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Daily Mail
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Beloved game show returning to screens as Carol Vorderman makes epic TV return with Jeremy Vine and Sally Lindsay
A beloved game show is set to return to screens as Carol Vorderman makes an epic TV comeback with Jeremy Vine and Sally Lindsay. Quiz programme, Celebrity Puzzling, will see a different star join the teams each week and tackle a variety of puzzles and problems. Hosted by Jeremy Vine, actress Sally Lindsay and broadcaster Carol Vorderman will be team captains on the Channel 5 show. Celebrity guests include Stephen Bailey, Miles Jupp, Shaun Williamson, Les Dennis, Gareth Malone, John Thomson, Dom Joly, Russell Kane, Melvin Odoom, Paul Sinha, David James, Ore Oduba, Scarlett Moffatt, Dr Ranj Singh, Sam Quek and Rav Wilding. Carol commented on her new TV role and revealed she 'loves' brainteasers. 'I'm so excited to be a team captain on Celebrity Puzzling,' she said. 'Finally, all those years of loving numbers, words and brainteasers are about to pay off! Well, I hope that they are.' The broadcaster added: 'Joining forces with my brilliant and really good mate Sally Lindsay, and with the ever-clever Jeremy Vine keeping us all in line, it's going to be a battle of brains… and I'm going to be fighting all the way, of course!' Host Jeremy said: 'It's amazing to do a quiz that's so simple and yet feels so fresh in every way. 'Celebrity Puzzling is one of those shows where, from the very first edition, everything fell into place with our amazing 5 team, with Carol and with Sally, and we just had the greatest fun in the studio. 'Not to mention burning through quite a few brain cells as we all tried to solve those beastly puzzles!' While Sally admitted she was apprehensive at first and shared: 'I was honestly a bit nervous about this challenge as I'm more your general knowledge type but even though it was really competitive at times I surprised myself on some rounds! 'If you love a puzzle you will love this!' Puzzling first hit screens last year and was hosted by Lucy Worsley before being shelved. It comes as another game show, Genius Game, premiered on Wednesday and was hosted by David Tennant. The ITV programme saw players test their intellectual acumen and attempt to win a cash prize. David took on the role of The Creator in the eight-part reality game series which takes inspiration from a South Korea n show.
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Archstone Boards ‘Chili Finger'; Brendan Gleeson West End Debut; Michelle Ang Leads ‘Insula'; Wheelhouse Commission; Will Arnett's ‘Super Team Canada' Trailer — Global Briefs
Archstone Boards 'Chili Finger' With Greer, Astin, Cranston and Goodman EXCLUSIVE: Archstone has taken over international sales duties from Moonstone Entertainment to dark comedy Chili Finger ahead of the Cannes market. Set to shoot this summer in Central Illinois, the film is due to star Judy Greer, Sean Astin, Bryan Cranston and John Goodman. Gersh will continue handling domestic. Chili Finger tells the story of a recently empty-nested mother Jess (Greer) who discovers a human finger in her bowl of chili. When she blackmails the restaurant for a cash payout, the situation spirals out of control and her life descends into chaos. Edd Benda and Stephen Helstad, who wrote the script, will co-direct. Sam Sandweiss and Jo Henriquez are producing. Goodman and Greer will executive produce alongside Archstone's Jack Sheehan, Scott Martin, and Michael Slifkin. More from Deadline Nicholas Galitzine & Marisa Abela To Star In "Punky & Raunchy" Thriller 'The Return Of Stanley Atwell', Based On An Original Story By Steven Soderbergh; Protagonist Launching For Cannes Market Takashi Miike To Direct Neon's 'Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo' Starring Shun Oguri, Lily James & Liv Morgan; Film To Hit International Market At Cannes - The Dish 'Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping' Set To Be Biggest Project On Sale At Cannes With A Budget North Of $150M - The Dish Brendan Gleeson Making West End Debut Brendan Gleeson is to make his West End debut in a new production of The Weir written and directed for the first time, by Conor McPherson. Kate Horton Productions and Landmark Productions are behind the show in which Gleeson will play Jack at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London from 12 September to 6 December 2025, with a press night on Friday 19 September. The show will start out at Dublin's 3Olympia Theatre from 8 August to 6 September. Additional casting is in process. Michelle Ang Leads Dystopian Pic 'Insula' EXCLUSIVE: Media Tech Productions NZ will be looking to drum up Cannes sales on dystopian feature Insula, starring Michelle Ang (Star Wars: The Bad Batch), Simon Prast (MaXXXine) and Catherine Waller (Off-Broadway's The Creeps). The film charts the story of Laura (Ang), a reclusive actress haunted by memories of her lost wife (Waller), and Tristram (Prast), a ruthless businessman who lures a struggling artist into a life-altering game. Alex Plumb is director, writer and produced with Waller. Executive producers are Waller and Plumb as well as Rogers Shakes and James Sweetbaum of Media Tech Productions NZ. The project is entering its final phase of filming with delivery anticipated in December. Plumb's short film Angelo was a selection at Tribeca in 2023. Wheelhouse Lands Celebrity Version Of Channel 5's 'Puzzling' With Fresh Host Wheelhouse has landed a second season of its Channel 5 Puzzling series with celebrities on board for this outing. Jeremy Vine has been brought in as host in place of Lucy Worsley and team captains will be Sally Lindsay and Carol Vorderman. Celebrity guests will include Scarlett Moffat, Les Dennis and Gareth Malone. The weekly quiz sees teams tackle a range puzzles – testing logic, lateral thinking and problem-solving. Puzzling was Channel 5's first quiz commission. Brent Montgomery's Wheelhouse, which is run by Glenn Hugill in the UK, is producing this celebrity version with The Chase maker Potato. 