A League of Their Own - Wayne Rooney, Maya Jama and Alex Brooker - 08:35 am Tuesday, December 30 on Sky Max

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Wayne Rooney, Maya Jama and Alex Brooker
Season 20, Episode 1

Romesh Ranganathan hosts the first edition of the 20th and final series of the comedy quiz, with Wayne Rooney, Maya Jama and Alex Brooker joining regulars Jamie Redknapp, Micah Richards and Jill Scott

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Did You Know..

Romesh Ranganathan (Host)

Born: January 30, 1978 in Crawley

Best Known For: Being a comedian.

Early-life: Born Jonathan Romesh Ranganathan in Crawley on January 30, 1978. He is of Sri Lankan Tamil descent. He started performing stand-up while he was working as a mathematics teacher at schools in Crawley and Banstead. He became a professional comedian in 2012.

Career: Ranganathan's breakthrough came in 2013 when he was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2013 Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Since then, he has appeared on a number of comedy panel shows, including Mock the Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and Have I Got News for You. He has also performed stand-up on Live at the Apollo and presented the BBC Three series Asian Provocateur and co-presented the ITV series It's Not Rocket Science.

Quote: "I think I'm a mango. Just very sweet and lovely."

Trivia: Ranganathan is a vegan and supports Arsenal FC.

Jamie Redknapp (Team captain)

Born: June 25, 1973 in Barton on Sea, Hampshire

Best Known For: Being a former footballer, a football pundit and a team captain on A League of Their Own.

Early-life: Jamie Frank Redknapp was born in Barton on Sea, Hampshire, on June 25, 1973 to Sandra and football manager Harry Redknapp. He has an older brother, Mark. He grew up on the south coast as his father was coaching Bournemouth at the time. He started his footballing career as a youth player at Tottenham Hotspur but turned down their offer of a contract to play for Bournemouth under his father, who was managing the club at the time.

Career: During an injury-plagued career, Redknapp went on to play for Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton, where he played under his father for a second time. He was capped 17 times by England. He retired from the game in June 2005 at the age of 31 on the advice of medical specialists. Since retiring, Redknapp has established himself as a football pundit. Since 2010, he has been a team captain on comedy panel game A League of Their Own.

Quote: "I talk to my dad everyday about football, we have an understanding."

Trivia: In 2010, he was presented with the Foot in Mouth Award from the Plain English Campaign for his poor use of English.

Jill Scott (Team captain)