New team captain on Dave show

Seann Walsh is to be the new team captain on the Dave panel show Argumental.

As Chortle reported last week, the debate show is being rebooted with Sean Lock replacing John Sergeant as chairman and Robert Webb as a team captain.

Now we can reveal that Walsh will be getting his first regular TV job as the opposing captain over the eight 40-minute episodes.

Walsh, who won the Chortle best newcomer award in 2009, has previously appeared on Mock The Week, Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow and 8 Out Of 10 Cats, among others.

Filming begins later this month on this fourth series, which will also feature an interactive element for viewers at home.

UKTV commissioning editor Sarah Fraser said: ‘[Producer] Tiger Aspect has done a great job to completely reimagine Argumental whilst retaining its most fantastic qualities as a place where Britain’s top comedians can riff freely on the topics of the day.’

The new series premieres in October. Previously the team captains were Marcus Brigstocke and Rufus Hound.

Published: 1 Sep 2011