{"id":10182,"date":"2020-04-16T11:10:37","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T15:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/channel-4-orders-titles-fronted-matt-lucas-mo-gilligan\/"},"modified":"2020-04-16T12:12:59","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T16:12:59","slug":"channel-4-orders-titles-fronted-by-matt-lucas-mo-gilligan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2020\/04\/16\/channel-4-orders-titles-fronted-by-matt-lucas-mo-gilligan\/","title":{"rendered":"Channel 4 Orders Titles Fronted By Matt Lucas &amp; Mo Gilligan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Channel 4 has greenlit two new fast-turnaround entertainment series, one featuring Matt Lucas and the other Mo Gilligan.<\/p>\n<p>Lucas is to front a new Harry Hill-penned comedy-entertainment series for Channel 4 from Nit TV. <em>Reasons To Be Cheerful with Matt Lucas<\/em> will celebrate the ability of men, women, children, celebrities and even pets to entertain themselves during self-enforced downtime. The six-part series will premiere on Sunday, April 26.<\/p>\n<p>Stand-up comedian Mo Gilligan (<em>The Lateish Show<\/em>) is fronting a live four-part show in which the very concept of staying in can win viewers a prize. <em>Mo Gilligan\u2019s All Star Happy Hour<\/em> will be a mix of sketches, viral formats, musical performances and prize-winning games, as Gilligan invites members of the public to compete against celebrities in a series of challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Ian Katz, director of programs at Channel 4, said: \u201cAfter weeks of relentless grim news and being cooped up at home, Britain desperately needs a dose of fun and Mo and Matt, two of the breakout stars of lockdown, are just the people to administer it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Phil Harris, head of entertainment at Channel 4, added: \u201cIt\u2019s great to be working with Mo again\u2014albeit in slightly different circumstances to how we imagined. We hope he, along with Matt Lucas, bring some much-needed light relief to our viewers. I\u2019ve been really proud of how our team, and the sector, have responded in testing times. These commissions showcase great talent, quick-thinking and bags of humor at a time when we need it most.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Channel 4 has greenlit two new fast-turnaround entertainment series, one featuring Matt Lucas and the other Mo Gilligan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1033,"featured_media":10183,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[117,2413,2414],"class_list":["post-10182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-channel-4","tag-matt-lucas","tag-mo-gilligan"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Channel 4 Orders Titles Fronted By Matt Lucas &amp; Mo Gilligan - TVEUROPE<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2020\/04\/16\/channel-4-orders-titles-fronted-by-matt-lucas-mo-gilligan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Channel 4 Orders Titles Fronted By Matt Lucas &amp; Mo Gilligan - TVEUROPE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Channel 4 has greenlit two new fast-turnaround entertainment series, one featuring Matt Lucas and the other Mo Gilligan.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2020\/04\/16\/channel-4-orders-titles-fronted-by-matt-lucas-mo-gilligan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVEUROPE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-04-16T15:10:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-04-16T16:12:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2017\/07\/Matt-Lucas-headshot-channel-4-0420.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"398\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Chelsea Regan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Chelsea Regan\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2020\/04\/16\/channel-4-orders-titles-fronted-by-matt-lucas-mo-gilligan\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2020\/04\/16\/channel-4-orders-titles-fronted-by-matt-lucas-mo-gilligan\/\",\"name\":\"Channel 4 Orders Titles Fronted By Matt Lucas &amp; Mo Gilligan - TVEUROPE\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-04-16T15:10:37+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-04-16T16:12:59+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/#\/schema\/person\/2a2c6d8fb3c7c8b4220b8877ecffb79a\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2020\/04\/16\/channel-4-orders-titles-fronted-by-matt-lucas-mo-gilligan\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2020\/04\/16\/channel-4-orders-titles-fronted-by-matt-lucas-mo-gilligan\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2020\/04\/16\/channel-4-orders-titles-fronted-by-matt-lucas-mo-gilligan\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Channel 4 Orders Titles Fronted By Matt Lucas &amp; Mo Gilligan\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/\",\"name\":\"TVEUROPE\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/#\/schema\/person\/2a2c6d8fb3c7c8b4220b8877ecffb79a\",\"name\":\"Chelsea Regan\",\"description\":\"Chelsea Regan is the managing editor of World Screen. 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