CelebAbility puts stars' odd talents to the test

Iain Stirling is to front a new ‘physical comedy entertainment show’ for ITV2.

CelebAbility will feature a group of five friends who will go head to head with five celebrities to test unusual skills or abilities that the celebrities believe they naturally possess.

And in the final round, the remaining friends must answer questions about the remaining celebrities. Fewer celebrities mean fewer possible answers so the greater the chance of winning.

‘I'm absolutely buzzing to start the show and find out how truly talented our British celebrities are. Are celebrities fundamentally better than members of the public? It's about time someone found out,’ Stirling said.

The six 45-minute episodes have been commissioned from production company Potato, makers of Ninja Warrior and The Chase, by Paul Mortimer, ITV’s director of digital channels and comedy commissioner Saskia Schuster.

Mortimer said: ‘CelebAbility is a welcome addition to ITV2’s slate of entertainment programming for its younger audience’, and Schuster added that it was a ‘game show for anyone with an unusual party trick and a competitive nature’.

The programme is due to air from next month.

Published: 22 May 2017