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Gender

Male

Birthday

1979-05-20

Place of Birth

UK

Rick Edwards

Biography

Rick began his career on the standup circuit after graduating with a degree in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University. He now works as a journalist, presenter and screenwriter. Rick has a keen interest in history and loves a bit of wild swimming - he has swum outdoors across the UK. On television, Rick hosts BBC1’s smash daytime quiz show !mpossible which will be recording its fourth series in 2018. Amongst his other numerous presenting credits are: ITV2’s comedy roast Safeword, BBC Three’s live current affairs debate show Free Speech and Channel 4’s Paralympic Breakfast Show. Rick hosts the podcast Science(ish) alongside Dr Michael Brooks which delves into the science behind popular films. The series proved such a hit that the duo were commissioned by Atlantic to write a book of the same name, Science(ish): The Peculiar Science Behind The Movies, which was published in October 2017 and ranked number 1 in the Physics, Cosmology and Humorous Essays Amazon charts for several weeks as well as achieving a position of 21 in the overall book charts. The podcast itself has topped the iTunes Science & Medicine chart.

Known for

Celebrity Juice

Celebrity Juice

The outrageous comedy panel show hosted by the irrepressible Keith Lemon. Each episode sees top celebrities going head to head in a series of hilarious rounds unlike any other panel show.

8 Out of 10 Cats

8 Out of 10 Cats

A weekly, topical panel show based around a huge series of opinion poll surveys carried out around Britain.

House of Games

House of Games

Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games.

House of Games

House of Games

Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games.

Steal

Steal

A typical day at Lochmill Capital is upended when armed thieves burst in and force Zara and her best friend Luke to execute their demands. In the aftermath, conflicted detective Rhys races against time to find out who stole £4 billion pounds of people's pensions and why.

Celebrity Catchphrase

Celebrity Catchphrase

In this entertaining series packed with laughs, celebrity contestants attempt to work out catchphrases based on fun animations. Animations include well known phrases, sayings and even film, song and book titles. The celebrities need to buzz in as quickly as they can when they know the answer and can say what they see in a chance to win money for their chosen charities.

The Weakest Link

The Weakest Link

Romesh Ranganathan takes charge of the back-stabbing big money game show. Can the contestants create a chain of answers and avoid the boot?

Chewing Gum

Chewing Gum

The life of Tracey, a religious, Beyoncé-obsessed 22-year-old living in an estate in Tower Hamlets, and the mishaps of her neighbourhood, friends and family. Oh, and obvs her boyfriend!

The Hit List

The Hit List

Music quiz in which contestants try to recognise as many hit songs and artists as possible, under intense pressure.

Between the Covers

Between the Covers

Sara Cox hosts this new book club bringing the nation together through sharing the pleasure of reading. Each edition features a celebrity panel discussing their favourite book and two review sections.

The Celebrity Inner Circle

The Celebrity Inner Circle

Amanda Holden hosts the quiz show where contestants and their celebrity partners must outsmart each other to win big.

Sweat the Small Stuff

Sweat the Small Stuff

Nick Grimshaw hosts the panel show that makes a big deal about the little things in life.

The Apprentice: Unfinished Business

The Apprentice: Unfinished Business

A look behind the curtain of The Apprentice to analyse every task and tactic in detail as Lord Sugar searches for a new business partner.

Impossible

Impossible

Quiz show in which the 30 contestants competing across the series must avoid giving impossible answers to give themselves a chance of winning £10,000.

We Need Answers

We Need Answers

We Need Answers is a British television panel game presented by comedians Mark Watson, Tim Key and Alex Horne. The show features a pair of celebrities answering questions which have previously been texted in by the public, or the audience, to 63336, a text message service.