A press release this morning. Ed Gamble to host new panel show Unacceptable, where teams of comics lead by Joanne McNally and Richard Ayoade compete to win over an audience with their wild opinions (as a wag on Discord points out, “it’s Argumental!”). At one point absolute bread and butter stuff for Dav… U&Dave, sorry.… Read More »
According to Variety. Because nothing says “contracted for a third series in the overexcitement but the second series got really disappointing numbers” than throwing celebrities – and the returning “fan favourite” contestant who was meant for series three – at it. Will also feature Dylan Efron and Mel B.
As suggested in The Rest is Entertainment this morning, so he can concentrate on his books (I haven’t listened yet, if this seems a bit glib). This felt inevitable really. Ed Gamble’s House of Games here we come. Still, you can always watch Jeremy Vine’s House of Games on Five every night at the moment.
…and nobody cares. Or don’t they? BARB suggests that episode four of Beast Games S2 “did” 773k in +28. That’s not nothing! That puts it in “mildly disappointing Sunday night Channel 4 Studio Lambert-esque reality show” territory. Actually a higher figure than I was anticipating in my head.
Sorry, the Winter Olympics has made everything boring, but at least next week we’ve got comedy local geography true-or-false quiz Do You Know Your Place? starting on BBC Two on Monday. In news nicked from TV Zone in brief: Picture Slam recommissioned, Romesh’s Parents’ Evening recommissioned and You Bet! axed (well done to the 99%… Read More »
Ooh, Dave (U&Dave, sorry) are doing an escape room show, only about ten years after the zeitgeist and about 35 years after The Haunted Dungeon on Ghost Train on Sunday. The Way Out is based on a Belgian format (of course) and will see Mel Giedroyc guide/infuriate teams of comics led by Ed Gamble and… Read More »