", "Mel And Sue's Comedy Breakdown at radiolistings.co.uk", The Telegraph - Innocent Charms and Demonic Dummies, "Comedy: Mel and Sue - The Independent Art + Ents Listings April 1999", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mel_and_Sue&oldid=1015659111, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 2 April 2021, at 19:03. They declared: “We’ve had the most amazing time on Bake Off, and have loved seeing it rise and rise like a pair of yeasted Latvian baps. [8] On Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast in 2015, Perkins said she had been reluctant to work on Bake Off, but agreed on the condition that the BBC offered Mel the chance to share the presenting role. Mel and Sue were presenters on the show alongside Paul and Mary. Their new show, a baking competition series, The Great British Bake Off, ran for six years on the BBC. [1] Giedroyc recalls of their early partnership: "We got on extremely well. Sue said it was 'so frightening' when her friend married. The double-act was less active in this period, while Mel had children. However, Mel Giedroyc could not … Their style was noted by The Independent as character comedy. Previously, they hosted the lunchtime chat shows Light Lunch and Late Lunch on Channel 4. [9], In January 2015, Mel and Sue launched a new ITV daytime chat show called Mel and Sue, the show features appearances from celebrity guests, audience interaction and cookery, this time with members of the public being nominated to appear as the guest chef.[10]. The … We did some very lame gigs performing sketches with two guys, and Sue would compete. Sue, who has been dating 50-year-old TV presenter Anna Richardson since 2013, said she felt “lucky” because the growth was not cancerous. Mel and Sue’s chemistry and gentle, innuendo-packed presenting style was a big part of the programme’s success as it grew from an audience of 2 million on BBC Two to nearly 16 million at its peak on BBC One. They said they only continued with Bake Off after a frank discussion with producers about the nature of the programme. They made their debut in 1993 with The Naked Lunch, after which they took their show Kittens Go Grrrrr to the Edinburgh Festival. Giedroyc and Perkins will soon be seen together playing assassins in a new Sky One comedy, Hitmen. The popular presenters are … In October 2016, it was confirmed that Mel and Sue would become the presenters of Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief for BBC One in March 2017. [11], In 2020 Mel and Sue costarred as contract killers in Sky comedy Hitmen. I think we can say that, now we’re out of it, can’t we?”. To say that The Great British Bake Off is a cultural phenomenon understates how extraordinarily popular the BBC cooking contest has become. Mel Giedroyc reveals true feelings for Bake Off’s Paul Hollywood: “We had seven years together”. It … [7], Perkins confirmed on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross that the duo would be working together on something new in 2010. It began on BBC Two in August 2010, and after four series it was moved to BBC One for its fifth series in 2014 and a sixth in 2015. The beloved Bake Off judge, 81, told Chris Evans on Radio 2 on Wednesday morning that her decision to stay with the BBC was made “straight away”, but that no plans had been made about what the trio will do next. The show returned for a second series in 1998. If Bake Off stands out for creating drama on the basis of skill instead of interpersonal agita, it is Mel and Sue who make it that way. When Sue literally destroyed someone's bake by accident. Their first show at Edinburgh Fringe was in 1993 and it was called Naked Brunch according to the Telegraph and Naked Lunch according to the Independent. The BBC One baking contest was sold to Channel 4 … [5], Mel and Sue were announced as new co-presenters on Channel 4's RI:SE breakfast TV show in January 2003. Once their television career was in full swing, in April and May 1999 they toured the country again with their show, Mel & Sue: Back to Our Routes[21] which was "a hilarious stage show that captures the submersive brilliance of their smash-hit TV show" according to the show's promotional material. Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins, the comedy duo that hosts The Great British Bake Off, have announced that they won’t be coming with the show when it … Last week Matt Lucas was named as her replacement, saying: “I’m chuffed to bits to be joining the most delicious show on television. Sue is not Ruby's aunt.) Great British Bake Off’s Mary Berry reveals plans for new BBC show with Mel and Sue. [6] The pair appeared together again with Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders in a French & Saunders Mamma Mia comedy sketch for Comic Relief in 2009. “We’re quite cheesy and homespun and we just want to have a laugh,” said Perkins. The … And bearing in mind my love of cake, I’ve already ordered some much larger trousers in anticipation. Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins’ seven-series tenure as hosts of The Great British Bake Off nearly did not happen after they resigned on the first day of filming. The pair have revealed that they quit because they feared producers wanted to make a more intrusive and crueller show than they were happy with. We both got very shit degrees, and I failed to get into every drama school, so I gave her a ring and said, 'Do you want to write stuff for Week Ending? SUE Perkins is a well known comedian and TV presenter famed for her work on The Great British Bake Off alongside co-host Mel Giedroyc. [16], Their first show at Edinburgh Fringe was in 1993 and it was called Naked Brunch according to the Telegraph and Naked Lunch according to the Independent. See you in the tent!”. Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins have admitted the decision to quit The Great British Bake Off was a 'painful' one after the show moved to Channel 4. Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins have undoubtedly become one of the nation’s best-loved presenting duos over the years. They chose this because they had a such a bad audience there. Mel and Sue fronted Bake Off during its time on the BBC, leaving in 2016 when it moved over to Channel 4. "[22], Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast, "Comedy duo join new Rise line-up - BBC News", The Mirror - Sue Perkins thought Mel having a baby could 'destroy' friendship after brain tumour left her unable to have kids, "The Great British Bake Off turns up the heat with BBC1 move", "Mel and Sue are bringing The Generation Game back to BBC One", "When is Hitmen on NOW TV? In each episode, the pair form two teams under the guidance of team captains Chris Moyles and Tamara Beckwith, with regular guest celebrities Marcus Brigstocke and Kevin Day, and two guest celebrities. Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins’ seven-series tenure as hosts of The Great British Bake Off nearly did not happen after they resigned on the first day of filming. vine.co / Via … Especially if you work in television and you know the mechanisms that have been used to make them cry.”. The pairing of Sandi Toksvig and Noel Fielding as new hosts was a surprise but most Bake Off fans seem to agree it has worked, with the tone set by Giedroyc and Perkins continuing. Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins may have left the Great British Bake Off for reasons other than the fact it’s moved to another channel. We’re not going with the dough.”. But the pair have now revealed to the Radio Times it wasn't the … They say they properly quit Bake Off in 2016 after hearing on a television news bulletin that the programme, made by Love Productions, was being poached by Channel 4. As this year’s bakers battle it out to become The Great British Bake Off winner, the show’s presenters, Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins, reveal they … [17][18] In 1994 Mel and Sue performed a show at Edinburgh called Kittens Go Grrrrr and in 1996 their show was called Planet Pussycat. When Channel 4 came knocking with a £25m-a-year deal to broadcast a show, which had become a BBC staple, the pair – along with Mary Berry – declined to move. Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins learned that The Great British Bake Off was moving to Channel 4 via a TV news report, despite having presented the show for six years. When it was announced in 2016 that Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc, the widely adored, pun-loving hosts of The Great British Bake Off, were leaving the … This is my favorite moment from this season of, "The Great British Bake Off". Last month, more than 10 … Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc famously quit as presenters of The Great British Bake Off after it moved to Channel 4. “Who wants to see people crying? – Bake-Off can be defined by eras, pre- and post-Mel and Sue, with the latter catering to those who prefer their cakes less heavily laced with innuendo. Sue Perkins, 51, who previously hosted The Great British Bake Off alongside Mel Giedroyc, 52, has revealed she was verbally abused by a stranger when she was walking her dog in … “There’s no antagonism there. She is better known as one half of Mel & Sue. Giedroyc and Perkins resigned over producers’ urge for ‘crueller’ Great British Bake Off, Last modified on Tue 17 Mar 2020 04.46 EDT. [19][20] Their style was noted by The Independent as character comedy. “Because it was not a kind show. Mel and Sue met at a comedy gig in 1988 while both students at the University of Cambridge in England (Giedroyc at Trinity College and Perkins at New Hall) where both were members of the Footlights. As well as performing live as a duo in their early stand-up days, Mel and Sue embarked on a UK national tour from 1995 - 1996. '"[2], The pair's television breakthrough came on the French & Saunders sketch show, where they appeared together in several episodes. “We resigned, basically,” Perkins told the Radio Times. Former Great British Bake Off hosts Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins are tipped to be joining I'm a Celebrity later this year. For a good part of their