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CelebAbility
''CelebAbility'' is a British game show. It began airing on 15 June 2017 on ITV2 and is presented by Iain Stirling. Format ''CelebAbility'' features two teams, one consisting of celebrities and the other, a group of challengers which feature members of the public. The captain of the challengers selects a member of their team to take on a celebrity in a challenge which consists of the celebrity's expert subject. Since 2019, Scarlett Moffatt has served has captain of the challengers team, except the fourth series, which featured Stacey Solomon instead, due to Moffatt having other commitments. Marek Larwood also appears in every episode as the adjudicator. Production In May 2017, ITV announced the commissioning of the ''CelebAbility'', a new physical comedy entertainment game show. It is produced by Potato, the same company behind game shows such as '' The Chase'' and ''Ninja Warrior UK''. The show is broadcast weekly on ITV2 and airs directly after ''Love Island Love Island may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Wicks
Peter James Wicks (born 1 November 1988) is an English television personality who has been a cast member on the ITVBe reality series ''The Only Way Is Essex'' since 2015. Life and career Wicks was born on 1 November 1988 in Harlow, Essex. In 2015, Wicks joined the cast of ''The Only Way Is Essex'' for its fifteenth series. In 2018, Wicks was a contestant on ''Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls''. In 2019, Wicks appeared on the sixth series of ''Celebs Go Dating''.He later returned to the series the following year during the COVID-19 pandemic to appear on ''Celebs Go Virtual Dating''. Later in 2020, Wicks was a contestant on ''Celebrity MasterChef''. In April 2021, Wicks joined the ''The Celebrity Circle'' alongside his friend Sam Thompson to play for money for charity by catfishing as ''Countdown'' presenter Rachel Riley. They were runners-up of the series. In 2022, Wicks appeared on an episode of '' Tipping Point: Lucky Stars'' and appeared on the fourth series of '' Celebrity S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potato (production Company)
Potato is a British television production company. It is a subsidiary of ITV Studios, established in March 2013. Potato produces TV shows such as '' The Chase'', ''Ninja Warrior UK ''Ninja Warrior UK'' (also known as ''Ninja Warrior UK: Race for Glory'') is a British physical obstacle assault course game show, created for ITV. The show is based upon the format of the Japanese game show '' Sasuke'', created by Ushio Higuch ...'' and '' CelebAbility''. List of TV Programming References ITV (TV network) Mass media companies established in 2013 Television production companies of the United Kingdom {{UK-media-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marek Larwood
Marek Ryan Larwood (born 2 June 1976) is an English comedian and actor. He is best known for the BBC Three sketch show '' Rush Hour'' and for being one third of the comedy trio '' We Are Klang''. Early life Born in Norwich, Norfolk, Larwood lived in Wales before moving to the Isle of Wight. His forename is of Polish origin, as his mother had seen a 1975 documentary about a Polish schoolboy with a heart defect, who was looking forward to an operation. The operation was unsuccessful, and Marek's mother thought to name her son after the Polish schoolboy. Career Stand-up comedy Larwood won the Laughing Horse New Act of The Year competition in 2003. He is part of the comic trio We Are Klang, along with Steve Hall and Greg Davies. They took their show ''Klangbang'' to the 2006 Edinburgh Fringe festival and were nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Awards.Bunbury, Stephanie (2007)Insults in flight as Klang mixes it, ''The Age'', 4 April 2007, retrieved 2010-11-22 Television Larwood h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarlett Moffatt
Scarlett Sigourney Leigh Moffatt (born 17 October 1990) is a British television personality, presenter, and former ballroom dancer from County Durham, best known for appearing in the Channel 4 programme '' Gogglebox''. She won the sixteenth series of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' in 2016, and has since appeared in a number of programmes, including the '' I'm a Celebrity'' companion show ''Extra Camp'' as a co-presenter, and '' Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway''. Most recently she has appeared in a Channel 4 documentary ''The British Tribe Next Door'', alongside her family in a four part series living within a remote Namibian village. Career On 23 September 2013, it was confirmed that Moffatt would be appearing in MTV's new series ''Beauty School Cop Outs'', which follows British and Irish youngsters as they move to a beauty school in Manchester to learn the tricks of the trade. In 2014, Moffatt became a regular cast member on the Channel 4 reality TV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iain Stirling
Iain Andrew Stirling (born 27 January 1988) is a British comedian, writer, television presenter, actor, narrator and Twitch streamer from Edinburgh, Scotland. Stand-up career Having started stand-up whilst in his final year of Law at the University of Edinburgh, a year which saw him make the final of both the Paramount Funniest Student and Chortle Student Comedian Of The Year competitions, Stirling is a regular on the UK comedy circuit. Having been dubbed one of Scotland's 'Hottest Newcomers' by ''The Scotsman'' after his performance in front of 750 people at the Glasgow Fruitmarket, he now gigs all over the UK including The Stand (Edinburgh and Glasgow), The Comedy Store (Manchester and London), Off The Kerb and various smaller clubs. In August 2009, Stirling performed in the final of the Chortle Student Comedian Of The Year at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, finishing runner-up to winner Joe Lycett. TV and radio CBBC After being spotted at a gig, Stirling presented the CBB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The London Studios
The London Studios (also known as The South Bank Studios, The London Television Centre, ITV Tower, Kent House and LWT Tower) in Lambeth, London, Lambeth, Central London was a television studio complex owned by ITV plc and originally built for London Weekend Television. The studios were located in Central London, on the South Bank next to the IBM Building and the Royal National Theatre. The building was set on 2.5 acres of land and was 24 floors high. The London Studios closed on 30 April 2018. Many ITV programmes now come from BBC Studioworks Television Centre, London, Television Centre, White City, London. The facilities were the main studios for ITV (TV network), ITV, along with a number of production companies including ITV Studios and Shiver Productions, Shiver based in Kent House tower, while the studios were home to many entertainment, game and daytime shows. These included ''Good Morning Britain (2014 TV programme), Good Morning Britain'', ''The Graham Norton Show'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikey North
