John Bishop hosts new Saturday night quiz show to rival fellow comedian Lee Mack’s The 1% Club

JOHN Bishop is fronting a imaginable caller Saturday nighttime quiz amusement for the BBC - and it's hoped to rival Lee Mack's The 1% Club.

The Scouse comedian, 58, is helming a aviator occurrence for Wisdom of the Crowd.

A teaser hinted: "This quiz is each astir making educated guesses - ideate a ‘guess however galore sweets are successful a jar’ competition, but connected a expansive Saturday night TV scale.

"We're connected the hunt for contestants anxious to beryllium portion of the next large TV sensation."

The non-broadcast aviator is acceptable to beryllium filmed successful Manchester aboriginal this month.

Aside from stand-up comedy, viewers whitethorn besides recognise John from his enactment connected Doctor Who and A League of Their Own.

Meanwhile, The 1% Club has been a smash-hit for ITV since launching successful 2022.

The programme challenges contestants to use logic, reasoning skills and communal consciousness - alternatively than wide knowledge.

Presented by Lee Mack, a full of 100 contestants commencement disconnected the game, answering questions enactment to members of the nationalist earlier the show.

However, they are whittled down portion competing to marque it to the end.

The remaining players reply a question lone 1% of the state tin get close - and person a changeable of winning up to £100,000.

Host Lee was antecedently near gobsmacked arsenic 15 radical were eliminated connected the 'easiest question'.

The archetypal circular saw the contestants asked: "What nutrient is represented here?", portion shown images of a thermometer and a dog.

Before Lee unveiled the answer, it was revealed 15 radical answered incorrectly.

Visibly surprised, the comedian remarked: "Not being rude but you person got to beryllium kidding me!"

He added: "15? I said to the shaper we can't inquire this question due to the fact that nary 1 is going to get this wrong."

Lee shared the close reply was "hot dog", arsenic helium told the contestants: "It's blistery canine due to the fact that that means blistery and that means dog."

The 1% Club's occurrence led to an American mentation being launched past year.

Comedian and histrion Patton Oswalt takes implicit arsenic presenter crossed the pond.

The 1% Club airs connected ITV1 and ITVX.