Chris McCausland jokes with Tom Allen about ‘madness’ of new ITV show

Virgin Radio

1 Jul 2024, 12:12

Comic Chris McCausland joined Tom Allen within the Virgin Radio studio to spill behind he scenes secrets and techniques about his model new ITV present.

The Wonders of the World I Can’t See star – who’s at present the topic of swirling Strictly 2024 rumours – hosts the channel’s new Saturday morning breakfast programme The Chris McCausland Present, which started airing on twenty ninth June.

“It’s a breakfast present, it’s a chat present,” the comic defined, however added: “However we haven’t put breakfast within the title and we don’t reference the morning, as a result of issues dwell on catch-up lately, don’t they!

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“If you wish to watch a breakfast present with no reference to breakfast, that is the one!” he joked, later referring to the present as “insanity” as they movie it on Wednesday afternoons!

Describing the format of his present, McCausland defined how the programme will normally invite two company on for “slightly little bit of nonsense” and also will characteristic a efficiency from a band. Episode one noticed the comedian interview Donna Preston and Paul Whitehouse, and a efficiency from The Lottery Winners.

As McCausland advised Tom on Sunday (thirtieth June), filming his first present was a little bit of a baptism of fireplace. “I’ve by no means executed this earlier than, by no means hosted a present on the telly,” he advised the Virgin Radio Sunday present presenter. 

“I needed to learn to interview on telly in entrance of Paul Whitehouse!” he shared. “And you already know… I most likely spent extra of my youth quoting his catchphrases than I did brushing my enamel! However he was incredible. A salt of the earth geezer.”

Whitehouse appeared on Chris’ present to advertise his new GOLD collection concerning the historical past of the sketch present, which he additionally chatted with Virgin Radio’s Ryan Tubridy about final week.

Nonetheless, the Quick Present comedian opened as much as McCauseland about all method of different issues throughout their interview. “As quickly as we began, he simply went flying in together with his voices of his, and we had been like ‘Oh, we’re getting this Paul!’”

The Chris McCausland Present airs on ITV1 from 8.25am on Saturdays, and is on the market always by way of ITVX.

Hearken to Tom Allen on Sundays from 10am to 1pm on Virgin Radio UK on DAB, on-line, Sky TV, sensible audio system or by way of the Virgin Radio UK app.