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Doctor Who star David Tennant is set to host an episode of beloved BBC satirical show Have I Got News For You.
Set to air on 9 May, episode six of the current season will see Tennant helming the show for the night. His upcoming appearance will mark the ninth time he's hosted the programme.
Trigger Point and The Thick of It star Miles Jupp will join the show for the 18th time as one of the returning panelists. The complete line-up hasn't been confirmed just yet, but more guests are expected to be announced in due course.
Have I Got News For You isn't Tennant's only recent hosting gig as the Rivals star is fronting ITV's eight-part quiz show Genius Game.
ITV has announced that its ITVBe channel will close in June 2025, and be replaced by a new channel focusing on quiz and game shows.
Launched in 2014, ITVBe has primarily been the home for reality and unscripted programmes, such as The Only Way Is Essex (Towie).
The reality shows currently airing on the channel, including Towie and the Real Housewives franchise, will now move to ITV2, the broadcaster said.
It has not been announced which programs will populate the schedule for ITV Quiz.
However, the network said it planned to use the channel slot to "draw on ITV's popular, market-leading UK quiz and game shows".
Popular quiz and game shows broadcast on ITV include The Chase, Tipping Point, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, The 1% Club, Deal or No Deal, Catchphrase and Jeopardy!.
CBS has tapped a real stand-up guy to lord over this year’s Emmys.
Comedian Nate Bargatze is set to host the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards, which CBS will be broadcast live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, Sept. 14, starting at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT.
The awards ceremony will also stream live and on demand for Paramount+ With Showtime subscribers, and next-day for Paramount+ Essential subscribers.
A Grammy Award-nominated comedian, author, podcaster, actor, director and producer, Bargatze hosted Saturday Night Live for a second time last fall, and in 2024 set a record for the biggest one-year gross by a comedy performer. He is currently on his Big Dumb Eyes World Tour.
He also co-produced a holiday variety special, Nate Bargatze’s Nashville Christmas (which aired in December on CBS), and soon will star in the family-friendly feature film comedy The Breadwinner.
“It’s a huge honor to be asked to host such an iconic awards show,” Bargatze said in a statement, “and I’m beyond excited to work with CBS to create a night that can be enjoyed by families around the world.”
NBC has greenlit "On Brand with Jimmy Fallon," an innovative unscripted series that follows what happens when Jimmy Fallon starts a premier marketing agency and fills it with the most creative, clever, and competitive go-getters he can find. The series will be hosted, executive produced and created by Fallon based on his experience and expertise working with an impressive list of his own global partnerships in the auto, insurance, apparel, gaming and technology industries. It will premiere later this year in collaboration with production company Electric Hot Dog.
Among the household brands to be featured are Captain Morgan, Dunkin', KitchenAid, Marshalls, Pillsbury, Samsung, SONIC(R) Drive-In, Southwest Airlines and Therabody. Samsung will power the "On Brand Agency's" headquarters.
Fallon recruited Bozoma Saint John as the On Brand Agency's Chief Marketing Officer, where she will mentor the creatives and evaluate their work. Saint John is a legendary marketing executive famous for pushing boundaries and who boasts an unmatched resumé of C-suite experience at the world's top brands, including Uber, Pepsi and Netflix.
In each episode, the On Brand Agency creatives will work with a major brand in need of a big idea for a massive, high-priority campaign - from creating earworm jingles and unbelievable activations to producing the most quotable commercials and must-have merchandise. They will have unprecedented access to the client's businesses before pitching their vision to a brand representative, along with Saint John and Fallon, with only the best ideas moving on to proof of concept and the opportunity to see their campaign brought to life on the national stage after each episode.
In a final big assignment, one visionary will be named the best in the business, given a cash prize and provided the experience of changing the cultural landscape. All the creatives will truly need to flex their innovative muscles to turn the unfinished into the unforgettable. The only rule? The best idea wins.
"I love branding, I love marketing, I love the world of advertising, and I think there are a lot of people out there who do as well," said Fallon. "This show lets the audience and our contestants get a peek behind the curtain of how campaigns for some of the biggest brands come together and what goes into making them. It's exciting."
The "On Brand" format will be licensed globally by NBCUniversal Formats, a division of Universal Studio Group.
"On Brand with Jimmy Fallon" is produced by B17 Entertainment and Universal Television Alternative Studio, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with Electric Hot Dog. Executive producers are Jimmy Fallon, Brien Meagher, Rhett Bachner, Pip Wells and Kelly Powers. Creative Artists Agency's (CAA) Media & Entertainment Partnerships division serves as a collaborative business partner with NBCUniversal to bring leading brands to the show.
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