May 17th, 2021 By David Knox 4 commentsFiled under: News,
Is
My Kitchen Rules on the comeback trail already?
The Sydney Morning Herald today speculates Seven is in early discussions with external production companies to take over production of the series, previously produced by Seven Studios.
Anonymous sources told SMH “that one of the people pitched the idea was one of the Fennessy brothers, who used to run Endemol, and Eureka Productions, which boasts Seven’s former head of reality Rikkie Proost as part of its leadership team.”
Without
MKR and
Plate of Origin Seven is now without a primetime cooking show (so is Nine) leaving 10’s
Patriot Brains is hosted by British comedian Bill Bailey.
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Patriot Brains, which begins screening on TVNZ2 and TVNZ OnDemand tonight (Wednesday). It also aims to make full use of English comedian Bill Bailey’s extended summer on our shores, asking him to deliver the questions, moderate, allocate points and provide the soundtrack.
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Mel went on to explain that the pandemic has meant stand-up work has dried-up for her and that she wanted to grab this opportunity with both hands.
Despite admitting to be scared of creepy crawlies and snakes, Mel said she had a strategy in play for fighting off this year s camp bully .
Motivation: Mel said: I know it s shocking – but I will be 40 soon. And I thought, what have I done with my precious little suburban life? I went to an all girls school so I d use those skills, she began, not disclosing if her tactics were required once meeting the new cast.
With fellow comic Ash Williams and others
Comedians Mel Buttle and Ash Williams are taking part in the Australian version of I‘m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of here this year.
Buttle is already known to TV audiences as co-host of The Great Australian Bake Off alongside fellow comic Claire Hooper.
The stand-up, who is a familiar face on the stand-up circuit. said she said yes to the show as she was about to turn 40 - and because she has had an uncertain year because of the pandemic.
‘I thought, I’ve just been offered a great gig where I get to be funny and hang out with people and have challenges. What else am I going to do? Sit here and watch Dr Phil? she told The Sydney Morning Herald.