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Scarlett Moffatt

Scarlett Moffatt

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Pregnant Scarlett Moffatt forced to quit CelebAbility

Pregnant Scarlett Moffatt has had to pull out of her long-running gig on ITV2's CelebAbility after falling sick while filming the latest series.

The Gogglebox legend, 32, was halfway through shooting the upcoming seventh series of the hit panel show when she was struck down by a bug that derailed production and forced her to step down.

Oliver Grady & Caroline Peacock, The Sun, 18th May 2023

Chris McCausland in pitch-black reality show Scared Of The Dark

Blind stand-up comic Chris McCausland is to take part in Scared Of The Dark, a Channel 4 reality show in which celebrities must spend eight days in a purpose-built living space designed to block out any light.

British Comedy Guide, 21st March 2023

Channel 4 tests comedians' Razor Sharp wits in improv show

Katherine Ryan, Joel Dommett and Guz Khan are among the stand-ups competing in Razor Sharp, a new improv show for Channel 4, in which they must improvise their way out of unusual situations.

British Comedy Guide, 9th June 2022

Trip Hazard: My Great British Adventure preview

The landscape of Britain takes a back seat to larking about as Rosie Jones becomes the latest comedian to embark on her own travel series.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 9th April 2021

Trip Hazard: My Great British Adventure review

Affable chaos made for a relatable travelogue.

Rachael Sigee, i Newspaper, 9th April 2021

O Briain & Baddiel condem BBC for conspiracy podcast

In a since-deleted tweet, Dara O Briain expressed that he was saddened that the BBC appeared to not "want to make" any more editions of the long-running astronomy series Stargazing Live, but that they were able to fund Scarlett Moffatt Wants to Believe, a podcast about conspiracy theories.

Adam White, The Independent, 17th August 2020

Beckett's new show is GamesMaster meets Back in Time for Dinner. He must make his way back to the present day by completing an iconic video game challenge in each year he lands in. This week's guest, Gogglebox's Scarlett Moffatt, has some relevant screen-within-screen experience.

Ellen E. Jones, The Guardian, 30th March 2018

Frank Skinner returns to his den of disgruntlement for a new run of Orwellian humbuggery. Tonight's panel comprises Goggleboxer Scarlett Moffatt, Tardis tenant Pearl Mackie and Britain's grouch laureate Charlie Brooker. Life experiences being lined up on the conveyor belt of calamity tonight include foot-based faux pas Crocs, the awkwardness accompanying a haircut and the little cylinder of sadness accompanying every visit to a hotel since time immemorial: the UHT milk carton.

Mark Gibbings-Jones, The Guardian, 12th January 2018

Channel 4 cancels Host The Week after first episode

Channel 4 has axed improvised comedy format Host The Week after a single episode. The second episode, due to feature Jack Whitehall, will not be filmed.

British Comedy Guide, 27th June 2017

Host the Week (Channel 4) review

It's quite evident that Channel 4 were trying to do something new, and they should actually be credited for that - far too often we, as viewers, bemoan the fact that too much comedy follows the same frameworks and lacks originality. It's surely beyond dispute, however, that Host the Week has far from got off to a good start and will need quite an overhaul if it's to escape the same fate as The Nightly Show and be written-off as a failure.

UK TV Reviewer, 24th June 2017

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