Celebrity Juice

Celebrity Juice was a British television comedy panel game broadcast on ITV2 between 24 September 2008 and 15 December 2022. The show was written and presented by Leigh Francis in the role of his alter ego Keith Lemon. The format for the series was first suggested in 2007, after the final series of Francis’s Channel 4 sketch show Bo' Selecta!. ITV approached him to create a show featuring Lemon, and after the success of the five-part series Keith Lemon's Very Brilliant World Tour, the channel commissioned Celebrity Juice. The original premise of the show was to see which team knows most about the week's tabloid news stories, although later series focus more on the comedy factor of the participating celebrity guests and games involving them, rather than discussing the week's news.

Celebrity Juice
Genre
Created byLeigh Francis
Directed by
  • Toby Baker
  • Ollie Bartlett
Presented byKeith Lemon
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series26
No. of episodes309 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Dan Baldwin
  • Leon Wilson
  • Junior Courtney
  • Victoria Payne
  • Jonno Richards
  • Jessie Swanson
  • Jonathan M. Singer
Producers
  • Ed Thomas
  • Neil Calow
  • David Maguire
  • Nick Jarvie
  • Claire Fort
Production locations
Running time30–60 minutes (inc. advertisements)
Production companies
Original release
NetworkITV2
Release24 September 2008 (2008-09-24) –
15 December 2022 (2022-12-15)
Related

Fearne Cotton and Holly Willoughby were the show's original team captains. In December 2018, Cotton announced that she would leave the series after ten years in order to pursue other projects.[1] She was replaced by Paddy McGuinness,[2] though he left after one series and was replaced by Mel B. On 4 May 2020, Willoughby revealed her decision to quit the series after 12 years on the show. She made her final appearance as team captain at the end of the 23rd series.[3] Mel B also departed at the end of series 23. On 10 September 2020, it was announced that Laura Whitmore and Emily Atack had joined the show as team captains.[4] On 29 March 2021, it was announced that Maya Jama had joined the show as a regular panellist.[5] In December 2021, Celebrity Juice became one of three shows by Francis to get recommissioned for 2022,[6] along with ITV2's Shopping with Keith Lemon and the E4/Channel 4 mockumentary series, The Holden Girls: Mandy & Myrtle.[7]

On 29 June 2022, it was announced that Celebrity Juice had been cancelled by ITV; the series concluded with two specials which aired on 8 and 15 December 2022.[8]

Production edit

Celebrity Juice set in 2018

Celebrity Juice was filmed at the Riverside Studios from 2008 until 2014. In August 2014 it was announced that the show, along with the BBC's Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Sweat the Small Stuff, would be hosted at Elstree Studios Stage 9 whilst redevelopment takes place at their former home.[9] For its first seven series, the show was produced by Talkback Thames, and it has been produced by Talkback since series eight (Same production company, only re-branded). The show is produced by Dan Baldwin and Leon Wilson.

Transmissions edit

SeriesEpisodesOriginally airedTeam captainsRegular panellist
Series premiereSeries finale
1824 September 200812 November 2008Fearne CottonHolly Willoughby
21025 February 200929 April 2009Rufus Hound
31018 March 201020 May 2010
4149 September 201030 December 2010
51610 February 201126 May 2011
6131 September 201129 December 2011
7139 February 20123 May 2012
81530 August 201221 December 2012Chris Ramsey
91328 February 201323 May 2013Kelly Brook
101529 August 201326 December 2013Fearne Cotton
111220 February 201422 May 2014
121311 September 201430 December 2014Gino D'Acampo
131019 March 201521 May 2015Holly WilloughbyGino D'Acampo
141410 September 201530 December 2015Gino D'Acampo
151017 March 201619 May 2016Fearne CottonGino D'Acampo
16148 September 201629 December 2016
171123 March 20178 June 2017
181214 September 201721 December 2017
191122 March 20187 June 2018
201213 September 201820 December 2018
211021 March 201923 May 2019Paddy McGuinnessStacey Solomon
22810 October 201919 December 2019Mel B
2369 April 202014 May 2020
241022 October 202027 December 2020Laura WhitmoreEmily Atack
258 April 202116 December 2021Maya Jama
2624 March 202226 May 2022
Specials28 December 202215 December 2022

Merchandise edit

  • A Celebrity Juice calendar was released by Danilo Promotions (22 September 2012), it features 68 pages of classic moments from the show.[10]
  • A Celebrity Juice book was released by Orion (26 September 2013). It features 160 pages and was published on a hardback format and kindle version.[11]

