Harry Hill wants to bring ‘You’ve Been Framed’ back for the TikTok generation.
Harry Hill would revive You've Been Framed for TikTok
The ex ‘Harry Hill’s TV Burp’ star reflected on the end of the long running clip show - which saw members of the public send in videos of their own surprising mishaps for the enjoyment of viewers - following reports it won't be returning for another series.
The 58-year-old comic is quoted by the Daily Mirror newspaper as saying: "When it was cancelled, no one noticed because all of the shows are so similar.”
He added: "I'll bring it back for TikTok."
The show was originally fronted by Jeremy Beadle when it launched in 1990, while Harry Hill has served as narrator since 2004.
Last week, a source said: ""The fact that 'You’ve Been Framed' has been shelved is a sad sign of the times.
“It’s a different world to Jeremy Beadle’s heyday. Why would viewers tune in to a show featuring funny videos when they could see the same sort of thing on the internet?
“Silly clips are hugely popular on social media and the right video can go viral. There’s a thrill in achieving that — even though you don’t earn the £250 fee which 'You’ve Been Framed' paid for contributions.”
The most recent episode aired in August 2022 with Harry at the helm, having voiced 341 of the show's 701 episodes over the past 33 years.
Former 'Emmerdale' star Lisa Riley replaced Jeremy in 1998 before Jonathan Wilkes took over for just one series in 2003.
'You've Been Framed' has been removed from the ITV website, while repeats shown on Sunday had scrapped the part of the programme which invited viewers to send in their videos in return for the £250 payment.
Although the show was relatively inexpensive and simple to make, it took a while to put together because the videos needed to be vetted by bosses, with acts of deliberate violence and injury banned alongside obviously set-up shots.
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