Mel Giedroyc
- 56 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, producer, comedian and presenter
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Feelings of loss surrounding Bruce Forsyth are assuaged by this reboot, with Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins hosting two episodes reviving the 70s gameshow. Families compete in plate-spinning and teapot-throwing challenges, with Lorraine Kelly, Richard Osman and Martin Kemp acting as celebrity insurance.
David Stubbs, The Guardian, 1st April 2018Mel and Sue aren't up to the Generation Game
While viewers might watch the new Generation Game out of curiosity, the property itself might actually be beyond a sustained revival.
Gerard Gilbert, i Newspaper, 30th March 2018Mel & Sue's Generation Game: fun trip down memory lane
It may have had a long road to our screens, but the latest reboot of this classic gameshow has the right mix of nostalgia and silliness to enthuse.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 28th March 2018Generation Game uses canned laughter
The BBC has used canned laughter on the troubled reboot after the new hosts struggled to recapture Bruce Forsyth's beloved banter when he hosted the show in its heyday. A source said: "It was always going to be a challenge for Mel and Sue to have people chuckling the way Bruce did. The BBC has used canned laughter after listening back to the live audience and agreeing it needed a bit of extra buzz."
The Sun, 28th March 2018Jim Davidson slams Mel and Sue on Generation Game
Jim Davidson has hit out at Mel and Sue because he doesn't think they're good enough to host The Generation Game reboot.
Dan Wootton, The Sun, 25th February 2018BBC axing HALF of Mel & Sue's Generation Game reboot
The show was initially meant to have four episodes but two of them have been now been axed at a cost of £400,000.
Paul Revoir, The Sun, 7th February 2018Radio Times TV 100
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Radio Times, 18th September 2017Mel & Sue host The Generation Game
Mel & Sue will present a new version of much-loved comedy game show The Generation Game on BBC One.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd July 2017Graham Norton comes third on BBC pay chart
Comedian-turned chat show host Graham Norton is the BBC's third highest paid star, according to figures released today. Other comedy figures in the list were Mel Giedroyc and Roy Clarke.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 19th July 2017The stars who made it big at the Edinburgh Fringe
'I saw them long before they became famous' is a common Fringe-goer's boast. But, as Fiona Shepherd discovers, there's a good reason for that.
Fiona Shepherd, The Scotsman, 8th July 2017