince Naseem Hamed, Carleen Anderson

Air Date: 1998-01-23

76. Dawn French, All Saints, Chumbawamba, Headswim, Spacehog

Air Date: 1998-01-30

77. Frankie Dettori, Ainsley Harriott, Bluetones

Air Date: 1998-02-06

78. David Seaman, Finlay Quaye, Cornershop

Air Date: 1998-02-13

79. David Frost, Kathy Burke, Imani Coppola, Dust Junkys, Space

Air Date: 1998-02-20

80. Bruce Forsyth, Michelle Collins, James, Therapy

Air Date: 1998-02-27

81. Jerry Springer, Denise Van Outen, Shed Seven, Texas

Air Date: 1998-03-06

82. Jonathan Ross, Emma Noble, Montrose Avenue, Rialto

Air Date: 1998-03-13

83. Jerry Sadowitz, Kylie Minogue, Ian Brown, Morcheeba

Air Date: 1998-03-20

84. Gary Lineker, Paul Barber, Page & Plant, The Divine Comedy

Air Date: 1998-03-27

85. Ronan Keating, Dennis Wise, Audioweb, Busta Rhymes

Air Date: 1998-04-03

87. Whoopi Goldberg, Ruud Gullit, Julian Lennon

Air Date: 1998-04-24

88. Spice Girls

Air Date: 1998-05-01

89. Ray Winstone, Bananarama, All Saints

Air Date: 1998-05-08

90. Teddy Sheringham, Rod Stewart, The Audience

Air Date: 1998-05-15

91. Drew Barrymore, Ivana Trump, Silver Sun

Air Date: 1998-05-22

92. Patsy Palmer, Ally McCoist, Del Amitri

Air Date: 1998-05-29

93. Baddiel/Skinner/Lightning Seeds, Anthea Turner, Janet Jackson

Air Date: 1998-06-05

94. George Best, Zoë Ball, Ian Brown, Bernard Butler, Hanson

Air Date: 1998-06-12

95. Damon Hill, Melanie Sykes, P.P. Arnold

Air Date: 1998-06-19

96. Ringo Starr, Mick Hucknall, Olivia Newton-John

Air Date: 1998-06-26

97. Vinnie Jones, Robbie Williams, Manic Street Preachers

Air Date: 1998-09-04

98. Ben Elton, Dannii Minogue, Roddy Frame, P.J. Harvey, Pulp

Air Date: 1998-09-11

99. Dolly Parton, David Bailey, Chris Isaak, Culture Club

Air Date: 1998-09-18

100. Steve Coogan, Bryan Adams, Angela Griffin, Fastball

Air Date: 1998-09-25

101. Cliff Richard, Richard and Judy, Jenny McCarthy

Air Date: 1998-10-02

102. Samantha Janus, Roger Taylor, The Supernaturals

Air Date: 1998-10-09

103. Jimmy Nail, Tracy Shaw, B.B. King, East 17

Air Date: 1998-10-16

104. Nicole and Natalie Appleton, Bryan Robson, Lennox Lewis

Air Date: 1998-10-23

105. Larry Hagman, Melinda Messenger, Meatloaf

Air Date: 1998-10-30

106. Simon LeBon, The Corrs

Air Date: 1998-11-06

107. Frankie Dettori, Jean Reno

Air Date: 1998-11-13

108. Keith Floyd, Jackie Chan, Sheryl Crow, Space

Air Date: 1998-11-20

109. Eddie Izzard, Des Lynam, Robbie Williams

Air Date: 1998-11-27

110. Jack Dee, Burt Reynolds, Adriana Sklevarikova

Air Date: 1998-12-04

111. Will Smith, Melanie Brown, Victoria Adams, Lily Savage

Air Date: 1998-12-11

112. Nick Hancock, Andrew Lloyd-Webber, Robbie Williams

Air Date: 1998-12-18

113. Reeves & Mortimer, Kathy Burke, Audioweb, Straw, Gay Dad

Air Date: 1999-01-08

114. Bryan Adams, Mel C, Damon Hill, Jane Horrocks, M People

Air Date: 1999-01-15

115. Season 1, Episode 115

Air Date: 1999-01-22

116. Season 1, Episode 116

Air Date: 1999-01-29

117. Anthony Edwards, Henry Winkler

Air Date: 1999-02-05

118. Season 1, Episode 118

Air Date: 1999-02-12

119. Kula Shaker

Air Date: 1999-02-19

120. Nick Moran

Air Date: 1999-02-26

121. Jerry Springer, Eagle Eye Cherry, Alisha's Attic

Air Date: 1999-03-05

122. James Nesbitt, Gena Lee Nolin, Andy Williams

Air Date: 1999-03-12

123. Ben Elton, Kathy Burke, Ray Winstone, Paul Gascoigne

Air Date: 1999-03-12

124. Mel Gibson, Martine McCutcheon, Darren Gough

Air Date: 1999-03-19

125. Barbara Windsor, James Van Der Beek, Starsky and Hutch

Air Date: 1999-03-26

126. Gail Porter, Alicia Silverstone

Air Date: 1999-04-09

127. Season 1, Episode 127

Air Date: 1999-04-16

128. Season 1, Episode 128

Air Date: 1999-04-23

129. Geri Halliwell, Joan Collins, Kula Shaker, Cast, Terrorvision

Air Date: 1999-04-30

130. Season 1, Episode 130

Air Date: 1999-05-07