'It's amazing to do a quiz that's so simple and yet feels so fresh in every way,' said Vine. 'Super Team Canada' Gets Trailer & Launch DateCanadiana rules right now, it seems. Hot off the back of the Liberals' patriot-led election win, Crave's first animated streaming original, Super Team Canada, has set a May 16 launch date. The comedy ten-parter will launch with a double header, introducing the likes of Breakaway, a hockey-themed superhero played by Will Arnett. Cobie Smulders, Kevin McDonald, Charles Demers, Brian Drummond, Ceara Morgana and Veena Sood also star, with Jay Baruchel a guest star. The series follows a group of ineffective Canadian superheroes who become the world's last hope after all other heroes are killed off. Sources around the show, which is from Arnett's Electric Avenue and Thunderbird Entertainment-owned Atomic Cartoons, are connecting the wave of patriotism in Canada that accompanied the Liberals' election win earlier this week with the Canadian heroes tropes of Super Team Canada. Here's the trailer. Best of Deadline 'Ginny & Georgia' Season 3: Everything We Know So Far Everything We Know About The 'Reminders of Him' Movie So Far 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery
Scottish Sun
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Channel 5 quiz show in major shake up as Jeremy Vine replaces original host after shock U-turn by bosses
A CHANNEL 5 quiz show is set for a major shake-up with Jeremy Vine taking over a host following a shock u-turn. Problem-solving gameshow Puzzling, hosted by Lucy Worsley, was shelved for 2024. 3 A Channel 5 game show is set for a big shake-up Credit: Not known, clear with picture desk 3 Puzzling was originally hosted by Lucy Worsley Credit: Channel 5 3 The show was initially shelved before being brought back Credit: Channel 5 However, the programme was later revived by 5 for a second run this year. The format required contestants to use their language skills, lateral thinking, visual intelligence and memory to solve various mind boggling puzzles. Channel 5 is set to launch a new weekly series, Celebrity Puzzling - with Jeremy Vine taking over as host. It will see the longtime Eggheads quizmaster putting famous faces through mind-bending puzzles. Actress Sally Lindsay and Countdown legend Carol Vorderman have signed up as team captains. Each week, the pair will welcome a new celebrity guest to their teams. Scarlett Moffatt, Melvin Odoom, Ore Oduba and The Chase star Paul Sinha are among the stars making guest appearances. Viewers will also see the likes of Sam Quek, Rav Wilding, John Thomson and Dr Ranj Singh, to name just a few. Discussing his new role, host Jeremy said: "It's amazing to do a quiz that's so simple and yet feels so fresh in every way. "Celebrity Puzzling is one of those shows where, from the very first edition, everything fell into place with our amazing 5 team, with Carol and with Sally, and we just had the greatest fun in the studio. Jeremy Vine vanishes from Channel 5 show in hosting shake up - and fans have the same thing to say about his replacement Channel 5 "Not to mention burning through quite a few brain cells as we all tried to solve those beastly puzzles!" Sally Lindsay added: 'I was honestly a bit nervous about this challenge as I'm more your general knowledge type but even though it was really competitive at times I surprised myself on some rounds! If you love a puzzle you will love this!' While Carol Vorderman said: 'I'm so excited to be a team captain on Celebrity Puzzling. "Finally, all those years of loving numbers, words and brainteasers are about to pay off! Well, I hope that they are. "Joining forces with my brilliant and really good mate Sally Lindsay, and with the ever-clever Jeremy Vine keeping us all in line, it's going to be a battle of brains… and I'm going to be fighting all the way, of course!' Hardest Quiz Show Questions Would you know the answers to some of quizzing TV's hardest questions Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - Earlier this year, fans were left outraged after what they described as the "worst" question in the show's history. Host Jeremy Clarkson asked: 'From the 2000 awards ceremony onwards, the Best Actress Oscar has never been won by a woman whose surname begins with which one of these letters?' The multiple choice answers were between G, K, M and W. In the end, and with the £32,000 safe, player Glen had to make a guess and went for G. It turned out to be correct as Nicole Kidman, Frances McDormand and Kate Winslet are among the stars who have won the Best Actress gong since 2000. - Earlier this year, fans were left outraged after what they described as the "worst" question in the show's history. Host Jeremy Clarkson asked: 'From the 2000 awards ceremony onwards, the Best Actress Oscar has never been won by a woman whose surname begins with which one of these letters?' The multiple choice answers were between G, K, M and W. In the end, and with