CELEBRITY TRAITORS: Week Two Reaction

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In episode : Will Big Dog Theory spell the end of Jonathan Ross? Is Stephen Fry playing dumb? Why has Alan Carr become the ultimate villain?
Richard Osman and Marina Hyde review the second batch of episodes from the record breaking Celebrity Traitors.
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Inside This Episode

• The podcast discusses the Celebrity Traitors TV show in depth, with hosts Marina Hyde and Richard Osman providing a detailed reaction to recent episodes. They emphasise that the discussion is “100% non-spoiler free”, describing it as “full fat spoiler milk”.
• The show has achieved remarkable ratings, with over 7 million viewers, making it one of the most-watched programmes of the year. “There’s only two shows that have beaten it all year. One was the Women’s Euro finals and the other was Traitors, the final of the civilian version.”
• The hosts are particularly fascinated by the dynamics of celebrity participants, especially noting how being a well-known personality impacts gameplay. They discuss the challenges faced by celebrities like Jonathan Ross, who is immediately seen as a potential “traitor” due to his public persona.

Media Mentions

Television Shows

• The Celebrity Traitors
• Strictly Come Dancing

Films

• Midsommar
• Harry Potter (referenced via Triwizard Egg)

Hot Takes

• “It is a joke how good it is.”
• “She [Charlotte] is so loud and so wrong.”
• “Jonathan Ross has… always seemed sort of youthful and like the bright young thing. And suddenly you think, oh, you’re like an elder statesman now.”
• “Everything is like a sort of grim Scottish Midsommar.”

Who’s Who

• Alan Carr
• Celia Imrie
• Charlotte Church
• Clare Balding
• David Olusoga
• Joe Marler
• Joe Wilkinson
• Jonathan Ross
• Kate Garraway
• Nick Mohammed
• Niko Omilana
• Paloma Faith
• Stephen Fry
• Tameka Empson
• Tom Daley

Notable Numbers

• 7 million: Number of viewers for the show
• 19: Number of contestants remaining in the game
• 64: Jonathan Ross’s age