ITV has pulled the plug on hit series You’ve Been Framed after 33 years, according to reports.
The entertainment show, which famously paid £250 to viewers for submitting clips, has been removed from ITV's website. A source said: "The fact that You’ve Been Framed has been shelved is a sad sign of the times.
"It’s a different world to Jeremy Beadle’s heyday. Why would viewers tune in to a show featuring funny videos when they could see the same sort of thing on the internet?
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“Silly clips are hugely popular on social media and the right video can go viral. There’s a thrill in achieving that — even though you don’t earn the £250 fee which You’ve Been Framed paid for contributions.”
Comedian Harry Hill has been providing narration to the programme since 2004. The series began in 1990, and is currently in its 31st series, reports Birmingham Live.
The show was first commissioned as a pilot and aired on ITV on 14 April 1990 with Jeremy Beadle as the host. Lisa Riley took over the role as host from Beadle in 1998.
While the programme was presented by Jonathan Wilkes, who replaced Riley in 2003, the studio audience voted for which clip was the best of the night at the end of the show, and the person who sent in the winning clip won £1,000. Harry previously said: “It’s a primeval thing, people falling over. It’s just funny. That’s the main thing, and then the TV clips bring another layer for the grown-ups.
The comedian added: “In 200 years, people will still be laughing about people falling over.” But the comic also revealed a problem producers were having to deal with.
“I don’t get to see the long list but I know there are a lot of fakes — and a lot of sex videos," he said previously.
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