OVER the last three decades, comedy duo Frank Skinner and David Baddiel have graced many a sofa.
Their bums were plonked on a settee for Nineties BBC classic Fantasy Football League and again on ITV talk show Baddiel And Skinner Unplanned.
Tom Barnes / Channel 4Googlebox has reunited comedy legends David Baddiel and Frank Skinner for a charity special[/caption]
The comedy due are much loved for their football anthem Three LionsScope Features
ITVDavid and Frank will be wearing more clothing on the Gogglebox sofa[/caption]But I can reveal the pair will finally be lounging about for a good cause as part of the Celebrity Gogglebox cast.
The lads will make their debut on the Channel 4 favourite this Friday in aid of Stand Up To Cancer.
Frank said: “It is an amazing cause and Dave and me, back on a sofa, seems a better deal than cycling up K2, carrying a fridge to Istanbul or any of that sweaty stuff people do for charity.”
David added: “I’m a big fan of Gogglebox, Stand Up To Cancer, and Frank Skinner, so this wasn’t a difficult yes.
If we can raise awareness and cash to fight this terrible disease, it’s worth the huge effort of slumping in front of the screen with my old friend.”
The duo first met backstage at Jongleurs comedy club in 1990 but their friendship was cemented when they shared a flat during the Edinburgh Fringe two years on.
Now they live just 15 doors away from each other.
Frank recalled: “I’ve been watching TV with David Baddiel for about 30 years.
The only TV I refused to watch with him was stuff featuring me.
He never laughed enough.”
Celebrity Gogglebox for Stand Up To Cancer is available to watch and stream on Channel 4 at 9pm on Friday.
In the meantime, fans will be thrilled to see my exclusive pics of Baddiel and Skinner snuggled up on a chic, velvet sofa beside a reed diffuser and contemporary artwork.
I bet their Edinburgh digs were far less stylish .
SuppliedDavid and Frank back in 1998 during the World Cup[/caption]ITV SHOW SO JAWS DROPPING
A-LISTERS are lining up to be part of ITV’s new reality show, Shark! Celeb Infested Waters.
The plucky stars will swim with great whites in the Bahamas for the educational entertainment format, which will air next year and have a focus on marine conservation.
Bosses are teasing that the cast of the upcoming show will be the “Olympians” of the celeb world.
Karen Plumb from show producers Plimsoll Productions, said: “We’re looking at six or seven celebs.
We’re lucky because we can cast a high calibre because people want to take part in something with a purpose.
It’s a chance of a lifetime!
“These people are going to be diving with the most incredible sharks, with the best dive team and best natural history team.”
It makes facing Craig Revel Horwood sound like a walk in the park.
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