Jack Dee has signed up to host the new series of The Apprentice: You're Fired.
The comedian has replaced Dara Ó Briain on the BBC Two companion show, which airs directly after the main episode and features business experts and celebrities discussing the week's events with the eliminated candidate.
Dee - who has experience in the show after appearing on Comic Relief Does The Apprentice in 2009 - said: "I'm very much looking forward to hosting You're Fired and hope that the luckless candidates will see me as the friendly face at the end of a difficult time in their lives."
Meanwhile, friend of the show Romesh Ranganathan has had an upgrade and will be a regular panellist this autumn.
"As a massive fan of The Apprentice this is very exciting for me," he said. "I love You're Fired and am looking forward to putting all the questions to the...
The comedian has replaced Dara Ó Briain on the BBC Two companion show, which airs directly after the main episode and features business experts and celebrities discussing the week's events with the eliminated candidate.
Dee - who has experience in the show after appearing on Comic Relief Does The Apprentice in 2009 - said: "I'm very much looking forward to hosting You're Fired and hope that the luckless candidates will see me as the friendly face at the end of a difficult time in their lives."
Meanwhile, friend of the show Romesh Ranganathan has had an upgrade and will be a regular panellist this autumn.
"As a massive fan of The Apprentice this is very exciting for me," he said. "I love You're Fired and am looking forward to putting all the questions to the...
- 9/11/2015
- Digital Spy
Rupert Everett's new memoir has landed him in hot water. Again. But he thinks we just need to lighten up
Poor old Rupert Everett thought he'd taken every care to say nothing in his first memoir that could upset his friend Madonna. Then the book came out, she threw a strop and stopped talking to him. His new memoir is less scandalously gossipy, so further fallings-out had looked unlikely – but before its release this week, he was already in hot water again. Everett can't understand it. "What's happened to humour? We're becoming American. Everyone gets so angry over everything."
But I'm not sure how much he really cares, and to my mind you'd have to be even more humourless than Madonna to hold anything against him. After reading Vanished Years, I didn't just want to buy the book but kidnap its author and gallivant about town with him for ever.
Poor old Rupert Everett thought he'd taken every care to say nothing in his first memoir that could upset his friend Madonna. Then the book came out, she threw a strop and stopped talking to him. His new memoir is less scandalously gossipy, so further fallings-out had looked unlikely – but before its release this week, he was already in hot water again. Everett can't understand it. "What's happened to humour? We're becoming American. Everyone gets so angry over everything."
But I'm not sure how much he really cares, and to my mind you'd have to be even more humourless than Madonna to hold anything against him. After reading Vanished Years, I didn't just want to buy the book but kidnap its author and gallivant about town with him for ever.
- 9/28/2012
- by Decca Aitkenhead
- The Guardian - Film News
BBC One’s The Apprentice returns for a sixth run on Wednesday 6 October, as a new line-up of corporate contenders face Lord Sugar as they battle for boardroom supremacy.
From all corners of the country, 16 aspiring tycoons have come to London to face the biggest challenge of their careers to date – embarking on a 12-task job interview from hell with multi-millionaire tycoon, Lord Sugar. Selected for their entrepreneurial flair and burning passion for business – Lord Sugar has spotted something in all of them, but only one can succeed in becoming The Apprentice.
As Britain begins to recover from its toughest economic conditions in decades, for this year’s prospects it really is “crunch” time as they face a series of gruelling tasks designed to push their skills to the limit. They are risking it all by leaving what they know behind and venturing in to unfamiliar territory as they fight to become The Apprentice.
From all corners of the country, 16 aspiring tycoons have come to London to face the biggest challenge of their careers to date – embarking on a 12-task job interview from hell with multi-millionaire tycoon, Lord Sugar. Selected for their entrepreneurial flair and burning passion for business – Lord Sugar has spotted something in all of them, but only one can succeed in becoming The Apprentice.
As Britain begins to recover from its toughest economic conditions in decades, for this year’s prospects it really is “crunch” time as they face a series of gruelling tasks designed to push their skills to the limit. They are risking it all by leaving what they know behind and venturing in to unfamiliar territory as they fight to become The Apprentice.
- 9/28/2010
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
Multi-millionaire and self made businessman, Lord Sugar, left school at 16 with no money in his pocket and no qualifications. 40 years on and against the odds, he’s at the top of his game with a business empire worth millions. For decades a supporter of young people in business, Lord Sugar has decided to give ten of the UK’s most ambitious and driven teenagers the opportunity of a lifetime: competing for the title of the first ever Junior Apprentice.
