Paddy McGuinness to front festive show for ITV1

The comedian and presenter is to host a celebrity quiz as part of ITV1’s Christmas line-up for the second year running.
The once-a-year hour long special, Paddy’s Show and Telly, follows the successful first outing of the format last year.

Kate Maddigan, Commissioner, Entertainment at ITV, says, “We are excited to have Paddy back for another one off special of Paddy’s Show and Telly. It’s been a fantastic year of television and this will be a great way to end the year.”

Three celebrity pairs will be challenged to take a look back through a televisual year that included some of the most memorable moments in recent history including the Jubilee celebrations and the London 2012 Olympics.

Battling it out to win £20,000 for a charity of their choice, the celebrities will compete to answer questions on the biggest dramas, documentaries, comedies, reality TV and game shows of the year

McGuinness currently fronts dating show Take Me Out for the broadcaster as well as fronting a number of programmes for Channel 4 including reality series Hotel GB and Paddy’s TV Guide.