Chicken Shop Date is a British YouTube interview show created and hosted by Amelia Dimoldenberg, and produced by her production company Dimz Inc.[1] The show features celebrity interviews that are framed as dates in a local chicken shop.
| Chicken Shop Date | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Interview |
| Created by | Amelia Dimoldenberg |
| Starring | Amelia Dimoldenberg |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 88 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Amelia Dimoldenberg |
| Production company | Dimz Inc. |
| Original release | |
| Network | YouTube |
| Release | March 12, 2014 – present |
The first YouTube video was posted in March 2014, and as of March 2024, 88 episodes have been released.
The show has been nominated for several awards, winning Indie Series at the Streamy Awards in 2022 after garnering popularity for its "gleeful subversion of the classic late-night talk show format."[2]
Format edit
The format of Chicken Shop Date involves Amelia Dimoldenberg meeting a celebrity guest at a local chicken shop for a date, where they engage in casual, awkward, and sometimes flirtatious conversation.
Chicken Shop Date originally began as a column written by a then 17-year-old Dimoldenberg for her local under-21s youth magazine.[3] Beginning by interviewing 'friends of friends', she decided to frame the chats as dates 'because that might be a fun way to interview people'.[4] The location of a chicken shop was chosen as "somewhere you wouldn't expect to be taken on a first date".[4]
In 2014 Dimoldenberg met a camera operator, whom she "convinced to help film one of her dates".[5] This was with the Ghetts and was the first Chicken Shop Date video uploaded to YouTube. It attracted just over one thousand views in the first two weeks.[5]
Dimoldenberg has revealed that each episode takes around forty minutes to film, but finished episodes last no longer than eight minutes. "Only the funniest, flirtiest moments survive, spliced together with strategically deployed B-roll of food prep and the chicken shop's staff at work."[2]
List of episodes edit
| No. | Date of Episode | Guest |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 12, 2014 | Ghetts |
| 2 | June 30, 2014 | DJ Logan Sama |
| 3 | November 6, 2014 | Fuse ODG |
| 4 | February 13, 2015 | Jammer |
| 5 | December 20, 2015 | Chabuddy G |
| 6 | July 27, 2016 | AJ Tracey |
| 7 | September 21, 2016 | Arnold Jorge |
| 8 | November 8, 2016 | Raleigh Ritchie |
| 9 | December 7, 2016 | 67 |
| 10 | February 7, 2017 | Cadet |
| 11 | February 14, 2017 | The Chicken Connoisseur |
| 12 | March 31, 2017 | Avelino |
| 13 | August 9, 2017 | Kurupt FM |
| 14 | August 23, 2017 | Maya Jama |
| 15 | September 6, 2017 | Santan Dave |
| 16 | November 16, 2017 | Krept and Konan |
| 17 | February 14, 2018 | Not3s |
| 18 | April 17, 2018 | Big Narstie |
| 19 | June 7, 2018 | Suspect |
| 20 | July 5, 2018 | Lady Leshurr |
| 21 | July 30, 2018 | Big Zuu |
| 22 | August 9, 2018 | Headie One |
| 23 | August 25, 2018 | Sean Paul |
| 24 | September 6, 2018 | D Double E |
| 25 | September 20, 2018 | Mahalia |
| 26 | October 25, 2018 | Mo Gilligan |
| 27 | January 13, 2019 | Donae'o |
| 28 | February 4, 2019 | Ms Banks |
| 29 | February 21, 2019 | Chip |
| 30 | March 15, 2019 | Kurtan (This Country) |
| 31 | June 5, 2019 | KSI |
| 32 | June 26, 2019 | Aitch |
| 33 | October 25, 2019 | M Huncho |
| 34 | January 30, 2020 | Daniel Kaluuya |
| 35 | February 14, 2020 | Darkoo |
| 36 | March 26, 2020 | Chunkz & Filly |
| 37 | May 7, 2020 | Mike Skinner |
| 38 | June 18, 2020 | Unknown P |
