question: Smack the Pony is a British sketch comedy show whose popular theme tune was by an English pop singer born on what date?
answer: 16 April 1939
context: Title: Bengaluru Benne Dose
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  Title: Smack the Pony
  Passage: Smack the Pony is a British sketch comedy show that ran from 1999 until 2003 on Channel 4.  The main performers on the show were Fiona Allen, Doon Mackichan and Sally Phillips.  There were also regular appearances from Sarah Alexander, Darren Boyd and Cavan Clerkin.  The show's popular theme tune was Dusty Springfield's song "In the Middle of Nowhere", sung by Jackie Clune.  As well as the three principal cast members, the show was written by a large number of writers, the core of which went on to write "Green Wing" and "Campus".  In Germany, the first transmission of the show aired on ProSieben, where the theme tune was changed to Texas' 2001 version of "I Don't Want a Lover", and featured a different title sequence.
  Title: Cavan Clerkin
  Passage: Cavan Clerkin (born 28 November 1973) is a British television actor and writer.  He has appeared in comedy shows including "Pulling", "The Inbetweeners", "Smack the Pony", "The IT Crowd", "Jonathan Creek" and "Look Around You".  He also appeared in the films "Gangster No 1", "Spivs" and "Pierrepoint".  He has written for "Smack the Pony", and co-created the comedy series "Los Dos Bros", in which he also starred.  In 2009, he appeared in the soap opera "EastEnders" as Joel Reynolds.  and in 2011 he appeared as Leonard Glickman in "The Shadow Line".  He wrote, produced and starred in British Independent feature film ""Nice Guy""and in 2014 played DCI Gerring in ITV drama "Lucan" and Clarkey in Channel 4's police satire "Babylon".  That year he also appeared in episode 4 of the BBC sitcom "Count Arthur Strong".  In 2016, he is currently playing "Vinnie", a talent manager, in Morgana Robinson's, "The Agency".
  Title: The Great Indian Comedy Show
  Passage: Originally The Great Indian Comedy Show, The Comedy Show ha ha ha is a half-hour stand-up and sketch comedy show in Hindi.  The program was first aired in October 2004.  The program, hosted by various members of the ensemble, others to host include: winners of The Great Indian Laughter Challenge.  In 2007, the program was renamed hanso India hanso due to confusion between "The Great Indian Comedy Show" and "The Great Indian Laughter Challenge".
  Title: The Omid Djalili Show
  Passage: The Omid Djalili Show was a British sketch comedy/stand-up comedy television show produced by Hat Trick Productions for BBC One.  Writing by Omid Djalili, Will Smith, Roger Drew, Ian Stone, Ricky Grover and Ivor Dembina (series one) with script editor Steve Punt.  The theme tune is a piece of Salsa music called "Amor Verdadero", performed by the Afro-Cuban All Stars.
  Title: Harry &amp; Paul
  Passage: Harry & Paul (originally titled Ruddy Hell!  It's Harry & Paul) is a British sketch comedy show starring Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse.  It was first broadcast on BBC One on 13 April 2007.  Prior to broadcast it was trailed as The Harry Enfield Show.
  Title: Not Only... But Also
  Passage: Not Only... But Also was a popular 1960s BBC British sketch comedy show starring Peter Cook and Dudley Moore.
  Title: Sally Phillips
  Passage: Sally Elizabeth Phillips (born 10 May 1970) is an English actress, television presenter and comedian.  She co-created and was one of the writers of sketch comedy show "Smack the Pony".  She is also known for her main role in "Miranda" as Tilly, "Parents" as Jenny Pope and "Set the Thames on Fire" as Colette in 2015.  Phillips also co-starred in "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies", as Mrs Bennet, and reprised her role as Sharon in the 2016 film "Bridget Jones's Baby", following "Bridget Jones's Diary" and "".
  Title: Dusty Springfield
  Passage: Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien, (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), better known as Dusty Springfield, was an English pop singer and record producer whose career extended from the late 1950s to the 1990s.  With her distinctive sensual mezzo-soprano sound, she was an important blue-eyed soul singer and at her peak was one of the most successful British female performers, with six top 20 singles on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 and sixteen on the UK Singles Chart from 1963 to 1989.  She is a member of the US Rock and Roll and UK Music Halls of Fame.  International polls have named Springfield among the best female rock artists of all time.  Her image, supported by a peroxide blonde bouffant hairstyle, evening gowns, and heavy make-up, as well as her flamboyant performances made her an icon of the Swinging Sixties.
  Title: List of Horne &amp; Corden episodes
  Passage: "Horne & Corden" is a British sketch show written by, and starring, Mathew Horne and James Corden (Gavin and Stacey) and aired on BBC television.  The first episode was broadcast on 10 March 2009 on BBC Three.  It is presented by Mathew Horne and James Corden in front of a live audience, in a style reminiscent of "Morecambe and Wise", featuring pre-recorded sketches (often on location) and vignettes filmed in a studio with an audience.  The first episode even had a song and dance routine as the final piece of the episode, still in keeping with a "Morecambe and Wise" tradition of variety/comedy show.  The first episode attracted the highest ratings for a comedy show debut on BBC Three.
citations: Smack the Pony Dusty Springfield