In episode : ***FREE BONUS EPISODE REACTING TO EPISODE ONE OF CELEBRITY TRAITORS***
Is this the best series yet? Have producers selected the right Traitors? Who is going to get killed first?
Richard Osman and Marina Hyde review the first episode of The Celebrity Traitors.
Is this the best series yet? Have producers selected the right Traitors? Who is going to get killed first?
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Inside This Episode
- The podcast features Richard Osman and Marina Hyde discussing the first episode of Celebrity Traitors, a reality TV show with an impressive cast of celebrities. They emphasise the unique nature of the celebrity version, noting that it’s “the most prestige format currently on British television” with an A-list lineup.
- The hosts highlight the fascinating dynamics of celebrities being placed in an unfamiliar environment, stripping away their usual personas. They observe how the celebrities are “out of their comfort zones” and become surprisingly vulnerable, with Richard noting that “you can’t have that [usual] screen persona when you’re in this ensemble.”
- The episode delves into the three chosen Traitors: Jonathan Ross, Kat Burns, and Alan Carr. The hosts are particularly impressed by how quickly Alan loses “his mind” and how Jonathan Ross transforms once given a more behind-the-scenes role. Kat Burns is praised for being particularly “producerial” and strategically impressive.
Media Mentions
Hot Takes
- “If you have not watched it, please put down your podcast. Do not listen to this because there will be spoilers.”
- “Reality TV, once people regarded for washed-up dregs, this is the most prestige format currently on British television.”
- “What you realise is that they’re probably just really, really nervous. Which you so rarely see.”
- “I always thought the reason I would find it difficult is if I was a faithful and I’m lying in my distant bunk miles away from the castle at 11pm at night”
- “If you are a traitor, you are sort of part of the production team, which is what a presenter wants to be.”
- “Is a truly selfless good deed possible? Is a brilliant celebrity game player possible? It’s hard to see it.”
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