A good bit of trivia!

Chris McCausland may be tipped to go a long way on Strictly Come Dancing after proving such a hit with viewers.

But there is one comedian who features on the show every week… and you probably don’t realise it.

In the distinctive theme tune of the BBC hit, a man can be heard shouting ‘hey!’ every few minutes – and that voice is none other than Matt Berry’s.

The star of Garth Merenghi, The IT Crowd and so much more is friends with composer Dan McGrath, who wrote the theme tune and asked him to help out.

Berry first revealed the news  at the 2021 PaleyFest, filmed during a virtual What We Do In The Shadows panel, and the clip has just gone viral again, after being posted by a fan page.

In the footage, he talks about the US version, called Dancing With The Stars, which uses the same music.

He explains: ‘There’s a guitar line that’s playing underneath it, I’m playing the guitar line and it’s me that goes "hey!"

But he disclosed that he gets no royalties from the tune’s constant replays.

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McGrath and his co-writer Josh Phillips also wrote the theme tunes for Take Me Out, A League of Their Own, All Star Mr & Mrs and Alan Carr: Chatty Man.

Published: 1 Oct 2024