Alan Davies has said that comedians "have the time of their lives" on his Dave series As Yet Untitled, but secretly hate doing traditional panel shows.

Speaking to Digital Spy, he praised Dave for offering formats like As Yet Untitled and Taskmaster that break away from the quiz / panel show format.

"Dave has now got these two formats - Taskmaster and As Yet Untitled - and all the people who do either show have the time of their lives," Davies said. "Everyone comes across well, they're really funny programmes and everyone has a nice time.

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"It is possible! It doesn't have to be like 8 Out of 10 Cats or Mock the Week, where the comedians come out of the studio slashing their wrists! It can be fun!"

As Yet Untitled, returning tomorrow night for a fifth series, has Davies and four guests - ranging from stand-up comics to TV presenters to popstars - engage in an unscripted roundtable discussion.

Melanie C, Ardal O Hanlon, Davina McCall, Jimmy Carr and Reece Shearsmith will be among those sitting down for a chat in upcoming episodes.

Davies told us that the series has "no expiry date", since guests aren't expected to show up with a ton of material.

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"We're not asking people to come on and do bits of their act," he said. "We're just asking them to come on and talk. They have a couple of prepared stories and from then on, it's off the top of their heads.

"There are so many people out there, and so many potential combinations of people that I do feel like we could just do it every week for the next 10 years and that would suit me down to the ground."

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled returns to Dave on Tuesday (February 21) at 10pm.

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