Miranda Hart will ascend to the throne as the UK's Queen of Comedy as she hosts the 2017 Royal Variety Performance.

The sitcom and stage star will be welcoming the biggest acts in music, theatre and comedy in front of the royal family at the hallowed London Palladium for the country's annual entertainment showcase.

This year's line-up is particularly impressive. If you like pop music, Miranda will be sharing the stage with The Killers, Louis Tomlinson, James Blunt, The Script, Paloma Faith and the legendary Seal.

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The West End will be represented as well as we're presented with segments featuring Kelsey Grammer and the cast of Big Fish, ensembles from Annie and 42nd Street as well as The Leading Ladies — an impressive trio made up of stage vets Amber Riley, Beverley Knight and Cassidy Janson.

Everyone's favourite musical duo Alfie Boe and Michael Ball will be on hand, as will Cirque du Soleil and the incredible Circus Abyssinia. On the comedy front, Jason Manford and Tom Allen are sure to make the royals chuckle.

Don't forget that the night will be a crowning moment for Britain's Got Talent winner Tokio Myers, who earned the right to perform in front of the royals when he triumphed on ITV's reality competition.

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This year's Royal Variety will also make history for selecting Miranda Hart as the event's first-ever solo female presenter. It's only taken 105 years...

"If you don't mind me, I am just going to smash a glass ceiling and be the first woman to host the Royal Variety. That felt good," Miranda Hart said today (November 1).

"It's thrilling for me because of that, and because I am hugely proud to be part of such an important event in our comedy and variety heritage as the Royal Variety Performance.

"The young-wannabe- comedian me who watched the show every year, would be just as excited to hear that grown-up me is going to be hosting - only I'll be doing it without the 1970s pudding bowl haircut that made me look like a young male monk!"

In landing the hosting gig, Miranda Hart follows in the footsteps of comedy greats like Ronnie Corbett, Bruce Forsyth, Brian Conley, Jonathan Ross, Jack Whitehall and David Walliams.

The 2017 Royal Variety Performance will be held in London on November 24 and then air on ITV in December.

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