| 39 | July 1, 2020 | Stath (Stath Lets Flats) |
| 40 | July 23, 2020 | 6LACK |
| 41 | October 2, 2020 | Dutchavelli |
| 42 | December 18, 2020 | Digga D |
| 43 | December 30, 2020 | Jade Thirlwall |
| 44 | February 17, 2021 | Slowthai |
| 45 | March 18, 2021 | Bimini Bon Boulash |
| 46 | May 21, 2021 | ArrDee |
| 47 | June 27, 2021 | M1llionz |
| 48 | August 27, 2021 | Shaybo |
| 49 | September 10, 2021 | Jack Harlow |
| 50 | September 24, 2021 | Tion Wayne |
| 51 | October 8, 2021 | Joy Crookes |
| 52 | October 22, 2021 | Finneas |
| 53 | November 3, 2021 | Ed Sheeran |
| 54 | November 17, 2021 | Giveon |
| 55 | December 22, 2021 | Tammy Abraham & John Stones |
| 56 | February 4, 2022 | Bandokay |
| 57 | February 18, 2022 | Louis Theroux |
| 58 | March 18, 2022 | Rex Orange County |
| 59 | April 1, 2022 | Charli XCX |
| 60 | April 15, 2022 | Nella Rose |
| 61 | April 29, 2022 | Rosalía |
| 62 | May 13, 2022 | Kojey Radical |
| 63 | July 8, 2022 | Lucy Bronze & Beth Mead |
| 64 | July 22, 2022 | Burna Boy |
| 65 | August 5, 2022 | Summer Walker |
| 66 | August 12, 2022 | Keke Palmer |
| 67 | August 26, 2022 | Yungblud |
| 68 | September 23, 2022 | Rema |
| 69 | October 14, 2022 | Matty Healy |
| 70 | November 25, 2022 | Meekz |
| 71 | December 9, 2022 | Paddy Pimblett & Molly McCann |
| 72 | December 23, 2022 | Phoebe Bridgers |
| 73 | January 20, 2023 | Kehlani |
| 74 | February 3, 2023 | Fumez the Engineer |
| 75 | February 14, 2023 | Central Cee |
| 76 | March 10, 2023 | Shania Twain |
| 77 | March 31, 2023 | Flo |
| 78 | May 12, 2023 | Lewis Capaldi |
| 79 | May 26, 2023 | Jonas Brothers |
| 80 | June 30, 2023 | Jennifer Lawrence |
| 81 | August 11, 2023 | Fredo |
| 82 | October 13, 2023 | Kaytranada |
| 83 | November 3, 2023 | Sean Evans |
| 84 | November 24, 2023 | Dominic Fike |
| 85 | December 1, 2023 | Cher |
| 86 | December 15, 2023 | Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget |
| 87 | January 26, 2024 | Paul Mescal |
| 88 | March 22, 2024 | Lando Norris |
| 89 | May 10, 2024 | Potter Payper |
Accolades edit
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Streamy Awards | Indie Series | Chicken Shop Date | Won | [6] |
| 2022 | Streamy Awards | Unscripted Series | Nominated | [7] | |
| Show of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| 2023 | National Television Awards | Interview Series | Nominated | [8] | |
| Streamy Awards | Unscripted Series | Nominated | [9] | ||
| Show of the Year | Nominated |
References edit
- ^ Chan, J. Clara (2022-08-30). "'Chicken Shop Date' Creator Amelia Dimoldenberg Signs With CAA". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ a b Goldstein, Jessica M. (March 14, 2023). "She goes on awkward 'dates' with celebs. Now she's flirting with fame". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ "Chicken Shop Date star Amelia Dimoldenberg cries foul over youth cuts". Camden New Journal. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ a b "Chicken Shop Date is the dating show we actually want to watch". Mixmag. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ a b Haramis, Nick (2022-02-26). "Finding Love, One Nugget at a Time". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "11th Annual Streamy Nominees". The Streamy Awards. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "12th Annual Streamy Nominees". The Streamy Awards. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "NTAs 2023 longlist revealed – SAS Rogue Heroes, Call the Midwife and more". Radio Times. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "13th Annual Streamy Winners". The Streamy Awards. Retrieved 2024-02-12.