KATHERINE RYAN, JOEL DOMMETT AND JON RICHARDSON TO FRONT TOP TRUMPS ENTERTAINMENT FORMAT FOR TLC
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Top Trumps: The Comedy Pack (w/t) is a new, original format, which sees one of the nation's favourite card games explode onto the studio floor.
Produced by TalkbackThames with Naked, the 8x60 series will be hosted by Katherine Ryan and see an all-star cast of comedians, led by team captains Joel Dommett and Jon Richardson, go head-to-head in this first comedy take on the much-loved game - battling through a mix of classic card face-offs, live studio challenges and bluffing games.
Katherine Ryan said: “Everyone knows Top Trumps, but no one has ever played it quite like this. We’re taking this iconic game and supersizing it into something bigger, louder and much funnier. And with Jon and Joel captaining rival teams, chaos is pretty much guaranteed."
Joel Dommett said: “Top Trumps and me have a lot in common - it’s fun, simple and older than you think. I used to get very excited playing Top Trumps back in the day, and now I get to play it on the telly with two famously un-excitable comedians Kathrine Ryan and Jon Richardson. It’s really gonna be a blast.”
Jon Richardson said: “For too long the world has been led to believe that there are no good Trumps, so I'm delighted to be on a show that celebrates the very best of them. I'm a sucker for a game with clear rules and a winner at the end so Top Trumps has always made sense to me. Let's see whether careful planning can beat sheer enthusiasm once and for all.”
Meanwhile, hot on the heels of the Mock the Week: Summer Specials, and ahead of series 2 which starts on 13 September, fans can look forward to plenty more Mock the Week in 2027, as TLC greenlights series 3, 4 and 5 for the channel.
Produced by Angst productions, this 22x60 order will see host Dara Ó Briain back alongside series regular Rhys James and an array of top comedy talent. The first 7x60 series will land on TLC in February, followed by a Summer and Autumn series - delivering regular doses of news-led satire, topical fun and cheeky innuendo.
Top Trumps: The Comedy Pack (w/t) comes to TLC early next year.
