A host of comedians are taking part in a new celebrity series of The Crystal Maze, Channel 4 has announced.

Vic Reeves, Al Murray, Steve Pemberton, Susan Calman, Russell Kane, Ellie Taylor and Tom Rosenthal have all signed up for the show, which will again be hosted by Richard Ayoade.

Six hour-long shows will be made in aid of Stand Up To Cancer, with Reeves competing in a team captained by his wife, Nancy Sorrell.

The show begins on Friday June 21 at 8pm and the full teams are:

Gemma Collins captains Carol Vorderman, Ellie Taylor, James ‘Arg’ Argent and Rick Edwards.

Anita Rani captains AJ Pritchard, Tom Rosenthal, Hannah Cockroft and sports presenter Jeff Stelling.

Nancy Sorrell captains Vic Reeves, Ferne McCann, Graeme Swann and Susan Calman.

Sunetra Sarker captains Ann Widdecombe, Wes Nelson, Matthew Wright and Nikki Sanderson.

Melvin Odoom captains Al Murray, Kara Tointon, Ashley Taylor Dawson and Olivia Attwood.

Steve Pemberton captains Oti Mabuse, Jack Fincham, Anna Richardson and Russell Kane.

Published: 11 Jun 2019