131. Terry Wogan

Air Date: 1999-05-14

132. Nancy Cartwright, Vinnie Jones, Jennifer Lopez, Robert Palmer

Air Date: 1999-05-14

133. Kelsey Grammer, George Best, Hugh Grant, Shawn Mullins

Air Date: 1999-05-21

134. Jack Dee, Victoria Adams, Terry Venables, Supergrass

Air Date: 1999-05-28

135. Stephen Fry, Richard Dreyfuss, Richard Driscoll, Macy Gray

Air Date: 1999-06-04

136. Aerosmith, Garbage

Air Date: 1999-06-11

137. Aerosmith (song cut from 11 Jun 99), Mel G, Beverly Knight

Air Date: 1999-06-18

138. Season 1, Episode 138

Air Date: 1999-06-25

139. George Wendt, Emma Bunton, Pet Shop Boys, Elvis Costello

Air Date: 1999-07-02

140. Jamiroquai, Tom Jones, Sting, Space

Air Date: 1999-09-10

141. Jason Biggs, Tara Reid, Stephen Gately, Longpigs

Air Date: 1999-09-17

142. Eddie Izzard, Macy Gray, James, Mel C

Air Date: 1999-09-24

143. Gianluca Vialli, Pet Shop Boys, Iggy Pop

Air Date: 1999-10-01

144. Ben Elton, David Bowie, Joe Longthorne, Eurythmics, The Charlatans

Air Date: 1999-10-08

145. Emma Bunton, Diana Ross, Simply Red, Bernard Butler, Tin Tin Out

Air Date: 1999-10-15

146. Kylie Minogue, Geri Halliwell, Tina Turner, Ian Brown, Dixie Chicks

Air Date: 1999-10-22

147. Dennis Wise, Ant & Dec, Martine McCutcheon, Lighting Seeds

Air Date: 1999-10-29

148. Zoë Ball, Jamie Theakston, Lawrence Dallaglio, Stereophonics

Air Date: 1999-11-05

149. Jools Holland

Air Date: 1999-11-12

150. Season 1, Episode 150Frankie Dettori, Pierce Brosnan, Mel C, Ocean Colour Scene

Air Date: 1999-11-19

151. Season 1, Episode 151

Air Date: 1999-11-26

152. Season 1, Episode 152

Air Date: 1999-12-03

153. Season 1, Episode 153

Air Date: 1999-12-10

154. Season 1, Episode 154

Air Date: 1999-12-17

155. Season 1, Episode 155

Air Date: 1999-12-24

156. Mariah Carey

Air Date: 2000-01-28

157. Season 1, Episode 157

Air Date: 2000-02-04

158. Richard E. Grant

Air Date: 2000-02-11

159. Kenneth Branagh, Alicia Silverstone, Madness

Air Date: 2000-02-18

160. Richard E. Grant, Macy Gray, Muse

Air Date: 2000-02-25

161. Slipknot

Air Date: 2000-03-03

162. James Belushi, Ricky Tomlinson, Natalie Imbruglia, Tom Jones

Air Date: 2000-03-10

163. Season 1, Episode 163

Air Date: 2000-03-17

164. Season 1, Episode 164

Air Date: 2000-03-24

165. Season 1, Episode 165

Air Date: 2000-03-31

166. Season 1, Episode 166

Air Date: 2000-04-07

167. Kathy Burke, Rhys Ifans, Cat Deeley, Cypress Hill

Air Date: 2000-04-14

168. Season 1, Episode 168

Air Date: 2000-04-21

169. Season 1, Episode 169

Air Date: 2000-04-28

170. Season 1, Episode 170

Air Date: 2000-05-05

171. Ben Elton, Donna Air, Verne Troyer, Sia, Charlatans, Embrace

Air Date: 2000-05-12

172. Bon Jovi, Caprice, Michael Greco, Ian Brown, Emiliana Terrini

Air Date: 2000-05-19

173. David Duchovny, Minnie Driver

Air Date: 2000-05-26

174. Ben Elton, Joely Richardson, Rachel Hunter, Travis, Jamelia, Gabrielle

Air Date: 2000-06-02

175. Peter MacNicol, John Cusack, Alice Cooper

Air Date: 2000-06-09

176. Alyson Hannigan, Kelly Brook, Andy Gray, David Gray

Air Date: 2000-06-16

178. French & Saunders, Michael Parkinson, Jerry Hall, Ted Rogers, Moby

Air Date: 2000-11-10

179. Fay Ripley, Jamie Theakston, Sharleen Spiteri, Keith Harris & Orville, Texas

Air Date: 2000-11-17

180. Tamzin Outhwaite, Mel C, Ronan Keating

Air Date: 2000-11-24

181. Norman Cook, Jack Dee, Wylcef Jean, Doves, Sonique

Air Date: 2000-12-01

182. Kylie Minogue, Eddie Irvine, John McEnroe

Air Date: 2000-12-08

183. Ben Elton, Jamie Oliver, Toploader, Sugababes

Air Date: 2000-12-15

184. raham Norton, Victoria Beckham, David Beckham, Moby

Air Date: 2000-12-22

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Rating

7.1/10

Release Date

1996-02-09

Episodes

180 (1 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Production Companies

Ginger Productions