{"id":54342,"date":"2024-07-04T11:13:43","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T09:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2067013"},"modified":"2024-07-04T13:41:29","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T11:41:29","slug":"dermot-oleary-hosts-new-game-show-silence-is-golden-starring-katherine-ryan","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/dermot-oleary-hosts-new-game-show-silence-is-golden-starring-katherine-ryan\/","title":{"rendered":"Dermot O\u2019Leary hosts new game show Silence Is Golden, starring Katherine Ryan"},"content":{"rendered":"

The new series will pitch comedians against the audience. <\/p>

By Lidia Molina-Whyte\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 04 July 2024 at 09:13 AM<\/p>

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There\u2019s a new game show in town, but it\u2019s not the kind you\u2019d want to watch unfold in real time \u2013 not unless you\u2019re good at keeping quiet.<\/p>\n

Fronted by Dermot O\u2019Leary, Silence is Golden is set to land on U&Dave next year, and will see the studio give the audience \u00a3250,000 to share between them. The catch? They can\u2019t make a sound as they watch a host of comedy acts do everything in their power to make them break their silence.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Leary will be joined by three returning comedy captains, one of whom has been confirmed as Katherine Ryan<\/a>. The more sounds they get out of the audience \u2013 who will all be mic\u2019d up \u2013 the further down they\u2019ll bring the prize pot. Should it get all the way down to zero, the comedians get to give money to charity.<\/p>\n

Speaking of the new series, Dermot O\u2019Leary said: \u201cI\u2019m so looking forward to Silence is Golden. When a show like this falls into your lap, you can\u2019t quite believe your luck. Looking forward to having lots of fun with the audience, our comedians and assorted cast of regulars, all trying to make the audience laugh, gasp and giggle.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Katherine Ryan will be a comedy captain in new game show Silence is Golden. Hoda Davaine\/Dave Benett\/WireImage<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption> Hoda Davaine\/Dave Benett\/WireImage<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

UKTV\u2019s Mark Iddon added: \u201cWe\u2019re really excited to bring Silence is Golden to U&Dave. Dermot is the perfect host to hold this chaotically ambitious show together and we think our U&Dave audiences are going to embrace this subversive and unpredictable format.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued: \u201cSilence is Golden is the only show where staying silent is worth its weight in gold. It\u2019s the quietest way to lose a fortune you\u2019ll ever see and it\u2019s time for our studio audience to put their money where their mouth isn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n

UKTV\u2019s Cherie Hall added: \u201cThis is a really original premise for a show and I wish our audience the best of luck as they try and resist the temptation to break the silence \u2013 viewers at home will love watching the chaos unfold.\u201d<\/p>\n

The show is produced by Yes Yes Media, with executive producer Richard Bacon comparing it to \u201cthe feeling when you\u2019re not allowed to laugh at a funeral\u201d.<\/p>\n

He explained: \u201cWell, it\u2019s that: the Game Show. And I commend U&Dave for boldly commissioning a show that will cost them a quarter million a week \u2013 if the audience is better at playing the game than we are.\u201d<\/p>

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Silence is Golden will air on U&Dave and stream on U next year.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Check out more of our\u00a0Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what else is on. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n

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