Mel Giedroyc
- 56 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, producer, comedian and presenter
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Robert Peston: News at Ten's time shift may be reversed
ITV political editor says channel's new topical entertainment show will have to win audience quickly to keep 10pm slot.
Hannah Ellis-Petersen, The Guardian, 26th February 2017Red Nose Day 2017 plans revealed
Comic Relief's plans for Red Nose Day 2017 include a TV show involving stars including French & Saunders and Vic & Bob, plus a series of online comedy sketches, and much more.
British Comedy Guide, 31st January 2017Mel Giedroyc: Why I turned down Strictly Come Dancing
Former Great British Bake Off host Mel Giedroyc has revealed she was once offered the chance to appear as a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing - but turned it down.
BBC News, 24th January 2017With a flittering light finally in sight at the end of the slime-slathered tunnel that was 2016, Jimmy Carr returns to help roast a year that left us all feeling burned. Richard Ayoade, Rob Delaney, Mel Giedroyc, Sarah Millican, David Mitchell and Romesh Ranganathan make up this year's teams, with Jon Snow, Charles Dance and a roster of celebrity inquisitors on hand to posit questions on everything from Boaty McBoatface to Brexit.
Mark Gibbings-Jones, The Guardian, 26th December 2016Crackanory Series 4 stories revealed
More details on the fourth series of channel Dave's storytelling series Crackanory have now been revealed, including photos and details on the stories, writers and readers involved.
British Comedy Guide, 21st December 2016Taskmaster Series 4 line-up revealed
Lolly Adefope, Hugh Dennis, Noel Fielding, Mel Giedroyc and Joe Lycett will be the competitors for Series 4 of Taskmaster.
British Comedy Guide, 1st November 2016Taskmaster: series 3, episode 5 review
It is hard to judge how good this series compared to its two predecessors. Series 2 and 3 are both better than the first in my few, but I think I preferred the second series primarily because although he was not great at scoring points, Joe Wilkinson has so far been the funniest contestant across the three series.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 1st November 2016Mel and Sue to present Let's Sing And Dance For Comic Relief
Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins have their first hosting job since leaving The Great British Bake Off. They will host Let's Sing And Dance For Comic Relief.
British Comedy Guide, 28th October 2016Crackanory Series 4 confirmed
Channel Dave has confirmed that Crackanory will return for a fourth run. The 8-part series will feature readers including Sherdian Smith and Dara O Briain.
British Comedy Guide, 13th October 2016The 1996 Edinburgh Fringe
Clearing out this week, I unearthed the 1996 Edinburgh Fringe programme and some flyers So for no other reason than nostalgia, here's how the festival has changed in 20 years.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 21st September 2016