Celebrity Christmas Hell


01:05 am - 02:00 am, Saturday, December 20 on Channel 4 HD (104)

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About this Broadcast

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Johnny Vegas narrates this light-hearted peek behind the curtains of some of Britain's favourite celebrities and their families as they share their less-than-cheerful Christmas memories. Joel Dommett and wife Hannah, Danny Jones and wife Georgia, sisters Oti and Motsi Mabuse, Katherine Ryan and husband Bobby, Alex Brooker and mum Elaine, and husband and wife Michael and Hilary Whitehall share their family secrets, from how they decorate the tree and wrap gifts to baking their favourite seasonal treats - with varying degrees of success


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Cast & Crew

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Johnny Vegas (Narrator)
Joel Dommett (Contributor)
Danny Jones (Contributor)
Oti Mabuse (Contributor)
Motsi Mabuse (Contributor)
Katherine Ryan (Contributor)
Alex Brooker (Contributor)
Michael Whitehall (Contributor)
Jack Cocker (Director)
Ali McDonald (Series producer)
Derek McLean (Executive producer)
Dan Nettleton (Executive producer)

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Did You Know..

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Johnny Vegas (Narrator)
Born: September 11, 1971 in St Helens, Lancashire
Best Known For: His hoarse voice.
Early-life: Born Michael Joseph Pennington in St Helens, Lancashire, on September 11, 1971, he's the youngest of four children. As a child, he wanted to be a priest, and joined a seminary at the age of 11, but left after four terms. He then attended an all-boys grammar school before studying art and ceramics at Middlesex University. Following his graduation, he worked in a bar and went through periods of being unemployed before trying comedy, performing as the character of failed potter and disillusioned entertainer Johnny Vegas.
Career: Vegas's big break came in 1997 when he was nominated for the prestigious Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Festival. He made his TV debut in the one-off Johnny Vegas TV Show the following year. In 2001, he landed a role in the Paul Whitehouse sitcom Happiness, which won him the Best Newcomer trophies at the Royal Television Society and British Comedy Awards, although it was arguably his appearance in a series of cult adverts with a sock monkey for ITV Digital that made him a household name. Since then, he's been a regular panellist on Shooting Stars, acted in series Tipping the Velvet, Bleak House, Dead Man Weds, Ideal, Massive, Benidorm, Still Open All Hours and presented his own show, 18 Stone of Idiot. He was also in Johnny Depp film The Libertine and The Harry Hill Movie.
Quote: "This is a good job that gives us a good life, you can't expect to turn that off when it suits you."
Trivia: Vegas released an autobiography, Becoming Johnny Vegas, in 2013.
Joel Dommett (Contributor)
Danny Jones (Contributor)
Oti Mabuse (Contributor)
Motsi Mabuse (Contributor)
Katherine Ryan (Contributor)
Born: June 30, 1983 in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Best Known For: Being a comedian.
Early-life: Katherine was born in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, on June 30, 1983. During her childhood, Katherine and her two younger sisters spent most summers in Cork visiting their paternal grandparents. She went on to study city planning at university and ended up training waitresses at Hooters. In her spare time, she attended open mic comedy nights.
Career: Ryan moved to the UK to work for a fashion magazine and began finding stand-up work. She is now a regular guest on Mock the Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats and Never Mind the Buzzcocks. She has also starred in the sitcoms Campus, Episodes and Badults.
Quote: "In the UK, people will go out and see music and comedy every night of the week, but that just doesn't happen in Canada and America."
Trivia: Ryan has battled two bouts of skin cancer.
Alex Brooker (Contributor)
Best Known For: Co-hosting The Last Leg.
Early-life: Alex was born in Kent in 1986 with hand and arm deformities and a twisted right leg which had to be amputated when he was a baby. He now wears a prosthetic leg. He studied journalism at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) and during his time there he spent a day working at the Liverpool Echo, wrote a column for a student magazine and was presenter on a student radio station.
Career: Brooker was the Disabled Rights Officer for LJMU before he went to work for the Press Association on a trainee editorial scheme. His big break came in 2012 when he beat thousands of people to become the face of Channel 4's 2012 Paralympics coverage. He was a co-host on The Last Leg with Adam Hills, a nightly alternative look at the Games. In 2013, he returned as a regular on The Last Leg. In January 2014, he began co-hosting Channel 4's celebrity reality series The Big Jump alongside Davina McCall but did not return for the second series in 2015. He started presented The Superhumans Show for Channel 4 in 2016.
Quote: "While we are advanced in this country in terms of our attitudes towards disability, there is still a level of unease about what you can and can't say."
Trivia: He supports Arsenal FC.
Michael Whitehall (Contributor)
Jack Cocker (Director)
Ali McDonald (Series producer)
Derek McLean (Executive producer)
Dan Nettleton (Executive producer)