Revealed: Which comedians are doing Celebrity Mastermind 2022

...and what their specialist subjects are

Nish Kumar, Phil Wang, James Acaster and Ed Gamble are all takig part in Celebrity Mastermind this year.

Other comedians putting their knowledge to the test in the famous black chair are Ellie Taylor, Rufus Hound, Nina Conti,Chris McCausland, Sophie Duker, Shazia Mirza, Rufus Hound.

All have chosen pop culture specialist subjects – from Geri Halliwell to 30 Rock – except Wang who picked the wines of New Zealand, and Acaster who chose the history of ice cream

The full roster of 56 celebrities facing Clive Myrie when the 154-part series returns to BBC One on Saturday February 5 is:

Week one

David James, former England goalkeeper on Roy Lichtenstein
Antony Costa, singer on Grease the musical
Jackie Weaver, council officer on The Chronicles of Riddick
Ellie Taylor, comedian on Geri Halliwell

Week two

Ruthie Henshall, actress on the film musicals of Gene Kelly
Chris Mason, BBC political correspondent on The Yorkshire Dales
Poppy Jay, broadcaster on Cardi B
Rufus Hound, comedian and actor on Jim Henson

Week three

Janette Manrara, former Strictly professional dancer and tv presenter, on Disney’s renaissance era
Nish Kumar, comedian on Jimi Hendrix
Olly Smith, BBC Saturday Kitchen’s wine expert on Withnail and I
John Altman, actor (EastEnder’s Nick Cotton) on The Isle of White

Week four

Roger Black, former Olympic athlete on The Princess Bride
Snoochie Shy, BBC 1Xtra Presenter & DJ on Giggs (the rapper)
Anna Soubry, commentator and former Conservative MP on Fawlty Towers
Natalie Anderson, actress (Emmerdale’s Alicia Metcalfe) on Coco Chanel

Week five

Maria McErlane, presenter and actress on the history of women on bicycles
The Vivienne, Ru Paul’s Drag Race superstar on Cher
Martine Croxall, BBC News presenter on Nellie Bly
Ace, DJ and broadcaster on The Fresh Prince of Bel Air

Week six

Philippa Dunne, actress (BBC2’s Motherland) on Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining
Phil Wang, comedian on the wines of New Zealand
Keith Brymer Jones, judge on Channel 4’s Great Pottery Throwdown, on Dame Lucie Rie
Dani Harmer, actor (Tracy Beaker) on Ru Paul’s Drag Race

Week seven

Nina Conti, comedian and ventriloquist on the short stories of Stephen King
Brenton West, from BBC1’s The Repair Shop on Formula One 1977-87
Fatima Manji, journalist and Channel 4 news presenter on Queen Victoria
Martel Maxwell, TV presenter (BBC1’s Homes Under The Hammer) on Freddie Mercury

Week eight

Anne Diamond, broadcaster on the birth of British radar
Shivi Ramoutar, TV chef on Sex and the City
Eilidh McIntyre, Olympic sailing gold medalist on Karl Lagerfeld
Chris McCausland, comedian on Pearl Jam

Week nine

Jeremy Edwards, actor on Carrie Fisher
Sonali Shah, TV Presenter (BBC2’s Escape To the Country) on George Michael
Dave Rowntree, musician (Blur drummer) on Nikola Tesla
Camilla Tominey, journalist and broadcaster on the Back to the Future trilogy

Week ten

Sian Williams, journalist and Channel 5 news host on Anna Freud
Sophie Duker, comedian and writer on The History Boys
Sonny Jay, radio presenter (Capital FM) on One Direction
Kellie Shirley, actress (Sky’s The Long Run) on Abigail’s Party

Week eleven

Pat Nevin, former professional footballer on the Jeeves & Wooster Stories of P.G. Wodehouse
Anna Nightingale, actress (Emmerdale’s Andrea Tate) on Oasis
Tom Malone Jr, TV personality (Channel 4’s Gogglebox) on Ricky Hatton
Roo Irvine, TV antiques expert (BBC1’s Bargain Hunt) on pedigree cat breeds

Week twelve

Martin Offiah, former England rugby international on the battle of Britain
Shazia Mirza, comedian on George Carlin
Owain Wyn Evans, BBC TV weather presenter on the music of Britney Spears
Amelle Berrabah, singer (The Sugababes) on the exploration of Mars

Week thirteen

Charlie Higson, actor and writer on classic Westerns of the 1950s and 60s
Adele Roberts, BBC Radio 1 DJ and broadcaster on the planets of the solar system
Ed Gamble, comedian on 30 Rock
Paul Cooper, actor (BBC3’s This Country) on the 1966 World Cup

Week fourteen