Matt Lucas's Radio 2 panel show to be piloted for TV
The BBC has announced that 'And The Winner Is...', the Radio 2 panel show hosted Matt Lucas, will be piloted for television.
A hit on Radio 2 since its premiere in February 2010, the format - hosted by the Little Britain and Come Fly With Me star - is a comedy panel game in which celebrity guests are invited to nominate recipients to receive 'a prestigious Lucas Award'.
For example, awards handed out so far on the radio version have included 'Sexiest British Prime Minister', 'Greatest Song By A Musical Artist Who Is Otherwise Rubbish', and 'Most Disappointing Film Sequel'.
A second series of And The Winner Is... is currently broadcasting on Radio 2 on Saturday nights at 10pm. The show is produced by Ashley Blaker, who worked with Lucas and David Walliams to bring Little Britain to Radio 4.
The television pilot, which has been given the working title The Matt Lucas Awards, will be recorded in front of a live audience on Thursday 12th May 2011 at Television Centre. To apply to be in the audience see our tickets page
In June, the other current radio panel show Ashley Blaker produces is also due to be piloted for TV. In Radio 4's Act Your Age, different generations of stand-up comedians attempt to tell the funniest jokes.