Press clippings
Rob Beckett's Smart TV returning to Sky Max for Series 2
Rob Beckett's Smart TV is returning for a second series on Sky Max next year, with Beckett once again joined by Josh Widdicombe and Alison Hammond as team captains. Hammond will also host a new, spin-off podcast from the show.
British Comedy Guide, 13th September 2024Lenny Henry to host Red Nose Day for final time on Friday 15th March
Rosie Jones, Dame Joan Collins and Simon Cowell are amongst the celebrities who appear in a video sketch to announce Red Nose Day 2024 will take place on Friday 15th March. Sir Lenny Henry has announced that this will be his final time hosting the fundraising show.
British Comedy Guide, 31st January 2024Sky orders Rob Beckett & Josh Widdicombe panel show about television
Sky Max has ordered a series of On Demand, a new panel show about television hosted by Rob Beckett with team captains Josh Widdicombe and Alison Hammond.
British Comedy Guide, 19th April 2023Sky Max confirms 2023 comedy entertainment shows
Alison Hammond has been announced as a team captain for On Demand, Sky's panel show pilot about television. Meanwhile details for Series 5 of Rob And Romesh Vs have been revealed, plus more details on the new series of A League Of Their Own.
British Comedy Guide, 31st January 2023Rose Matafeo joins rock band Franz Ferdinand
Rose Matafeo played guitar for Franz Ferdinand on ITV's daytime show This Morning today.
British Comedy Guide, 7th October 2022Lycett is fast becoming the millennial Esther Rantzen, fighting for the public's rights in his unique way. This week, Alison Hammond checks how reliable Trustpilot is and Mark Silcox tests bags for life, while Lycett investigates a paintballing company that doesn't seem to be playing fair. Fun but useful stuff.
Hannah Verdier, The Guardian, 29th May 2020"We're not doing points, this isn't The Chase!" Harry Hill's surreal spin on celebrity panel shows has always been more interested in cultivating an anything-goes atmosphere of inclusive absurdity than doing something as boring as keeping score. The third series kicks off with a particularly seasoned guest list as Martine McCutcheon, Les Dennis, Alison Hammond and Sir Tom Courtenay heroically send themselves up in service to Harry's daft skits and silly bits, including an unexpected tribute to Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Graeme Virtue, The Guardian, 8th June 2019