From Wednesday 12th May, the 10 young candidates will face an education like no other as they embark on a series of tough tasks which will push their skills to the limit. The potential Junior Apprentices will face the same cut-throat competition as the adult series – it’s survival of the fittest and the tasks are just as challenging as ever.
From all corners of the country, each of the aspiring tycoons...
From Wednesday 12th May, the 10 young candidates will face an education like no other as they embark on a series of tough tasks which will push their skills to the limit. The potential Junior Apprentices will face the same cut-throat competition as the adult series – it’s survival of the fittest and the tasks are just as challenging as ever.
From all corners of the country, each of the aspiring tycoons...
- 5/11/2010
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
X Factor boss Simon Cowell has been gushing about Cheryl Cole and praising her efforts on the singing show. He has revealed that she is better liked than him by viewers of the show and admitted that it took a lot to convince her to sign up as a judge.
On why he was so keen to hire her, Simon told new! magazine: “I’ve always been a fan of Cheryl’s. I first got to know her through Comic Relief Does The Apprentice when she was on that.
“She called me out the blue and said, ‘It’s Cheryl Cole.’ And I was like, ‘Oh yeah, right.’ And she said, ‘No, it’s Cheryl Cole. I want some money for this charity.’
“She was incredibly convincing and persuasive. I gave her the money and that was honestly why I wanted to work with Cheryl on a show. It just...
On why he was so keen to hire her, Simon told new! magazine: “I’ve always been a fan of Cheryl’s. I first got to know her through Comic Relief Does The Apprentice when she was on that.
“She called me out the blue and said, ‘It’s Cheryl Cole.’ And I was like, ‘Oh yeah, right.’ And she said, ‘No, it’s Cheryl Cole. I want some money for this charity.’
“She was incredibly convincing and persuasive. I gave her the money and that was honestly why I wanted to work with Cheryl on a show. It just...
- 2/2/2010
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
Actor Rupert Everett has admitted that he has been 'terrified' of Piers Morgan for the last two years. The 50-year-old star appeared on the show Comic Relief Does The Apprentice with Morgan, 44, in 2007. Talking about the Britain's Got Talent judge, Everett said to UK newspaper Evening Standard: 'Piers used to be nasty and tear people to shreds but now he does these interviews where he has taken that amazing thing of Michael Parkinson's, which was to say nothing funny or interesting and be loved for it. 'I don't know if Piers can pull it off, though, because underneath that pink, soft exterior there is still the iron claw. 'I have been terrified of...
- 12/10/2009
- by Sophie Eager
- Monsters and Critics
Rupert Everett has admitted that he is still scared of Piers Morgan. The actor walked out of Comic Relief Does The Apprentice in 2007 after coming under attack from Morgan. Everett told the Evening Standard: "Piers Morgan has done an interesting thing in the last year or so. He obviously took some good advice, because being too nasty isn't right for a TV career. "He's obviously after the Parky lot. Piers used to be nasty and tear people to shreds but now he does these interviews where he has taken that amazing thing (more)...
- 12/9/2009
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Alan Carr has claimed that Sir Alan Sugar was "horrible" and "vile" during filming for Comic Relief Does The Apprentice. The 33-year-old comedian was "fired" by Sugar after taking part in the charity programme with nine other celebrities earlier this year. Reflecting on the experience, Carr told new! magazine: "Just how scary is he? He's horrible. I thought because we were celebrities he'd tone it down, but he was vile and laid into me. "I used to take the mickey out of the contestants when they cried (more)...
- 7/17/2009
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Sir Alan Sugar has spoken of his anger at the "outrageous" BBC edit of a trailer for Comic Relief Does The Apprentice. He told The Mirror that he and his family were not happy with the way he was portrayed on the clip. Sugar said: "I am the villain all the time. The idiot that edited it - and I don't know who's done it - went through the past five years of archive to find snapshots of me roaring like a deranged lunatic and just stuck them all together. "That person (more)...
- 3/25/2009
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Maureen Lipman has vowed to avoid reality TV shows following her experience on Comic Relief Does The Apprentice. The veteran actress took part in the charity competition in 2007, appearing alongside Alastair Campbell, Piers Morgan, Trinny Woodall and Jo Brand. Speaking about the programme, Lipman revealed: "The girls won, and the boys were absolute w***ers. They stole our chef and played dirty. There was so much competitiveness and nastiness between (more)...
- 2/7/2009
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
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