the £32,000 safe, player Glen had to make a guess and went for G. It turned out to be correct as Nicole Kidman, Frances McDormand and Kate Winslet are among the stars who have won the Best Actress gong since 2000. The 1% Club - Viewers of Lee Mack's popular ITV show were left dumbfounded by a question that also left the players perplexed. The query went as follows: "Edna's birthday is on the 6th of April and Jen's birthday falls on the 15th of October, therefore Amir's birthday must be the 'X' of January." It turns out the conundrum links the numbers with its position in the sentence, so 6th is the sixth word and 15th is the fifteenth word. Therefore, Amir's birthday is January 24th, corresponding to the 24th word in the sentence. - Viewers of Lee Mack's popular ITV show were left dumbfounded by a question that also left the players perplexed. The query went as follows: "Edna's birthday is on the 6th of April and Jen's birthday falls on the 15th of October, therefore Amir's birthday must be the 'X' of January." It turns out the conundrum links the numbers with its position in the sentence, so 6th is the sixth word and 15th is the fifteenth word. Therefore, Amir's birthday is January 24th, corresponding to the 24th word in the sentence. The Chase - The ITV daytime favourite left fans scratching their heads when it threw up one of the most bizarre questions to ever grace the programme. One of the questions asked the player: "Someone with a nightshade intolerance should avoid eating what?" The options were - sweetcorn, potatoes, carrots - with Steve selecting sweetcorn but the correct answer was potatoes. Federico Ruiz, Commissioning Editor, Unscripted, 5 remarked: 'It's a great thrill bringing together Jeremy and Sally, two much-loved stars of the 5 family, but from polar opposite ends of the schedule. "When we signed Carol, we knew it was going to be something really special. It's fun, warm and a joy to play along. "And in case you're wondering if quiz queen Carol has still got it… she most definitely has!' The series will be available to watch and stream on 5 this year.
The Irish Sun
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Channel 5 quiz show in major shake up as Jeremy Vine replaces original host after shock U-turn by bosses
A CHANNEL 5 quiz show is set for a major shake-up with Jeremy Vine taking over a host following a shock u-turn. P roblem-solving gameshow Puzzling, hosted by , Advertisement 3 A Channel 5 game show is set for a big shake-up Credit: Not known, clear with picture desk 3 Puzzling was originally hosted by Lucy Worsley Credit: Channel 5 3 The show was initially shelved before being brought back Credit: Channel 5 However, the programme was later The format required contestants to use their language skills, lateral thinking, visual intelligence and memory to solve various mind boggling puzzles. Channel 5 is set to launch a new weekly series, Celebrity Puzzling - with Jeremy Vine taking over as host. It will see the longtime Eggheads quizmaster putting famous faces through mind-bending puzzles. Advertisement Read more on Puzzling Actress Sally Lindsay and Countdown legend Carol Vorderman have signed up as team captains. Each week, the pair will welcome a new celebrity guest to their teams. Scarlett Moffatt, Melvin Odoom, Ore Oduba and The Chase star Paul Sinha are among the stars making guest appearances. Viewers will also see the likes of Sam Quek, Rav Wilding, John Thomson and Advertisement Most read in News TV Discussing his new role, host Jeremy said: "It's amazing to do a quiz that's so simple and yet feels so fresh in every way. " Celebrity Puzzling is one of those shows where, from the very first edition, everything fell into place with our amazing 5 team, with Carol and with Sally, and we just had the greatest fun in the studio. Jeremy Vine vanishes from Channel 5 show in hosting shake up - and fans have the same thing to say about his replacement Channel 5 "Not to mention burning through quite a few brain cells as we all tried to solve those beastly puzzles!" Sally Lindsay added: 'I was honestly a bit nervous about this challenge as I'm more your general knowledge type but even though it was really competitive at times I surprised myself on some rounds! If you love a puzzle you will love this!' Advertisement While Carol Vorderman said: 'I'm so excited to be a team captain on Celebrity Puzzling. "Finally, all those years of loving numbers, words and brainteasers are about to pay off! Well, I hope that they are. "Joining forces with my brilliant and really good mate Sally Lindsay, and with the ever-clever Jeremy Vine keeping us all in line, it's going to be a battle of brains… and I'm going to be fighting all the way, of course!' Hardest Quiz Show Questions Would you know the answers to some of quizzing TV's hardest questions Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - Earlier this year, The 1% Club - Viewers of Lee Mack's popular ITV show were left The Chase - The ITV daytime favourite left fans scratching their heads when it threw up Federico Ruiz, Commissioning Editor, Unscripted, 5 remarked: 'It's a great thrill bringing together Jeremy and Sally, two much-loved stars of the 5 family, but from polar opposite ends of the schedule. Advertisement "When we signed Carol, we knew it was going to be something really special. It's fun, warm and a joy to play along. "And in case you're wondering if quiz queen Carol has still got it… she most definitely has!' The series will be available to watch and stream on 5 this year.
