Future of Channel 4 comedy series with big name host revealed after four series

The Sun

25-07-2025

AFTER four successful series of Jimmy Carr's gameshow I Literally Just Told You, the future of the show has been revealed.
Although it hasn't been officially green lit by Channel 4, the comedy show is set to return for it's fifth series, with filming reportedly take place next year.
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The most recent series, which aired in July last year, was filmed back in 2023.
The delay in filming the next instalment is reportedly down to diary dates but the much-loved show is still very much on Channel 4's programming slate.
I Literally Just Told You sees four contestants battle it out for a cash prize of up to £25,000 by answering questions that have been written live while the show is being filmed.
Two contestants are axed during the episode, leaving two finalists to face off, with questions steadily increasing from £250 to £2,000.
The questions can present themselves in the form of anything that happens on the show to a celebrity cameo or an off the cuff joke.
The show first aired on Channel 4 in December 2021 and immediately became a hit with viewers, with 24 episodes having aired so far.
It was created by Blue Peter's Richard Bacon and is narrated by none other than Loose Women's Judi Love.
A previous episode of I Literally Just Told You saw a contestant almost left empty-handed after a mistake.
Sainsbury's worker Eddy, from Glasgow, lost out on the £18,000 when he could not give pop star Ariana Grande 's age - although there had been an error.
Comedian Jimmy, 51, who recently asked security to remove an audience member from his gig, 'owned the mistake' - as he later forked up the prize money.
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After being brought on stage at one of Jimmy's gigs, Eddy was surprised with a giant cheque.
The 8 Out Of 10 Cats host said: 'Now I've got something to tell you, I've got something to confess.
'You lost the money on a question – it was Ariana Grande's age.
'We talked about her age but we never gave you the specific age so we messed up.
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'And when you mess up in life, you've got to own your mistakes. Here's a cheque for £18,000.'
This isn't the only show of Jimmy's that is returning, as 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown returns to Channel 4 tonight (July 25).
The long-running show sparked fears it would not be returning after production was halted last year.
The comedy's production company Zeppotron had been told no new episodes would be filmed.
A spokesperson for Channel 4 said at the time: 'We have already shot episodes which are ready to air.
'To keep the show current we will shoot further episodes nearer transmission.'
However, 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown is now returning to the studio this month to record a brand new series.
8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown airs tonight at 9pm on Channel 4.
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