MICHAEL McIntyre has revealed a huge change to his Big Show ahead of its new series.
The funnyman returns to the BBC with the fan-favourite show for its eight series.
And in a shakeup to the format, Michael, 48, has revealed fans will notice a brand new item involving famous faces.
Speaking to The Sun’s TV Mag, the comic explained: “The big news is that we have a new item called ‘Remember Me’ where a celebrity sits in the royal box and a person from any time in their past appears on stage and asks the question: ‘Remember me?'”
He continued: “It could be anyone from the midwife who birthed them, to a holiday romance, or the driver who brought them to the theatre. I play it with Miranda Hart, Alan Carr and Holly Willoughby, with hilarious results.
“We also have Michael Sheen, Judi Love and Tony Bellew playing Send to All.
“We have more amazing Unexpected Star stars who had no idea they were going to be on the series but are each sensational, including Heather Small, Marti Pellow and Justin Hawkins, and the TV Takeover item – where we make a bespoke version of Olly Murs’ Who Do You Think You Are? and play it into the house of one of his superfans – is one of the funniest things we’ve ever done.”
The BBC variety show features musical performances, comedy sketches and celeb guests.
One of its most famous segments is “Send to All” – which sees Michael temporarily take control of a celebrity’s phone.
He then sends awkward texts to the star’s equally famous contacts.
Previous examples include Bradley Walsh, Danny Dyer and Olly Murs, among others.
[bc_video account_id=”5067014667001″ application_id=”” aspect_ratio=”16:9″ autoplay=”” caption=”Watch Zara and Sam in cringe Michael McIntyre moment with Love Islanders before split” embed=”in-page” experience_id=”” height=”100%” language_detection=”” max_height=”360px” max_width=”640px” min_width=”0px” mute=”” padding_top=”56%” picture_in_picture=”” player_id=”default” playlist_id=”” playsinline=”” sizing=”responsive” video_id=”6367118926112″ video_ids=”” width=”640px”]Meanwhile, The Sun revealed a first look this week of the new series as ex couple Zara McDermott and Sam Thompson make their final TV appearance together.
Michael sneaked into their bedroom at midnight for an impromptu game show.
[authenticated-scripts src=”%3Cscript%20class%3D%22palin-poll%22%20src%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thesun.co.uk%2Fpollingwidgets%2Fv3%2Fwidget.js%3Fquestion_id%3D103302%26game%3Dpolling%22%3E%3C%2Fscript%3E” type=”embedded” width=”100″ /]Michael also brought a trio of familiar Love Island stars along with him.
Jessy Potts, Harriett Blackmore and Ayo Odukoya all participated in the ITV show last year.