The Sun
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Channel 5 quiz show in major shake up as Jeremy Vine replaces original host after shock U-turn by bosses
A CHANNEL 5 quiz show is set for a major shake-up with Jeremy Vine taking over a host following a shock u-turn. Problem-solving gameshow Puzzling, hosted by Lucy Worsley, was shelved for 2024. 2 2 However, the programme was later revived by 5 for a second run this year. The format required contestants to use their language skills, lateral thinking, visual intelligence and memory to solve various mind boggling puzzles. Channel 5 is set to launch a new weekly series, Celebrity Puzzling - with Jeremy Vine taking over as host. It will see the longtime Eggheads quizmaster putting famous faces through mind-bending puzzles. Actress Sally Lindsay and Countdown legend Carol Vorderman have signed up as team captains. Each week, the pair will welcome a new celebrity guest to their teams. Viewers will also see the likes of Sam Quek, Rav Wilding, John Thomson and Dr Ranj Singh, to name just a few. Discussing his new role, host Jeremy said: "It's amazing to do a quiz that's so simple and yet feels so fresh in every way. "Celebrity Puzzling is one of those shows where, from the very first edition, everything fell into place with our amazing 5 team, with Carol and with Sally, and we just had the greatest fun in the studio. Jeremy Vine vanishes from Channel 5 show in hosting shake up - and fans have the same thing to say about his replacement Channel 5 "Not to mention burning through quite a few brain cells as we all tried to solve those beastly puzzles!" Sally Lindsay added: 'I was honestly a bit nervous about this challenge as I'm more your general knowledge type but even though it was really competitive at times I surprised myself on some rounds! If you love a puzzle you will love this!' While Carol Vorderman said: 'I'm so excited to be a team captain on Celebrity Puzzling. "Finally, all those years of loving numbers, words and brainteasers are about to pay off! Well, I hope that they are. "Joining forces with my brilliant and really good mate Sally Lindsay, and with the ever-clever Jeremy Vine keeping us all in line, it's going to be a battle of brains… and I'm going to be fighting all the way, of course!' Hardest Quiz Show Questions Would you know the answers to some of quizzing TV's hardest questions Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - Earlier this year, fans were left outraged after what they described as the "worst" question in the show's history. Host Jeremy Clarkson asked: 'From the 2000 awards ceremony onwards, the Best Actress Oscar has never been won by a woman whose surname begins with which one of these letters?' The multiple choice answers were between G, K, M and W. In the end, and with the £32,000 safe, player Glen had to make a guess and went for G. It turned out to be correct as Nicole Kidman, Frances McDormand and Kate Winslet are among the stars who have won the Best Actress gong since 2000. The 1% Club - Viewers of Lee Mack's popular ITV show were left dumbfounded by a question that also left the players perplexed. The query went as follows: "Edna's birthday is on the 6th of April and Jen's birthday falls on the 15th of October, therefore Amir's birthday must be the 'X' of January." It turns out the conundrum links the numbers with its position in the sentence, so 6th is the sixth word and 15th is the fifteenth word. Therefore, Amir's birthday is January 24th, corresponding to the 24th word in the sentence. The Chase - The ITV daytime favourite left fans scratching their heads when it threw up one of the most bizarre questions to ever grace the programme. One of the questions asked the player: "Someone with a nightshade intolerance should avoid eating what?" The options were - sweetcorn, potatoes, carrots - with Steve selecting sweetcorn but the correct answer was potatoes. Federico Ruiz, Commissioning Editor, Unscripted, 5 remarked: 'It's a great thrill bringing together Jeremy and Sally, two much-loved stars of the 5 family, but from polar opposite ends of the schedule. "When we signed Carol, we knew it was going to be something really special. It's fun, warm and a joy to play along. "And in case you're wondering if quiz queen Carol has still got it… she most definitely has!' The series will be available to watch and stream on 5 this year.