Home media edit

DVD and Blu-ray releases edit

TitleNo. of disc(s)YearNo. of episodesDVD releaseBlu-ray release
Region 2Region B
Celebrity Juice – Too Juicy for TV12008, 2009 & 2010Best bits from series 1–3 and various unseen footage21 November 2011[12][13]
Celebrity Juice – Too Juicy for TV 212010 & 2011Best bits from series 4–6 and various unseen footage19 November 2012[14]19 November 2012[15]
Celebrity Juice – The Bang Tidy Box Set: Too Juicy for TV 1 & 232008, 2009, 2010 & 2011Best bits from series 1–6 and various unseen footage19 November 2012[16]
Celebrity Juice: Obscene and Unseen12012 & 2013Best bits from series 7–9 and various unseen footage4 November 2013[17]
Celebrity Juice: T'Box Set42008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013Best bits from series 1–9 and various unseen footage4 November 2013[18]

Online edit

Reception edit

Critical reception edit

In 2009, 2010 and 2011, the show was voted "Worst British TV Panel Show" in the British Comedy Guide's annual awards.[29][30][31] In 2011, the show won the Best Entertainment Show Award at the TV Choice Awards[32] and in 2012, it won an National Television Award for Best Comedy Panel Show[33] and a BAFTA Award for the Best YouTube Audience.[34]

Awards edit

YearAwardCategoryResult
2011TV Choice AwardsBest Entertainment ShowWon
British Comedy AwardsBest Comedy Panel ShowNominated
2012TV Choice AwardsBest Entertainment ShowWon
National Television AwardsMost Popular Comedy Panel ShowWon
British Comedy AwardsBest Comedy Entertainment ProgrammeNominated
BAFTAYouTube AudienceWon
2013National Television AwardsMost Popular Entertainment PresenterNominated
Television and Radio Industries Club AwardsTV Satellite/Digital ProgrammeWon
2015National Television AwardsMultichannelWon
2017Entertainment ProgrammeNominated
2018The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment AwardNominated

References edit

  1. ^ Harrison, Ellie (18 December 2018). "Fearne Cotton quits Keith Lemon's Celebrity Juice after 10 years". Radio Times.
  2. ^ Powell, Emma (27 February 2019). "Paddy McGuinness CONFIRMED as Fearne Cotton's Celebrity Juice replacement". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Holly Willoughby leaves Celebrity Juice after 12 years". BBC News. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  4. ^ Davies, Megan (10 September 2020). "Celebrity Juice confirms new team captains including I'm a Celebrity's Emily Atack". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  5. ^ Seddon, Dan (29 March 2021). "Celebrity Juice announces new regular panellist alongside team captains Emily Atack and Laura Whitmore". Digital Spy. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Keith Lemon Returns to ITV2 with Two Recommissions". TV Zone. 16 December 2021.
  7. ^ "The Holden Girls 'Set to Return for Second Series' on E4". TV Zone. 3 December 2021.
  8. ^ "The Award-Winning Celebrity Juice Concludes on ITV2". ITV Press Centre. 29 June 2022.
  9. ^ Bevir, George (7 August 2014). "Talkback moves show production to Elstree's Stage 9". broadcastnow. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  10. ^ CELEBRITY JUICE 2013 CALENDAR [Calendar]. ASIN 1780542437.
  11. ^ Celebrity Juice: The Book [Hardcover]. ASIN 1409127567.
  12. ^ "Celebrity Juice – Too Juicy for TV DVD". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  13. ^ "Celebrity Juice, Too Juicy for TV". iTunes. 21 November 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  14. ^ "Celebrity Juice – Too Juicy for TV 2! DVD". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  15. ^ "Celebrity Juice – Too Juicy for TV 2! [Blu-ray]". Amazon.co.uk. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  16. ^ "Celebrity Juice – The Bang Tidy Box Set: Too Juicy for TV 1&2 DVD". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  17. ^ "Celebrity Juice: Obscene and Unseen DVD". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  18. ^ "Celebrity Juice: T'Box Set – Series 1–3 DVD". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  19. ^ "Celebrity Juice 2012". Netflix. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  20. ^ "Celebrity Juice, Series 5". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  21. ^ "Celebrity Juice, Series 6". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  22. ^ "Celebrity Juice, Series 7". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  23. ^ "Celebrity Juice, Series 8". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  24. ^ "Celebrity Juice, Series 9". iTunes. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  25. ^ "Celebrity Juice, Series 10". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  26. ^ "Celebrity Juice, Series 11". iTunes. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  27. ^ "Celebrity Juice, Series 12". iTunes. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  28. ^ "Celebrity Juice, Too Juicy for TV". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  29. ^ "The Comedy.co.uk Awards 2009 – British Comedy Guide". Comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  30. ^ "The Comedy.co.uk Awards 2010 – British Comedy Guide". Comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  31. ^ "The Comedy.co.uk Awards 2011 – British Comedy Guide". Comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  32. ^ Eames, Tom (13 September 2011). "TV Choice Awards 2011 - The winners". Digital Spy. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  33. ^ "Someone Got A Little Bit Piddly Last Night..." HuffPost UK. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  34. ^ "Celebrity Juice Wins The 2012 YouTube Audience Award". www.bafta.org. 13 April 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2022.

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