Michael "Mikey" North (born 27 September 1986) is an English actor best known for his role as Gary Windass in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' since 2008. Early life North was born in the Cayton area of Scarborough and began acting at the age of twelve in productions locally around the town. He was noticed by an agent at the age of eighteen whilst acting in a play at Scarborough Sixth Form College. Career North's first professional work was in the play 'Bottle Universe' in London's West End West End most commonly refers to: * West End of London, an area of central London, England * West End theatre, a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London, England West End may also refer to: Pl ..., which won him the British Theatre Guide's award for the most promising newcomer. He also had small roles in '' The Bill'', '' Britannia High'', '' Waterloo Road'' and ''The Revenge Files of Alistair Fury'', before landing the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rickie Haywood-Williams
Richard Haywood-Williams is a British Disk jockey#Radio DJs, radio DJ and television presenter best known for his work with Melvin Odoom and Charlie Hedges on Kiss (UK radio station), Kiss FM, later BBC Radio 1 and the 2016 TV series ''Bang on the Money'' on ITV (TV network), ITV. Early life He attended the Riddlesdown High School in Croydon. At 16 he attended the BRIT School, gaining an A level in Media and a BTEC in broadcast journalism. He studied at the University of Bedfordshire, learning the tools of the trade at Luton FM. It was in Luton where he met Melvin and also actor and BBC Announcer Nii Odartei Evans. Career The Kiss 100 Breakfast show signed up Rickie and Melvin Odoom as their new hosts in 2007; then later Charlie Hedges as their co-host in 2009. The show won Silver at the Sony Radio Academy Awards 2009 for Best Breakfast Show. Rickie & Melvin are currently presenting the UKHot40 Big Beats Chart on Kiss TV & Box TV Limited, Box TV. Rickie presented MTV News br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicky Pattison
Victoria Pattison (born 16 November 1987) is a British television personality, media personality and author. She is best known for appearing in the MTV shows ''Geordie Shore'' from 2011 until 2014, ''Ex on the Beach'' in 2014 and 2015 and her own show '' Judge Geordie'' in 2015. Pattison won the fifteenth series of ''I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' (UK) in December 2015 and became a permanent member on the panel of the ITV daytime chat show ''Loose Women'' in January 2016. She was also a team captain on the Channel 5 panel show ''It's Not Me, It's You'' and co-presented '' I'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp'' in 2016. Early life Before ''Geordie Shore'', Pattison enjoyed drama in school. She had various jobs, including working on the door of some of Newcastle's nightclubs and also in telesales. Pattison holds a degree in drama from Liverpool John Moores University. Media career ''Geordie Shore'' Pattison appeared in the popular MTV show ''Geordie Shore'', from 2011 to 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Gamble
Edward Stephenson Jamison Gamble (born 11 March 1986) is an English comedian, known for co-presenting '' The Peacock and Gamble Podcast'' and his regular appearances on '' Mock the Week''. He studied at Durham University, where he began his comedy career performing with the Durham Revue, and was a finalist in the 2007 Chortle Student Comedy Awards. Early life Gamble was brought up in southwest London. He was educated at King's College School, an independent day school for boys in Wimbledon, followed by Durham University where he studied philosophy, and met fellow comedians Nish Kumar and Tom Neenan. He was a member of Hatfield College. Career Gamble's early work was alongside Ray Peacock, with whom he presented two different series of podcasts, totalling over 100 episodes. He also appeared on television, performing a 15-minute set on the extended version of '' Russell Howard's Good News'' on BBC Three in late 2010. He performed with Peacock at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Whitmore
Laura Whitmore (born 4 May 1985) is an Irish media personality and model based in London. She was a video jockey for MTV in 2008, and has since presented television shows, such as ''This Morning'' (2014), ''Survival of the Fittest'' (2018) and ''Love Island'' (2020–2022). In 2016, she appeared on the fourteenth series of ''Strictly Come Dancing'' with dance partner Giovanni Pernice. In 2020, Whitmore was a team captain on the comedy panel show ''Celebrity Juice''. Early life Whitmore was born in Dublin on 4 May 1985. She has two half-brothers. She grew up in Bray, County Wicklow, where she attended Loreto Secondary School, before studying journalism at Dublin City University. Career Television In April 2008, MTV Networks Europe launched a campaign ''Pick Me MTV'' where Whitmore competed against other contestants to become the face of MTV News in MTV Europe. Between 2008 and 2015, she hosted news bulletins for MTV in Ireland, the UK and pan-European MTV channels. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Game Show
A game show is a genre of broadcast viewing entertainment (radio, television, internet, stage or other) where contestants compete for a reward. These programs can either be participatory or demonstrative and are typically directed by a host, sharing the rules of the program as well as commentating and narrating where necessary. The history of game shows dates back to the invention of television as a medium. On most game shows, contestants either have to answer questions or solve puzzles, typically to win either money or prizes. Game shows often reward players with prizes such as cash, trips and goods and services provided by the show's sponsor. History 1930s–1950s Game shows began to appear on radio and television in the late 1930s. The first television game show, ''Spelling Bee'', as well as the first radio game show, '' Information Please'', were both broadcast in 1938; the first major success in the game show genre was '' Dr. I.Q.'', a radio quiz show that began in 193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
