I’m a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! 2018

Cheap Cheap Cheap. Recorded in February, transmitted September. So Channel 4 had doubts, as it gathered a small layer of dust on the virtual server shelf.

Problem was it wasn't *that* bad at times. - the quiz format wasn't long enough to sustain the entire show, yet in itself, it had very good shout at the telly and playalong watchability. So to pad out the rest of the show, throw in some improv comedy.

But that had problems (despite Hattrick Productions producing) in that at times, the audience weren't laughing at it, they were willing the show to get better.

Another series, tighter production decisions (some of which may have been disguarded in series one to indulge the shows creator and host) script some of the gags, and it might have flowed better.

I doubt a good Noel performance in the jungle will make Channel 4 realise they need a new series of Cheap Cheap Cheap though..

Noel Edmonds could be a fantastic signing, or could turn out to be fairly dull as some of the bigger stars often turn out to be on reality TV. The tabloids are reporting that Edmonds’ £600k salary have forced ITV to drop introducing a second late arrival. I find this quite hard to believe, given that negotiations over fees would have taken place a while ago and Philip Schofield confirmed on This Morning there were two more campmates. Unless they’ve decided to announce Edmonds earlier than planned because it was so widely known, and a 12th star will enter slightly later?

This year’s series has been doing brilliantly in the ratings, I’m sure one of the best lineups they’ve had is certainly helping with getting the viewers in. It would be interesting to know how much advert slots cost during IAC given that it’s a crucial time for advertisers ahead of Christmas (and Black Friday to a lesser extent).

Is it reasonable to compare Noel to the Mayor of Halloween Town?



If we *do* get the bad side of him, I can only hope that the producers don't decide to show a very great deal of this (no pun intended). I still have memories of 2013 - when they showed a little too much of Lucy Pargeter not getting on very well with Amy Willerton, and not enough of Steve Davis or Alfonso Ribiero (at least that's how it felt to me).

And if the producers *do* decide to show a lot of Noel moaning and being difficult towards the others, then I'm switching back off...

Well, regardless which side of him we get and however much airtime ITV give him, he *will* retire from television if he wins...

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46287584

So Mr Blobby being interviewed on Lorraine tomorrow. That should be revealing.

Cheers for a reminder to switch over to Channel 4 during Lorraine when Mr Blobby is on.

Just realised they've now had no less than three former Radio 1 Breakfast Show presenters on I'm A Celeb. Tony Blackburn who went on to be the very first King Of The Jungle. Mike Read, who fared less well some years later, being the first celeb to be voted out. And now Noel!

However it plays out it is one of the best individual signings on any reality show in a very long time, if not ever.

The trouble with Noel, as is often the case with big troublesome entertainers, is their TV personas are often in stark contrast to their own. I've always considered him a legend but the glimpses of his own attitude to the world I've seen don't show him in the best light IMO.

To add to that list, I could imagine Chris Moyles doing it in about 10 years time.

I liked the impressions of “the GC” and Denise Van Outen. The latter is someone I could Imagine going into the jungle as well, if she gets axed from “The Show”

Yeah, I just can't forget Noel's HQ (although I wish I could).

Give it a couple of days and I can imagine round the camp fire it’ll be the bad side of Noel we will see, long rambling tales of his strange views or how the world still owes him a living and it’s a disgrace he still isn’t on TV. I might be wrong, we will see.

It’s a game changer for him though, a lot of his odd antics have been slightly under the radar or on obscure TV shows or channels, but here he’s in front of 11 million viewers, many of whom have only seen him as the professional host of DonD or NHP. He could ruin his reputation, or remind everyone why they liked him and he’ll be hosting a new ITV quiz show within a year.

From my experience of going to see Deal And No Deal, he definitely has a more moody 'off air' side, but he is 69 now and not stressing about filming millions of TV episodes a week so maybe the stars will align and it'll be positive Noel rather than negative Noel!

Regardless, I must say the promotion at the end of tonight's IAC for the Colosseum was absolutely fantastic, and that was before they even revealed Noel! The difference in production values between this series and the previous few is like night and day, obviously got a few quid from Ant's wage savings spare!

It took several days but Holly seems to be a bit more relaxed too, her and Dec actually seemed to gel better tonight especially during John's trial.