Jonathan Parmer Tickle (born 8 May 1974) is a British television presenter who initially rose to fame as a contestant on the fourth series of the British television show Big Brother. Jon Tickle - The Big Brother Legend (He had appeared before this, however, as a contestant on the game show Blockbusters in 1991.) Jon Tickle on Blockbusters, retrieved 23 May 2011 He was also a co-presenter on the Sky One television series . Brainiac: Jon Tickle Bio, Sky 1 HD, retrieved 23 May 2011 He has an identical twin brother, an older brother, and a younger sister. Big Brother tickles Jon's fancy, BBC Norfolk Features, 13 June 2003
He was also a contestant on a celebrity edition of the game show Distraction, winning £6,500 for Cancer Research UK.
In September 2018, after ten years off television, Tickle appeared on Big Brother's Bit on the Side, to mark the final series of the reality show. Distraction, ukgameshows.com, retrieved 23 May 2011
Tickle has had many ideas and one of his most famous is the "time-delay toaster." "What's the problem with toast? Two slices pop up, you whip one out, and spread some margarine on it. But by the time you get the second, the consistency has changed. Why not have a time delay?" He is also known for the segment 'Tickle's Teaser', where he asks the viewer a tough scientific question.
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