Comedian Chris McCausland has his own ITV1 show with the inspiring title The Chris McCausland Show. It must have taken the creators forever to come up with this title!
The 47-year-old star has regularly appeared on panel shows such as QI And Would I lie to you? and he also appeared in an episode of Don’t go outHis morning show is part of a new ITV weekend programme, which also Jimmy and Shivis Farmer’s Breakfastin which farmer Jimmy Doherty teams up with chef Shivi Ramoutar.
ITV gives a sneak peek of Chris’ show, saying: “This 11-part series will feature a brilliant line-up of celebrity guests and will be full of humour, insight and inevitable mischief. Chris will immerse his guests in his audio world with interactive games that will make viewers of all ages laugh and play along at home. And to top it all off, he will provide live acoustic performances that will be the soundtrack to your weekend.”
Chris McCausland Show release date
The Chris McCausland Show starts on Saturday 29 June at 8.25am on ITV1. The first episode lasts one hour.
Who are the guests?
In the first edition, Chris is joined by comedy actor Paul Whitehouse and actress and author Donna Preston.
More about Chris
Chris originally worked as a web developer before losing his sight and starting a career as a stand-up comedian in his twenties. In an interview with The Guardian, he was asked how the blind community had reacted to his success. He replied: “Everything has been very positive. My attitude has always been to represent the person by not beating them over the head. I think the best way to represent a disability is to make people forget it as much as possible. It’s always a part of you.”
“People are interested, you let them participate and you laugh about it. But if you can do a show that is, say, 80% not about blindness, then it’s more powerful and funnier to talk about it. I believe in representation within the mainstream. Integration rather than segregation. Don’t do a sketch show with five disabled comedians. Take those five disabled comedians and put them in five different shows. That’s the more powerful way.”
What else is Chris working on?
Chris stars alongside Lee Mack in a Christmas special for Sky called Bad news. The pair play feuding neighbors who become unexpected heroes when they save their street from burglars. It was written by Chris and Ghosts Stars: Laurence Rickard and Martha Howe-Douglas. Chris said: “A hasty idea that got out of control: we’re now making a Christmas comedy and it’s going to be brilliant. I can’t wait to get up to some hilarious mayhem with Lee and bring some festive cheer into people’s living rooms this Christmas!”
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