Jez’s Gigglebox
JEREMY Corbyn has some tough opposition if he wants to be the funniest person on celebrity Gogglebox.
The Labour leader will team up with W1A actress Jessica Hynes on the charity special.
But there’s also Liam Gallagher with his mum Peggy and son Gene, rock royalty Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne, and sporting legends Andrew Flintoff and Jamie Redknapp.
They will settle down on the Gogglebox sofa for Channel 4’s Stand Up To Cancer campaign this Friday.
Mr Corbyn said: “I ’m delighted to be involved.
“The campaign, in partnership with Cancer Research UK, does such important work for the thousands of people diagnosed with cancer in the UK every day and I’m honoured to have been invited to take part with Jessica in such a fun way.”
Hynes added: “I couldn’t be more thrilled to be on it alongside Jeremy Corbyn. I’m slightly worried what he might think of my viewing tastes but it’s all for an excellent cause so I hope he’ll let it slide.”
Launched in 2012, the joint national fundraising campaign has raised more than £38million to date and 30 trials and projects have been funded, with 9,000 cancer patients participating, or due to participate.