The Sunday Night Project

The Sunday Night Project is a British comedy-variety show by Princess Productions that first aired on Channel 4 in February 2005 under the title The Friday Night Project. Originally broadcast on Friday nights, the show moved to Sunday nights for its seventh series in 2008.
Each week, the regular hosts Justin Lee Collins and Alan Carr are joined by a celebrity guest host. These guests provide an opening monologue, are interviewed by Alan and Justin and take questions from the studio audience. They also take part in comedy sketches, hidden camera stunts and a game show where someone from the audience is selected to win prizes.
When the show was called The Friday Night Project, it was not live: it was recorded at The London Studios on the night before broadcast on Channel 4. When the show became The Sunday Night Project, the Thursday-night taping schedule was retained.

Episode list

Series 1

The Friday Night Project was originally presented by comics Jimmy Carr, Rob Rouse, Sharon Horgan and, as a roving reporter, Lucy Montgomery, with sporadic appearances from Abi Titmuss. The first series began on 4 February 2005 and ran for 8 weeks.
The guest hosts for the series were:

Episode number	Air date	Guest host	Musical guest	Celebrity guest stars
Pilot	Filmed in 2004	Gordon Ramsay	Razorlight
1	4 February 2005	Vinnie Jones	Fightstar	Bez and Jeff Brazier
2	11 February 2005	Neil Morrissey	The Futureheads	Richard Blackwood and Maureen Rees
3	18 February 2005	Kelly Osbourne	The Bravery	Christine Hamilton and Jean-Christophe Novelli
4	25 February 2005	Jordan	Kaiser Chiefs	Romeo and Keith Harris
5	4 March 2005	Brigitte Nielsen	Moby	John McCririck and Pat Sharp
6	11 March 2005	Eamonn Holmes	The Others	Charles Ingram and Dick and Dom
7	18 March 2005	Boy George	Kinky Rowland & Boy George	Eddie 'the Eagle' Edwards and Bella Emberg
8	25 March 2005	Sadie Frost	The Thrills	Abi Titmuss and Paul Rawson

Series 2

The show returned on 6 January 2006 for 8 weeks with new hosts comedians Justin Lee Collins and Alan Carr, with Debra Stephenson replacing Lucy Montgomery for the Celebrity Spotting segment. The episode featuring Billie Piper was awarded the 2006 Golden Rose of Montreux for best variety show.
The guest hosts for the series were:

Episode Number	Air Date	Guest Host	Musical Guest	Who knows the most about the guest host? panelists
1	6 January 2006	Billie Piper	Texas	Jade Goody and Kenzie
2	13 January 2006	Lorraine Kelly	Editors	Myleene Klass and Phil Tufnell
3	20 January 2006	Christian Slater	The Kooks	Lady Isabella Hervey and Fearne Cotton
4	27 January 2006	Denise van Outen	Boy Kill Boy	Bez and Nadia Almada
5	3 February 2006	Michael Barrymore	The Ordinary Boys	Nancy Sorrell and Samia Smith
6	10 February 2006	Jamie Oliver	Kubb	Tara Palmer-Tomkinson and Chantelle Houghton
7	17 February 2006	Jessie Wallace	Hard-Fi	Caprice Bourret and Hilda Braid
8	24 February 2006	Trisha Goddard	The Automatic	Faria Alam and Pete Burns

Series 3

The third series of the show ran from 16 June 2006 for 11 weeks, and one special, whilst Big Brother was shown during summer 2006. Justin Lee Collins and Alan Carr returned as hosts and the format is exactly the same as the second series. Paul O'Grady was due to host but had to pull out due to a heart attack one week before his episode was to start filming. Cilla Black was also due to host an episode, but had to pull out.
The guest hosts for the series were:

Episode Number	Air Date	Guest Host	Musical Guest	Who knows the most about the guest host? panelists
1	16 June 2006	Jerry Springer	Orson	Zöe Lucker and Sam Brodie
2	23 June 2006	Patsy Kensit	Placebo	Jeremy Edwards and Grace Adams-Short
3	30 June 2006	Rob Lowe	The Zutons	Jennifer Ellison and Kirsty Gallacher
4	7 July 2006	Mischa Barton	Dirty Pretty Things	Camille Coduri and Harry Judd
5	14 July 2006	Ian Wright	Feeder	Sally Lindsay and Lea Walker
6	21 July 2006	Jade Goody	Razorlight	Dominic Wood and Nikki Grahame
7	28 July 2006	Justin Hawkins	Kasabian	Holly Willoughby and Jayne Kitt
8	4 August 2006	Rupert Everett	Primal Scream	Jennie McAlpine and Sarah Beeny
9	11 August 2006	Carol Vorderman	The Automatic	Gary Lucy and Susie Verrico
10	18 August 2006	Ross Kemp	The Feeling	Matt Willis and Chantelle Houghton
11	25 August 2006	Cheryl Cole, Kimberley Walsh and Sarah Harding	The Fratellis	Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace and Glyn Wise

