CelebAbility

ITV2's CelebAbility is another one of those programmes that tries to cash in on the popularity of Taskmaster. While some of these shows were actually good (eg, Richard Osman's House of Games) this one isn't good at all and it shows.

It's hosted by Ian Sterling, the narrator of Love Island and former CBBC presenter, as he gets celebrities (mostly Comedians or other ITV2 stars) and members of the public to do challenges and games that showcase their abilities to do things- what am I saying, this is basically just Taskmaster with a slightly different concept.

Also, like with most ITV2 original programmes, there's gross out, lots of swearing and annoying contestants solely to try and make the series funny, but once again, this is something Taskmaster did far better with as well.

Overall, it's best you avoid this show.

The show feels like he is trying to do something better than taskmaster by letting the general public play along. You can't reinvent the wheel, and you cant ride a wave without actually having your own good idea. Tries too hard and fails.

It seems that nowadays, that TV shows have to have celebrities on it doing stuff. Be it dancing (Strictly), cooking (Masterchef) or being dumped in the jungle to munch on crocodile privates (I'm A Celebrity). This is no exception.

So, here's the point of this show. It's hosted by Iain Stirling (voice of Love Island), so, good start. And the concept itself, is interesting; finding the hidden talents of "celebrities" (I say that, most of them aren't exactly the same calibre as Beyonce or Tom Cruise), which again sounds like an interesting concept; however, it's a good concept with bad execution.

The celebrities have to take part in these mad challenges, hosted by comedian Marek Lorwood, quite possibly one of the most annoying people I have seen on television; he has this bloodcurdling, lispy voice and-pardon me for sounding offensive-dresses up like a Down's Syndrome schoolboy.

The basic point of this; it's just one of a slew of game shows that feature fifth-rate celebrities doing stuff. I don;t think this idea needs to be retired, but here's what an open letter to television would start like: Stop overdosing on Z-listers on TV and think of something original!