Lip Sync Battle UK

Lip Sync Battle UK
GenreReality competition
Based onLip Sync Battle
Presented byMel B
Professor Green
Opening theme"20th Century Boy" performed by T. Rex
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series2
No. of episodes15 (list of episodes)
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Production
Production locationBBC Elstree Centre[1]
Running time30 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companyWhizz Kid Entertainment (eOne)
Original release
NetworkChannel 5
Release8 January 2016 (2016-01-08) –
7 April 2018 (2018-04-07)
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Lip Sync Battle UK is a British musical reality competition television series based on the American version of the same name. It premiered on Channel 5 on 8 January 2016.[2][3] It is hosted by Mel B and Professor Green. The concept was introduced on the American chat show Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, in which celebrities battle each other with lip sync performances. It has been used as a recurring segment on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon before being developed as a separate show.[4]

  1. ^ "Lip Sync Battle UK". BBC Studioworks. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  2. ^ Hollan, Luke (15 January 2016). "Lip Sync Battle with Mel B and Pro Green: 'It's not exactly like the American show'". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Lip Sync Battle UK will be 'just as good' as US version". BBC. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  4. ^ Rose, Lacey (8 May 2015). "How NBC Passed on Jimmy Fallon's 'Lip Sync Battle' and Gave Spike a Hit Show". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 May 2015.