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The Friday Night Project is a programme that first aired in the United Kingdom on the Channel 4 network in February, 2005.
Each week Justin Lee Collins and Alan Carr welcome a celebrity guest onto the show. The guests provide an opening monologue, invite Alan and Justin to delve into their unique celebrity world and also face a no-question-barred session from the studio audience. Added to this, there are comedy sketches, hidden camera stunts, plus a studio game show where a person from the audience is selected to win some top prizes.
A very popular part of the show which also features members of the studio audience is where the Guest Host has a game called 'Who knows the most about the guest host' and the team who answers the most correct questions wins and the captain (either Alan or Justin) runs into one side of the audience wearing a golden coat with hundreds of £5 notes attached to it. The audience will literally dive onto them to get the money.
Music each week is provided by a weekly guest house band.
Series One
It was originally presented by comics Jimmy Carr, Rob Rouse, Sharon Horgan and roving reporter Lucy Montgomery with sporadic appearances from Abi Titmuss.The guest hosts for the series were:
- Vinnie Jones (Episode One) (Fightstar as the Guest Band, the band performed the single 'Palahniuk's Laughter' )
- Neil Morrisey (Episode Two) (The Bravery as the Guest Band, the band performed the single 'An Honest Mistake')
- Kelly Osbourne (Episode Three) (The Futureheads as the Guest Band, the band performed the single 'Hounds of Love')
- Jordan (Episode Four) (Kaiser Chiefs as the Guest Band, the band performed the single 'Oh My God')
- Brigitte Nielsen (Episode Five) (Moby as the Guest Band, the band performed the single 'Lift Me Up')
- Eamonn Holmes (Episode Six) (The Others as the Guest Band, the band performed the single 'William')
- Boy George (Episode Seven) (Kinky Rowland as the Guest Band, the band performed the single ?)
- Sadie Frost (Episode Eight) (The Thrills as the Guest Band, the band performed the single 'The Irish Keep Gate-Crashing')
Series Two
The show returned in 2006 with host comedians Justin Lee Collins and Alan Carr (that worked together on late night show Flipside), with regular segments from Debra Stephenson and Chantelle Houghton. This series was a bigger hit in the ratings. The episode featuring Billie Piper was awarded the 2006 Golden Rose of Montreux for best variety show.
The guest hosts for the series were:
- Billie Piper (Episode One) (Texas as the Guest Band, the band performed the single 'Sleep')
- Lorraine Kelly (Episode Two) (Editors as the Guest Band, the band performed the single 'Munich')
- Christian Slater (Episode Three) (The Kooks as the Guest Band, the band performed the single 'You Don't Love Me')
- Denise van Outen (Episode Four) (Boy Kill Boy as the Guest Band, the band performed the single 'Back Again')
- Michael Barrymore (Episode Five) (The Ordinary Boys as the Guest Band, the band performed the single 'Boys Will Be Boys')
- Jamie Oliver (Episode Six) (Kubb as the Guest Band, the band performed the single 'Grow')
- Jessie Wallace (Episode Seven) (Hard-Fi as the Guest Band, the band performed the single 'Better Do Better')
- Trisha Goddard (Episode Eight) (The Automatic as the Guest Band, the band performed the single 'Raoul')
Series Three
A third series of the show is to run from Friday 16th June 2006 for 11 weeks whilst Big Brother is on in summer 2006. Justin Lee Collins and Alan Carr are to return as hosts, and the format is to be exactly the same as the second series. Paul O'Grady was due to host but had to pull out due to a heart attack suffered one week before his episode was to start filming.
The guest hosts for the series were:
- Jerry Springer (Episode One) (Orson as the Guest Band, the band performed the single 'Bright Idea')
- Patsy Kensit (Episode Two) (Placebo as the Guest Band, the band performed the single 'Infra-Red')
- Rob Lowe (Episode Three) (The Zutons as the Guest Band, the band performed the single 'Valerie')
- Mischa Barton (Episode Four) (Dirty Pretty Things as the Guest Band, the band performed the single 'Deadwood')
- Ian Wright (Episode Five) Bumped up one week, due to the last minute cancellation of Paul O'Grady, who suffered a heart attack the previous week. (Feeder as the Guest Band, the band performed the single 'Just A Day')
- Carol Vorderman (Episode Six) (Razorlight as the Guest Band)
- Justin Hawkins (Episode Seven) (British Whale as the Guest Band.)
- Rupert Everett (Episode Eight)
Miscellaneous
- The web and print publishing company The Friday Project alleges that the series stole its name from their site, or at least failed to check in Google first. This has led to The Friday Project creating a spoof site displaying mis-spelt feedback from Friday Night Project viewers and JLC(Justin Lee Collins) Fans. A common feature of The Friday Thing email newsletter they produce is a selection of some of the most idiotic emails intended for The Friday Night Project.
- The Friday Night Project is not live, but recorded on the Thursday night before at The London Studios.
External links
"The Friday Night Project"