CONTROVERSIAL comedy Bo Selecta could make an unlikely comeback ... But he told me Avid Merrion and The Bear may live on in a new format of the cult show. Leigh said: “Avid Merrion is ...

How is the TV industry making lasting, real-world change? (Picture: BBC/Channel 4) The BBC, Netflix and Britbox have all taken the decision to remove Little Britain and Come Fly With Me from their ...

The funnyman has confirmed that Avid Merion and The Bear from Bo Selecta could be returning 13 years since the show was was last on Channel 4. Speaking to The Sun, Francis – also known as Keith ...

Comedian Leigh Francis, who is best known for her alter ego Keith Lemon, has admitted that the reboot of his comedy sketch show Bo’ Selecta ... he’s grown up. The Bear was in the pilot ...

However, many TV shows are being removed completely, with some arguing this is tokenistic and does little to actually ... with a number of spin-offs, Bo Selecta saw comedian Leigh Francis wearing ...

But Leigh is now said to have made a pilot featuring some of Bo Selecta's characters, including Avid Merrion - who he played - and the Bear, whose 'tail' would pop out when he got excited.

Bo'Selecta! centred on obsessed fan Avid Merrion telling viewers an eclectic mix of celebrity stories, interviews and gossip - aided by the Bear and rubber masked celebrities. "Back in 2002 I did ...

The Bear was in the pilot too. I don’t know if he’ll stick around, it’s all in the hands of the TV Gods.” It comes after Keith urged David to "move on" from the Bo Selecta controversy.

“When the Bo’ Selecta! show was out, that period of time was hard processing for me,” David said during an interview with BBC Breakfast today (October 4). “I didn’t know why a song like ...