Ben Bailey News

ITV has announced the commission of Des, a three part drama which follows the arrest and trial of serial killer Dennis Nilsen, known as Des. 

Bravo is reviving the Emmy Award-winning gameshow 'Cash Cab' from Lion Television, an All3Media company, and bringing back host and comedian Ben Bailey. New Yorkers and tourists alike have pined for a chance to test their knowledge and win money in the iconic Cash Cab. Now, they may get a chance, and this time with a Bravo twist. In this series reboot, the questions will include more for lovers of pop culture and even a few appearances from Bravolebrities.

Bravo Media is reviving the Emmy Award-winning gameshow “Cash Cab” from Lion Television, an All3Media company, and bringing back host and comedian Ben Bailey, it was announced today by Rachel Smith, Senior Vice President, Development, Bravo Media. This comes on the heels of Bravo announcing its reboot of the iconic dating series, “Blind Date.” “Cash Cab” begins shooting this summer and will premiere later this year.

The National Theatre has announced 15 productions of new plays and fresh adaptations by leading writers.

Ten UK school and youth theatre companies have been chosen to bring their productions of ten brand new plays to the 2019 National Theatre Connections Festival, which takes place in the Dorfman Theatre from 25-29 June.

BBC One and SundanceTV announced today that production has started in London on season two of the original series The Split, helmed by BAFTA and Emmy® Award-winning writer Abi Morgan (River, Suffragette, The Hour) and executive producer Jane Featherstone (Broadchurch, River, Humans). The series' second season stars Nicola Walker (River, Last Tango In Halifax), Stephen Mangan (Episodes), Deborah Findlay (Leaving), Fiona Button (Lip Service), Annabel Scholey (Being Human), Rudi Dharmalingam (Our Girl) and Barry Atsma (Hector And The Search For Happiness) with Donna Air (Hotel Babylon) and Ben Bailey Smith (Cleaning Up, Doctor Who) joining the cast in season two.

The full line-up of performers for the week-long festival of letters, My White Best Friend and Other Letters Left Unsaid, has been announced. Could you put your white best friend on stage and remind them that they're part of the problem? Taking to the stage across the week to blind-read the letters are Phoebe Fox (A View from the Bridge, Broadway and West End; The Acid Test, Royal Court Theatre), Ben Bailey Smith (David Brent: Life on the Road, BBC Films; as Doc Brown: Live at the Apollo, BBC) and The Bunker's own Artistic Director, Chris Sonnex.

Paloma Faith and Miriam Margolyes will lend their voices to the upcoming animated series '101 Dalmatian Street,' according to Variety.

The 62nd BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express® announces its jury line-up for this year's Festival Awards. The juries will be led by: Academy Award-nominated director Lenny Abrahamson, nominee for the LFF Best Film Award for Room (LFF 2015 and also director of Frank, winner Best Screenplay BIFA 2014); Francis Lee, winner of the 2017 BIFA for Best Debut Screenwriter for God's Own Country; the prolific, award-winning documentary producer Simon Chinn, who won the 2009 and 2013 Academy Award for Best Documentary for Man on Wire and Searching For Sugarman respectively; and director Rungano Nyoni, whose film I Am Not a Witch was in the First Feature competition in the Festival last year (securing her a nomination for the IWC Schaffhausen Filmmaker Bursary Award in association with the BFI), won the BAFTA for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer and is the UK's entry for Best Foreign Language Film for the 2019 Academy Awards.

Matthew Warchus' fourth season as Artistic Director of The Old Vic completes with an Arthur Miller double-bill, a World Premiere by Lucy Prebble and a special One Voice performance. These productions form Part 2 of the season, and follow the previously announced Part 1 consisting of ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company's production of SYLVIA; Annie-B Parson's 17c; Emma Rice's Wise Children; and A Christmas Carol - for which today we also announce further casting.

Dive Into an All-New Season of Discovery's CASH CAB with a Special Shark Week Episode on 7/27

Dive Into an All-New Season of Discovery's CASH CAB with a Special Shark Week Episode on 7/27

Temperatures are rising and so is the competition on Discovery's CASH CAB! Comedian Ben Bailey and his taxi return to the sizzling streets of New York City, giving unsuspecting passengers a break from the heat and a ride they won't ever forget. The Emmy-Award(R) winning series CASH CAB returns to Discovery Channel in July. In addition, viewers can also catch up on past seasons of CASH CAB on the Discovery GO app - free with their paid TV subscription.

Carolines on Broadway, New York City's premier comedy venue, presents its talented line-up for the month of December, highlighted by headliners Kevin Nealon, from CBS' Man with a Plan, on December 1 and 2; Tiffany Haddish, from the hit film Girls Trip, December 7 - 10; Ben Bailey, host of Discovery's Cash Cab, December 14 - 16; Gilbert Gottfried, from the documentary film Gilbert, December 22 and 23; Modi, from the film Louisiana Caviar, December 24; and Dave Attell, from his Netflix special Road Work, December 27 - 30.

Carolines on Broadway, New York City's premier comedy venue, presents its talented line-up for the month of December, highlighted by headliners Kevin Nealon, from CBS' Man with a Plan, on December 1 and 2; Tiffany Haddish, from the hit film Girls Trip, December 7 - 10; Ben Bailey, host of Discovery's Cash Cab, December 14 - 16; Gilbert Gottfried, from the documentary film Gilbert, December 22 and 23; Modi, from the film Louisiana Caviar, December 24; and Dave Attell, from his Netflix special Road Work, December 27 - 30.

Carolines on Broadway, New York City's premier comedy venue, presents its talented line-up for the month of December, highlighted by headliners Kevin Nealon, from CBS' Man with a Plan, on December 1 and 2; Tiffany Haddish, from the hit film Girls Trip, December 7 - 10; Ben Bailey, host of Discovery's Cash Cab, December 14 - 16; Gilbert Gottfried, from the documentary film Gilbert, December 22 and 23; Modi, from the film Louisiana Caviar, December 24; and Dave Attell, from his Netflix special Road Work, December 27 - 30.

Comedian Ben Bailey and his cab are back on duty this winter! Returning to the infamous streets of New York City, Bailey's cab takes unsuspecting passengers on the ride of their life. The Emmy-Award winning series, CASH CAB returns to Discovery Channel on Monday, December 4 at 10pm ET/PT.

Comedian Ben Bailey and his cab are back on duty this winter! Returning to the infamous streets of New York City, Bailey's cab takes unsuspecting passengers on the ride of their life. The Emmy-Award(R) winning series, CASH CAB returns to Discovery Channel on Monday, December 4 at 10pm ET/PT.

THE OTHER F WORD Season Two will have its Los Angeles Premiere at the LA Femme International Film Festival on Saturday, October 21st at 1PM, at the Regal Cinemas at LA Live.

Discovery Channel has a packed line-up for the fall with a variety of all-new unscripted series, documentaries and the highly-anticipated return of the network's most iconic game show.