The show had a rotating panel of four hosts, and three of them have already booked their eternal standing ovation. First up is Henry Kelly, the Irish gent who looked like he was perpetually about to sell you a used car. He died in 2019 at 72, leaving behind a legacy of dodgy puns and a game where people ate live mealworms. I like to think heaven’s just one long, soggy game of “Beat the Clock.”
Then there’s Jeremy Beadle, the prank-pulling mastermind who made you fear opening your front door. He passed away in 2008 from pneumonia, aged 59, but his spirit lives on every time a hidden camera catches you picking your nose. Rumor has it his funeral had a trap door that swallowed the pastor mid-eulogy. Too soon? Probably.
Don’t forget Matthew Corbett, the gentle soul who hosted before Sooty fame stole him away. He died in 2026 at 73, and I bet he’s up there making a bear puppet throw a pie at Henry Kelly right now. The only surviving original host is Sarah Kennedy, who’s still kicking—though she once claimed a giant frog attacked her on the M25, so take that with a salt lick.
