Sue Perkins
- 55 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, producer, comedian and presenter
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Mel and Sue get 'cold feet' and shun The Nightly Show
Mel and Sue have pulled out of talks to host ITV's The Nightly Show after the new project received dismal ratings and awful reviews.
Paul Revoir, The Sun, 8th March 2017Can Mel and Sue save ITV's 'dire' Nightly Show?
Dire ratings and a mauling by critics have forced ITV executives to consider axeing their flagship new chat show after just one week - unless the last-ditch recruitment of former Bake Off hosts Mel and Sue can change its fortunes.
Katie Hind, Daily Mail, 4th March 2017Robert 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 2017Sue Perkins live: review
The ex-Bake Off presenter's show is a droll self-portrait full of nostalgia and juicy tidbits about Paul and Mary. But it's less standup than love-in with fans.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 17th February 2017It's the 1st day of the Leicester Comedy Festival 2017
There's shows from well-known names, including Ken Dodd, Sue Perkins, Jimmy Carr and Johnny Vegas, as well as scores of brilliant upcoming acts.
Becky Jones, Leicester Mercury, 8th February 2017Sue Perkins takes Live! In Spectacles on tour
She may have started her career as one half of character comedy duo Mel & Sue (their MTV-style Euro VJs is still fondly recalled in some quarters), but Sue Perkins has been more recently renowned for her work on The Great British Bake Off and being falsely linked to the Top Gear hosting job. As she prepares to go solo for her Live! In Spectacles tour, we hear how she intends to deal with a live audience and how a Cambodian hermit makes his way into her show.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 8th 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 2017The conceit with which this Sue Perkins-hosted panel show hopes to distinguish itself from all the other panel shows is that every episode is dedicated to riffs on a designated name. Tonight: Alex. The ambition is clearly of landing somewhere between QI and Have I Got News For You - and it features people you have seen on either/both, or would expect to. Not disagreeable, but this edition would have been much improved by just letting guest Danny Baker tell some stories.
Andrew Mueller, The Guardian, 9th January 2017Preview - Insert Name Here
When Sue Perkins-fronted panel show Insert Name Here began earlier this year, there was not that much notice taken of it, which was a shame as it was one of the better efforts in terms of panel shows.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 21st December 2016Radio 4 to broadcast six comedy pilots on twelfth night
Radio 4 is to "illuminate January with the spirit of misrule" by broadcasting a series of comedy pilots of the twelfth night, the 7th January.
British Comedy Guide, 21st December 2016