Mel and Sue
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Born | Mel Giedroyc 5 June 1968 Epsom, Surrey, England Sue Perkins 22 September 1969 Dulwich, London, England |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1988–present |
Television | (2018) |
Early career
Mel and Sue met at a comedy gig in 1988 while both students at the
Television
1990s
The pair's television breakthrough came on the
1998-1999 The duo moved to a more prime-time evening slot and the show was renamed Late Lunch.[4]
In 1999, Mel and Sue were signed by
2000s
Mel and Sue were announced as new co-presenters on Channel 4's RI:SE breakfast TV show in January 2003.[6] The pair appeared together again with Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders in a French & Saunders Mamma Mia comedy sketch for Comic Relief in 2009. The double-act was less active in this period, while Mel had children.[7]
2010s
Perkins confirmed on
In January 2015, Mel and Sue launched a new ITV daytime chat show called
In September 2016, when it was announced that The Great British Bake Off would be moving to Channel 4 in 2017, Mel and Sue said that they would not be a part of the channel move and be stepping down as hosts of the show after the 7th edition.
In October 2016, it was confirmed that Mel and Sue would become the presenters of
2020s
In 2020, Mel and Sue costarred as contract killers in Sky comedy Hitmen.[12]
Radio
Mel and Sue's paired radio credits began with appearances by Mel on Sue's BBC Radio 4 comedy panel show series The 99p Challenge in 2000,[13] then in 2002 they made a show for BBC Radio 2 titled Mel And Sue's Comedy Breakdown, a six-part series exploring the best of comedy,[14] and BBC Radio 4's, The Mel and Sue Thing, a six-part series that also aired in 2002[15] and was later released on BBC CD.
Live shows
Their first show at
References
- ^ The Independent - Culture
- ^ "How We Met - Independent, January 1999".
- ^ "Light Lunch". TV.com.
- ^ BFI - Films, TV and People
- ^ "Casting Couch at ITV".
- ^ "Comedy duo join new Rise line-up - BBC News".
- ^ The Mirror - Sue Perkins thought Mel having a baby could 'destroy' friendship after brain tumour left her unable to have kids
- ^ "The Great British Bake Off turns up the heat with BBC1 move". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ British Comedy Guide - Podcasts
- ^ "Can Mel and Sue save daytime TV?". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "Mel and Sue are bringing The Generation Game back to BBC One". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "When is Hitmen on NOW TV? What is Mel and Sue's new Sky comedy about?". Radio Times. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ BBC Comedy
- ^ "Mel And Sue's Comedy Breakdown at radiolistings.co.uk".
- ^ "The Mel and Sue Thing at epguides.com".
- ^ The Telegraph - Home
- ^ The Independent
- ^ The Independent - Culture
- ^ The Telegraph - Innocent Charms and Demonic Dummies
- ^ "Comedy: Mel and Sue - The Independent Art + Ents Listings April 1999". The Independent. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Mel and Sue: Out to lunch". BBC News.
External links
- Official Mel & Sue Website - Official website has not been updated since 1999.
- Sue Perkins at IMDb
- Mel Giedroyc at IMDb