The line-up for the third series of Last One Laughing has been revealed after the first two parts of the show delighted fans.
Hosted by Jimmy Carr, the premise sees a group of comedians come together in close quarters for six hours, trying to make each other laugh or smile.
The last remaining participant who has not cracked is declared the winner after outlasting everyone else.
This year, Lee Mack, Katherine Ryan, Harry Hill, Katherine Parkinson, Michelle de Swarte, Jon Richardson, Morgana Robinson, Josh Jones and Richard Ayoade take on the challenge – returning to the show after starring in the first series.
Meanwhile, Roisin Conaty will leave Jimmy’s control room as his deputy to take part – while former contestant Mel Giedroyc will take over her former hosting role.
The new series will be launched in 2027.
Series two ended earlier this year – with Romesh Ranganathan, Alan Carr, David Mitchell and returning series one winner Bob Mortimer, to name a few.
The line-up for the third series of Last One Laughing has been revealed after the show’s first two episodes delighted fans
Viewers were left outraged by the ‘harsh’ final twist as the winner of series two was crowned after a first-show tiebreak.
The final episode of the second series was released to viewers and saw Mel, Bob, Sam Campbell and David battle it out for the Last One Laughing trophy.
As the clock ticked down to the final 40 minutes, host Jimmy revealed that the game would go to sudden death, with any laugh or smile triggering an instant red card if he spotted the offending strip from play.
Reigning champion Bob managed to wipe out Mel with a tense head-to-head showdown that involved them making animal noises while looking into each other’s eyes.
Then Peep Show star David knocked Bob out with a joke about renaming a late-night toilet trip ‘Chadwick’ – with David exclaiming: ‘I was just chadwicking!’
Sam and David were pitted against each other in a final challenge, feeding each other from a golden tray while looking at each other.
Host Jimmy revealed that if neither laughed during the awkward exchange, the winner would be decided in a tie-break over who created the most laughs on the show throughout the episodes.
Flashbacks showed Sam making Bob laugh by lifting him off the ground early in the series – but it also showed David getting two laughs, one from Diane Morgan and one from Bob.
Series two ended earlier this year – starring Romesh Ranganathan, Alan Carr, David Mitchell and returning series one winner Bob Mortimer, to name a few
Bob won series one and returned to defend the title – against a whole new group of fellow comedians
Series two viewers were left outraged by the ‘harsh’ final twist as the winner of series two was crowned after a draw between Sam Campbell and David Mitchell
Jimmy crowned David the winner and brought in the comedians who didn’t participate in the competition to present him with the coveted Last One Laughing trophy.
David responded, “That was pretty crazy because I think we disappeared into a place where there was no laughing.
“I have to say that despite all the gloom at the end, I am very happy with the victory, and I think that shows a lack of character in me, but I was very satisfied.”
While David was thrilled to take home the win, fans at home were less than impressed with the way the show’s ending was concluded.
X fans slammed the tiebreaker, saying it was ‘anti-climactic’ and would have liked to see another head-to-head match.
One wrote: ‘For season 3 they had to come up with a better tiebreaker so the ending was so anti-climatic it stunk.’
Another chimed in: ‘Just watched the final of Last One Laughing and although I love David, Sam was the right winner,’ while a third added: ‘Dave smiled SO many times, Sam never broke down once.
Last One Laughing UK series one and two are available to watch on Prime Video.
