Editing John Virgo (section)

==Television career==
As part of his exhibition performances, Virgo performed [[trick shot]]s and comedic impressions of other snooker players. 

From 1991 to 2002, Virgo was co-presenter of the snooker-based TV game show ''[[Big Break]]'' with [[Jim Davidson (comedian)|Jim Davidson]]. The 30-min show paired three contestants with three tour snooker players in a three-round format to win the contestants prizes. He said his catchphrase "Pot as many balls as you can" when asked by Davidson to explain the first round rules. After that round, Virgo presented a "[[trick shot]]" segment, where the losing contestant would try to win a consolation prize by playing a snooker trick shot demonstrated by Virgo.

He is now a television snooker commentator, working primarily for the [[BBC]]. In commentary, Virgo is known for saying, "Where's the {{cuegloss|cue ball}} going?", if he sees the cue ball heading towards a pocket for a possible foul.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/john-lawless/john-virgo-snooker_b_7125768.html|title=Will the Real John Virgo Please Shut Up?|last=Lawless|first=John|date=27 April 2015|work=[[HuffPost]]|access-date=26 March 2019|archive-date=18 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418033603/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/john-lawless/john-virgo-snooker_b_7125768.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On the Talking Snooker podcast in September 2021, Virgo announced that he and his colleague [[Dennis Taylor]] were to be axed by the BBC at the end of that season.<ref>{{cite news |title=John Virgo expects next World Snooker Championship to be the last for him and Dennis Taylor |url=https://metro.co.uk/2021/09/20/john-virgo-expects-next-world-snooker-championship-to-be-last-for-him-and-dennis-taylor-15287651/ |orig-date=20 September 2021 |date=21 September 2021 |access-date=10 February 2025 |last=Haigh |first=Phil |work=[[Metro (British Newspaper)|Metro]]}}</ref> It was reported in April 2022 that their time with the BBC would be extended to take in the 2022-23 season,<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/snooker/2022/04/27/john-virgo-interview-wasnt-everyones-cup-tea-jim-davidson-still/ | title=John Virgo exclusive interview: 'He wasn't everyone's cup of tea but Jim Davidson is still my mate' | newspaper=The Telegraph | date=27 April 2022 | last1=Bloom | first1=Ben }}</ref> but in late 2022 the BBC production team informed Virgo that he would stay on for the "foreseeable future".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/john-virgo-staying-on-bbc-commentary-for-the-world-snooker-championship-and-beyond/208368|title=John Virgo staying on BBC commentary for the World Snooker Championship and beyond|publisher=Sporting Life|date=30 March 2023|access-date=7 May 2023}}</ref>