His career started in 2004, when he won the Laughing Horse new act competition, and the following year he was nominated for best newcomer in the Chortle awards.
Broadcasters have 'no plans' for more
Shopping With Keith Lemon, Evil Genius With Russell Kane and Al Murray's Why Does Everyone Hate have all been dropped by their broadcasters.
The Keith Lemon show launched on ITV2 in 2019 and featured Leigh Francis’s character interviewing celebrities as they shop. Jimmy Carr, Rob Beckett, Katherine Ryan and Judi Love were among those who took part in the 34 episodes.
An ITV spokesperson said: ‘There are no current plans for a new series but the show will continue to have a regular presence across both ITV2 and ITVX with repeat programming.’
The news comes two years after Keith Lemon’s Celebrity Juice was axed by ITV2.
Meanwhile ,Sky History has dropped its two comedian-fronted shows. A spokesperson for the channel told the British Comedy Guide: ‘We don't currently have a plan to recommission those shows’.
Evil Genius – an adaptation of Kane's long-running Radio 4 podcast reassessing the reputations of historical figures – ran for just five episodes late last year.
And Murray made three series of his Why Does Everyone Hate…: Why Does Everyone Hate The English? in 2018 followed by Why Do The Brits Win Every War? and Why Does Everyone Hate The British Empire?
Published: 6 Jun 2024
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