Series 4

The fourth series of The Friday Night Project started on Channel 4 on 5 January 2007 and ran for 7 weeks, with hosts Justin Lee Collins and Alan Carr returning. The format was almost identical to the previous series, with the exception of 'Celebrity Spotting with Debra Stephenson', which was not featured. A new feature was that the coat of cash is sometimes worn by a celebrity guest, rather than Justin, Alan, the guest host or a panelist.
The guest hosts for the series were:

Episode Number	Air Date	Guest Host	Musical Guest	Who knows the most about the guest host? panelists	Coat Of Cash Wearing Celebrity
1	5 January 2007	David Tennant	Amy Winehouse	Amy Winehouse and George Galloway	Lauren Harries
2	12 January 2007	Tamzin Outhwaite	Just Jack	Kate Thornton and Tito Jackson	Bradley McIntosh
3	19 January 2007	James Nesbitt	Mika	Leo Sayer and Kirstie Allsopp	Shahbaz Chauhdry
4	26 January 2007	Noel Edmonds	Fall Out Boy	Kelly Osbourne and Jason Donovan	Jason Donovan
5	2 February 2007	Jamie Oliver	Klaxons	Jermaine Jackson and Nora Sands	Ian "H" Watkins
6	9 February 2007	Steven Seagal	Ghosts	Gemma Atkinson and Jamelia	Steven Seagal
7	16 February 2007	Ashley Jensen	The Gossip	Duncan James and Kim Woodburn	Alan Carr

Series 5

The fifth series began on 1 June 2007 and ran for 14 weeks, double that of the previous series. This was because the third series of The Charlotte Church Show was delayed, due to Church's pregnancy. In Series 5, 'The Friday Night News' was re-vamped and 'The Big Fun Gameshow' replaced 'Famous Five'. There were also questions on VT in the 'Ask Me Anything' segment from celebrity friends of the Guest Host. Comedian Ronnie Corbett and Actress Daryl Hannah were slated to host an episode, but both pulled out.
The guest hosts for the series were:

Episode Number	Air Date	Guest Host	Musical Guest	"Who knows the most about the guest host?" Panelists	"Coat of Cash" Wearing Celebrity
1	1 June 2007	David Walliams	Mutya Buena	Anthony Head and Kathleen Williams	Pete Bennett
2	8 June 2007	Chris Moyles	The Twang	Jo Whiley and Edith Bowman	Aled Haydn Jones
3	15 June 2007	Sharon Osbourne	Calvin Harris	Louis Walsh and Ozzy Osbourne	Ben James-Ellis
4	22 June 2007	Melanie C	The Enemy	Richard E Grant and Katie Hopkins	Shabnam Paryani
5	29 June 2007	Lily Allen	Mark Ronson and Lily Allen	Alex James and Myleene Klass	Seány O'Kane
6	6 July 2007	Paula Abdul	Avril Lavigne	Jason Gardiner and Arlene Phillips	Billi Bhatti
7	13 July 2007	Beth Ditto	Kate Nash	Wendi Peters and Thaila Zucchi	Laura Williams
8	20 July 2007	Rupert Everett	Manic Street Preachers	Les Dennis and Kate Ritchie	Les Dennis
9	27 July 2007	John Barrowman	The Coral	Andi Peters and Zoe Tyler	Nicky Maxwell
10	3 August 2007	Joanna Lumley	Amy Macdonald	Nigel Havers and Charley Uchea	Charley Uchea
11	10 August 2007	David Gest	Hard-Fi	Tito Jackson and Matt Willis	Shanessa Reilly
12	17 August 2007	Kanye West	Kanye West	Tim Westwood and Jamelia	Amy Alexandra
13	24 August 2007	Kim Cattrall	Rihanna	Shaggy and Gok Wan	Gerry Stergiopoulos
14	31 August 2007	Cilla Black	Reverend and the Makers	Jenni Falconer Marcus Harrison and Bruno Tonioli	Kara-Louise Horne and Tracey Barnard