{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/646204ca41a73600110c86d5/651eb0ff0934650010dc6a40?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Jack Docherty: Britpop, Bowie and The Channel 5 Chat Show","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/646204ca41a73600110c86d5/1777061951098-73142190-6367-4bda-a6aa-14d414d41247.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Jack Docherty hosted one of the best late-night chat shows of the 90s, championed Ben Folds Five and The Divine Comedy to a wider audience, and did all of it on Channel 5 at the height of Britpop — which was either brave or mad, and probably both.</p><p>Jack Docherty is a Scottish comedian, writer, and television presenter best known for hosting The Jack Docherty Show on Channel 5 and for his work on the sketch show Absolutely.</p><ul><li>His early days in television and the experiences that shaped his path through the industry</li><li>What creating Absolutely involved — and what it taught him about comedy writing and performance</li><li>Hosting The Jack Docherty Show at the height of Britpop — the pressures, the pleasures, and the live late-night chaos</li><li>The unexpected influence the show had on musical tastes — championing artists like Ben Folds Five and The Divine Comedy to audiences who hadn't found them yet</li><li>How Jack navigated fame — and what the realities of it looked like from the inside</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Connect with Jack here:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/mrjackdocherty/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Originally released under the podcast's former name: Television Times.</p><p>Find us on social media — links on the About page.</p>","author_name":"Steve Otis Gunn"}