| 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 |
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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.[1]
Typical episodes are recorded on the day before transmission in Dublin[2] and run for up to six minutes length. Nearly all episodes appear in full on YouTube.