Shane Richie To Present ‘Don’t Forget The Lyrics’ On Sky One

Don’t Forget The Lyrics

Sky One today announced that ex-Eastenders actor Shane Richie as the host of new gameshow sensation DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS.

Richie, soon to be seen in the new series of Skins, will present the 12-part series where contestants attempt to win £250,000 by singing the missing lyrics from 10 songs. We all think we know the lyrics to the world’s most popular songs, but when there’s money at stake will the contestants keep on singing when the music stops? Or will they be at a loss for words?

Shane commented: “I managed to see the show when I was in the US with my family over the summer and was immediately addicted. It’s a fantastic format, so I was really excited to be able to bring the show to a UK audience. I’ve been concentrating on my acting lately and have some fantastic TV dramas lined up. Whilst I’ve turned other entertainment projects down, this opportunity was too much fun to pass up and I cannot wait to get in front of a live studio audience again.”

Steve Jones, Commissioning Editor, Sky One, Two and Three added: “Shane’s a born entertainer and the ideal presenter for this show – his enthusiasm and passion for music, combined with his rapport with people made him the natural – and only – choice. We’re thrilled to have him on-board and look forward to 12 weeks of top class entertainment to count down to the summer on Sky One.”

The series, already a smash-hit in the US where broadcaster Fox have green-lit a third season of the show, sees contestants climb a cash prize ladder and after each correct answer the singer must decide whether to ‘Stay and Play’ or ‘ Take the Money and Run.’ Along the way, three back-ups can help them out and if they sing nine tracks correctly, one final song and up to fifteen missing words stand in their way to the £250,000 jackpot. It’s that simple … providing you DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS.

Shane Richie first came to public attention on the stand-up circuit winning an award at the inaugural British Comedy Awards. He made his TV debut on the BBC Sketch Show You Gotta Be Jokin’ in 1991 and remained a household favourite presenting Caught In The Act, Win, Lose Or Draw and The Shane Richie Experience. Ritchie is best known for his role as Alfie Moon in EastEnders for which he won a Rose D’Or Festival Award and a National Television Award. He most recently starred in the drama What We Did On Holiday and as the voice of Sid in DreamWorks’ CGI smash hit Flushed Away.

DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS will launch in late March on Sky One.

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131 Responses to “Shane Richie To Present ‘Don’t Forget The Lyrics’ On Sky One”

  1. amanda says:

    i really enjoyed the show and would love to change be on show but i cant seem to know how to apply can you help me please. thanks

  2. Angel says:

    You can apply for Don’t Forget the Lyrics via RDF media. Unfortunately they have had loads of people applying so they may not get back to you for another 2 months. It has not been stated whether or not they are continuing the show. But you can still apply. The website is

    http://www.meontv.co.uk/DontForgetTheLyrics

    good luck!

  3. paul morgan says:

    love the show would like thousands of others to be on the show [help]

  4. Daniel Watts says:

    i love don’t forget the lyrics and would love to be a contestant, but i don’t know how to apply!… could you tell me please?…

  5. sally twyman says:

    how do you get onto the show I think it fantastic and would like to take part

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  7. Tracy Reed says:

    I love the show, but like everyone else I want to know how to become a contestant.Its not for me, Im not that brave. Its for my neighbour who is rather good at singing and remembering lyrics. I would also like to know the minimum age for entering as my daughter would love to do it also. I tried while the show was still playing and it said that they werent looking for contestants and was wondering if they are now. Thank you

  8. sade says:

    I would also like to know how to become a contestant on Dont forget the lyrics!

  9. sade says:

    how do you apply?

  10. Angie says:

    please can you tell me how to apply for this brilliant show?

  11. craig taggart says:

    ive not long got back from the recording of dont forget the lrics n how funn does shane richie wanna be,it was amazin jus bein in the audience n gettin up n clappin and dancin, i applied through http://www.sroaudiences.com there u will find plenty more to apply to go on :)

  12. Heather Blacklaw says:

    Hi,

    I love the show and wonder how i go about to apply for the gameshow.
    I will look foward to hearing from you.

    Many Thanks
    Heather Aberdeen Scotland

  13. natalie millard says:

    you can get tickets for don’t forget the lyrics on http://www.sroaudiences.com :)

  14. Christine Nightingill says:

    I would like to purchase tickets for Dont forget the lyrics with shane richie. Please let me know how to do this – where/when etc.

  15. keith campbell says:

    can u send me an application form through, as myself and the family enjoy watching the show and would love the oppurtunity to take part on the show.
    look forward to hearing from you.

  16. michael says:

    could i apply to go on the show if not could i please get some tickets to sing along cheers by sir elton john aka michael hart oooooooohhhhhhh

  17. ann okeefe says:

    I would like to apply to go on the show.

  18. ann okeefe says:

    I would love to apply for your show

  19. sarah rowland says:

    i watch the show every saturday an i wud love 2 apply
    how can i apply ? i have followed music all my life
    an i am a very gud singer an can send in a cd many thanks

    sarah look forward in hearing off u x x x

  20. charly mchugh says:

    i would like to be a contestant on dont forget the lyrics sky1 show but i cant seem to find any site that can show me how to do this please can someone help me

  21. SIOBHAN says:

    i love love the show please could you help me and tell me how to apply for the show.

    Kind Regards
    Siobhan

  22. stefanie dunn says:

    i would love to take part on the show, been watching since the start and love to sing along. if you could let me no on how to apply for the auditions that would be great.

    look forward to hearing from you

    stef :)

  23. Sarah-Louise Farmer says:

    how do i apply to be on the show? x

  24. Zoe says:

    How do i apply to be on the show

  25. zasha says:

    hi there, how do i apply to be a contestant for the next series people, thanks :) zasha

  26. sarah riley says:

    could you please let me know when dont forget the lyrics will appear on normal tv channels as i dont have sky 1 and would loveto watch it as i was on the show in the audiance and would love the chance to watch it.

    kind regards
    miss riley

  27. Vanessa says:

    hi does anyone know how I can enter the “Don’t forget the lyrics show” is there a website that can help me do this?

    Many thanks,
    Vanessa

  28. Teri Carr says:

    please can someone tell me how to apply to be a contestant on the show? Thanks xx

  29. Joe Booth says:

    I LOVE SHANE!!!!

  30. IRVINE SMALL says:

    I would like to apply to go on the next series of the show

  31. m fleet says:

    how can i get my partner on dont forget the lyricas
    she is driveing me nuts with i can do that
    so if you could help it would be greatful
    thank you