Special 1 TV
| Special 1 TV | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | I'm on Setanta Sports |
| Genre | Comedy, Association football (soccer) |
| Created by | Mario Rosenstock |
| Written by | Mario Rosenstock |
| Directed by | Damian Farrell |
| Voices of | Mario Rosenstock Keith Burke |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 71 episodes, 20 webisodes and 4 specials |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Tony Whelan |
| Producers | Damian Farrell, Mario Rosenstock |
| Production locations | Dublin, Ireland |
| Cinematography | Joe Edwards |
| Editor | Dan Gannon |
| Running time | 5-6 mins |
| Production companies | Blue Elf Productions and Caboom Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Setanta Sports 1 BBC Three (2010 World Cup) |
| Release | 11 June 2010 – 21 May 2011 |
Special 1 TV (formerly known as I'm on Setanta Sports) is a satirical football television programme, produced by Blue Elf Productions and Caboom Entertainment.
The stars of the show are puppet caricatures of various football personalities: namely José Mourinho, Sven-Göran Eriksson, Wayne Rooney, Fabio Capello and Arsène Wenger. All of the characters on the programme are voiced by Irish actor, comedian and impressionist Mario Rosenstock.
Typical episodes are recorded on the day before transmission in Dublin and run for up to six minutes length. Nearly all episodes appear in full on YouTube.