Alan Carr to present BBC game show Picture Slam
Alan Carr is to present Picture Slam, a new BBC game show.
The comedian, who also presents the BBC series Interior Design Masters, will front eight 45 minute episodes on BBC One on Saturday nights.
Producers Triple Brew Media explain: "Picture Slam will see three teams face a series of pictures and each picture is worth cash. The more they can name the more they win, but for the big money they need to name them ALL, and if they do that, they've got a Picture Slam!
"This is the fast paced game that asks do you know your Eiffel Tower from your Blackpool Tower? Your Victoria Beckham from your Victoria Sponge and your Buckingham Palace from your Crystal Palace? Across four thrilling rounds, contestants will need to know something about everything to try and win up to £10,000!
"In each round, the teams consisting of two contestants will be presented with a board full of images they need to correctly identify against the clock. If they clear a full board with correct answers for a 'Picture Slam' they'll receive a cash bonus. Only the team who makes it to the final will take home any of their banked cash and, if they can find all the required pictures, they'll take home the jackpot."
Carr says: "Who doesn't love a good quiz? When I found out the BBC wanted little old me to present Picture Slam I jumped at the chance! I don't know if I would be any good at the quiz, but luckily I don't have to play it!"
Ed De Burgh and Ben Shephard, executive producers for Triple Brew Media, add: "We are super excited to bring this format to the BBC, Alan is the perfect fit for a game that will have the whole family shouting at the TV. It's fun and addictive and appeals to viewers of all ages, who will be able to play along at home every Saturday night."
Kalpna Patel-Knight from the BBC adds: "Picture Slam is a fast paced Saturday night play along quiz that requires contestants to be fast thinking and fast acting which results in loads of laugh out loud moments, making the quick-witted Alan Carr our perfect ringmaster!"
Picture Slam will be filmed at Pacific Quay in Glasgow. Applications to be a contestant are open until 24th February 2023.
The news that Carr will front a BBC quiz show suggests that Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow, the ITV format he has presented since 2020, will now be retired. However, Carr will continue to work with the commercial network; his autobiographical sitcom Changing Ends will premiere on ITV1 later in the year.