Michael McIntyre's Big Show

Michael McIntyre (Presenter)

Born: February 21, 1976 in London

Best Known For: Coming from obscurity to being the biggest name in comedy seemingly overnight

Early-life: Born in 1976, in South London to a dancer and comedy writer Ray Cameron, McIntyre had a thoroughly middle-class upbringing that he describes as being entirely short of misery or material. He did his first open mic spot in 2001 having dropped out of a biology degree at Edinburgh University.

Career: Hailed as the best new stand-up to emerge in a decade, Michael has taken the comedy world by storm. He delivered electrifying sets on both We Are Not Amused (Prince Charles's 60th birthday celebrations on ITV1) and the Royal Variety Performance (BBC One), plus a stand-out performance as host on the first episode of BBC One's Live at the Apollo, leading to the Comedy Roadshow vehicle.

Quote: "Don't Man City and Man United sound a bit like gay clubs? 'Where you off to tonight? Man City? We're off to Man United. And a bit later we're off to the MEN Arena.'"

Trivia: His debut DVD release, Michael McIntyre Live & Laughing, became the fastest selling debut stand-up DVD of all time, selling more than 600,000 copies.

Alex Jones (Guest)

Born: March 18, 1977 in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire

Best Known For: The One Show.

Early-life: Born Charlotte Alexandra Jones in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, on March 18, 1977. After training as a ballet dancer as a child, Alex went on to study theatre, film and TV at the University of Aberystwyth.

Career: After graduating, Jones worked as a TV researcher before stepping in front of a camera. She went on to present a number of programmes on S4C, including Can i Gymru, Salon, and Tocyn. Her big break came in 2010 when she became the co-host of The One Show. Since then, she has co-presented Let's Dance for Comic Relief, and in 2011, she partnered with professional dancer James Jordan on Strictly Come Dancing - they were eliminated a week before the final. In August 2014, she began presenting BBC One celebrity gymnastics contest Tumble. Jones began presenting daytime BBC One series Close Calls: On Camera in 2015 and she started co-hosting BBC series Shop Well for Less? in 2016.

Quote: "I grew up on S4C and it doesn't matter whether there are 100 people watching or listening or five million, every single person in that audience is really important."

Trivia: Alex is fluent in English and Welsh.

Rylan Clark (Guest)

Born: October 25, 1988 in Stanford-le-Hope, Essex

Best Known For: Coming fifth on The X Factor, winning Celebrity Big Brother, and presenting Big Brother's Bit on the Side.

Early-life: Ross Richard Clark was born in Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, on October 25, 1988. Rylan performed in Take That and Westlife tribute bands in Ibiza and was also part of a Spanish boy band called 4bidden. In 2011, he was a finalist in a modelling competition organised by Katie Price.

Career: Clark's big break came in 2012 when he was a contestant on The X Factor. Represented by judge Nicole Scherzinger, he made it through to the eighth live show before being eliminated. Along the way, he sang Gold, Back for Good, I See you Baby, Toxic, Girls on Film, Mamma Mia and Baby Love. In early 2013, he was a contestant on Celebrity Big Brother and broke down in tears during the final when he was announced the winner. Since then, he has made appearances on This Morning and Celebrity Juice. He was a guest showbiz editor on Daybreak throughout April 2013. In June 2013, he began co-hosting Big Brother's Bit on the Side.

Quote: On Big Brother: "I have followed the show since the very beginning. It was a dream come true to enter the Celebrity Big Brother house, let alone win it."

Trivia: Clark stripped off to support animal rights organisation Peta.

Jonathan Ross (Guest)

Best Known For: His cheeky celebrity interviews.

Early-life: Jonathan Stephen Ross was born on November 17, 1960, in Camden, London. He is one of six children born to a lorry driver and his film extra wife (Martha Ross had a bit part in EastEnders for over 20 years). Jonathan appeared in TV ads as a child, but after completing a degree in modern European history at the University of London, he began his TV career as a researcher on such shows as Loose Talk and Soul Train.

Career: In 1987, Ross and his friend Alan Marke devised a format inspired by Late Night with David Letterman, and after struggling to find a suitable host, Ross stepped in. The resulting show, The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross, made him a star. Other major projects include his chat shows Friday Night with Jonathan Ross and The Jonathan Ross Show, and his stint as the reviewer of the BBC's Film programme. He's also a massive comic book fan; his first foray into the genre, Turf, was published in 2010. But he's also hit the headlines for various controversies over the years, including the notorious Sachsgate, which involved a prank call made by him and Russell Brand to actor Andrew Sachs in 2008.

Quote: "People like coming on my show because they know they'll have fun and they know I'm going to be respectful to them. I'm never, you know, mean-spirited."

Trivia: He's been married to screenwriter and author Jane Goldman since 1988. They have three children.

Westlife (Guest)

Tinie Tempah (Musical guest)

Dan Baldwin (Executive producer)

Rhe-an Archibald (Executive producer)

James Pratt (Series producer)

Sarah Mittell (Series producer)

Simon Staffurth (Director)

12:10 am - 01:10 am, Friday, February 13 on BBC One London (1)

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Season 9, Episode 4

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