lives, Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc have been best friends and co-presenters, after meeting at Cambridge University. On 23 July 2017, it was confirmed that Mel and Sue would host a new version of The Generation Game for BBC One. In September 2016, when it was announced that The Great British Bake Off would be moving to Channel 4 in 2017, Mel and Sue said that they would not be a part of the channel move and be stepping down as hosts of the show after the 7th edition. I don’t. Mel and Sue gained widespread popularity in March 1997 when they launched a lunchtime chat show on Channel 4, Light Lunch, where celebrity chefs cooked lunch for the duo's celebrity guests. Currently appearing on BBC’s The Great British Bake Off, the pair never fail to get us giggling with their witty puns, hilarious one-liners and cheeky innuendoes – often aimed at judges Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry. When they appeared on Room 101 together, one of their choices was one of their dates from this tour - in Leighton Buzzard. most Bake Off fans seem to agree it has worked. Sue Perkins has revealed she and Mel Giedroyc quit The Great British Bake Off on the very first day of filming, as they felt it was aiming to be cruel … Mel Giedroyc (born 5 June 1968) and Sue Perkins (born 22 September 1969), known collectively as Mel and Sue, are an English comedy double act, known for hosting the BAFTA Award-winning BBC One cookery series The Great British Bake Off. The Great British Bake Off's Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins have teased a reunion for their new Sky One show Hitmen (which has nothing to do with cakes).. Mel and Sue’s warm-hearted banter has always been a crucial ingredient to the Bake Off’s success, so comedy duo French and Saunders could be the perfect candidates for the job. What is Mel and Sue's new Sky comedy about? It was painful, said Perkins. Many viewers will recognize Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins from their pun-tastic days hosting “The Great British Baking Off,” but … I just think, ‘If you’re going to let us find out that way [from TV], then we’re not really a team, are we?’”. They've been a television staple especially in the UK for a few decades but came to most fame while plying their trade as an essential ingredient on Great British Bake Off for seven years. They were pointing cameras in the bakers’ faces and making them cry and saying, ‘Tell us about your dead gran.’ So we had very stiff words about how we wanted to proceed. Courtesy of Sky UK Limited Mel and Sue have gone from “Bake Off” to bump off. One reviewer remarked: "Mel and Sue on stage is virtually the same as the TV incarnation, except they don't have any guests. ’The Great British Bake Off’ has finally revealed who will be taking over from Mary Berry, Mel and Sue when the sweet-toothed show kicks off on Channel 4 later this year. I can’t wait to break bread with Noel, Prue and Paul and meet the brilliant bakers. With Sue Perkins, she has co-hosted series including Light Lunch for Channel 4, The Great British Bake Off for the BBC and chat show Mel and Sue for ITV.In early 2017, Giedroyc co-presented the BBC show Let It Shine Toksvig announced she was stepping down in January after three years presenting the show. ITV created Casting Couch as a vehicle to showcase Mel and Sue's comedic talents as a duo. The Great British Bake Off remains one of the most popular shows in the UK (and the world), but there's tragedy in the show's not-so-distant past. [3], 1998-1999 The duo moved to a more prime-time evening slot and the show was renamed Late Lunch. Melanie Clare Sophie Giedroyc (/ ˈ ɡ ɛ d r ɔɪ tʃ /, born 5 June 1968) is an English television presenter, comedian and actress. [12], Mel and Sue's paired radio credits began with appearances by Mel on Sue's BBC Radio 4 comedy panel show series The 99p Challenge in 2000,[13] then in 2002 they made a show for BBC Radio 2 titled Mel And Sue's Comedy Breakdown, a six-part series exploring the best of comedy,[14] and BBC Radio 4's, The Mel and Sue Thing, a six-part series that also aired in 2002[15] and was later released on BBC CD. After it … Bake Off can exist as a … [4], In 1999, Mel and Sue were signed by ITV and hosted a comedy panel game for the network called Casting Couch, in a prime late evening slot, but it fared poorly in the ratings and was not recommissioned after its initial 6-episode run. View this vine on Vine. the pair – along with Mary Berry – declined to move. Matt Lucas to co-host Great British Bake Off. Mel and Sue have gone from "Bake Off" to bump off. ‘It was not a kind show,’ said Perkins. But because she was a year younger than me we never knew each other well until after college. Mel Giedroyc, left, and Sue Perkins flank the 2016 winner of The Great British Bake Off, Candice Brown. In 1994 Mel and Sue performed a show at Edinburgh called Kittens Go Grrrrr and in 1996 their show was called Planet Pussycat. Paul Hollywood did go to Channel 4, starting a successful judging partnership with Prue Leith. 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