Friday 21st October 2022 sees the return of Friday Night Live, kicking off Channel 4's Truth and Dare season to mark its 40th anniversary.

For one night only, Ben Elton is back as ringmaster of 90-minutes of comedy variety that promises to be noisy, outrageous and very funny. A host of legendary comics will be making surprise appearances to wow fans, while Harry Enfield is reprising his iconic characters Loadsamoney and Stavros, both with new looks for 2022. 

Friday Night Live also features the return of Fonejacker as Terry Tibbs (Kayvan Novak) makes a new prank call.

Julian Clary and Jo Brand return to the show that gave them their TV debuts and there’s rumour of an appearance from an Oscar-winner, plus a ‘Wagatha’ cameo.

Not only that, there’ll also be routines from Rosie Jones, Mawaan Rizwan, Jordan Gray, Leo Reich, Ronni Ancona and Sam Campbell, plus music from Self Esteem.

Tune into Friday Night Live tonight at 9pm on Channel 4 and All 4.

Friday Night Live is made by Boffola Pictures and Phil McIntyre Television with Shane Allen and Lucy Ansbro as executive producers, Geoff Posner as director and Susie Hall as series producer. It was commissioned for Channel 4 by Tom Beck, Head of Live Events and Commissioning Editor, Entertainment and Phil Harris, Head of Entertainment and Events.

Friday Night Live, Friday 21st October 9.00-10.30pm, Channel 4 & All 4