Former Prime Minister Tony Blair to appear on The Last Leg: Re-United Kingdom

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair to appear on The Last Leg: Re-United Kingdom

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Thursday, 15th June 2017
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The former Prime Minister is set to appear in a comedy sketch a two hour special of The Last Leg.

The Last Leg’s Adam Hills, Alex Brooker and Josh Widdicombe star alongside Tony Blair in the comedy sketch that pokes fun at the three hosts.

‘The Lift Reconciliation’ shows the three comedians bickering over their ‘host’ titles in a lift with a man reading a file of documents.

The trio are soon interrupted by the man, who is revealed to be the former prime minister, who instructs the men to put aside their differences and unite for the celebratory show.

The comedy sketch will be part of a two-hour live special in memory of MP Jo Cox, marking a year since her tragic death.

The show aims to unite people at a divisive time and settle long-standing disputes from the celebrity world, featuring an ensemble of famous faces from the world of politics and showbiz including Nick Clegg, Jon Richardson, Lily Cole, James Buckley and Alastair Campbell.

The episode encourages famous enemies to put aside their differences in a series of comedy sketches, including ‘Blair vs Hague’, ‘Sturgeon vs Davidson’ and ‘Gove vs Balls’.

The show kicks off The Great Get Together by The Jo Cox Foundation, a weekend of UK community events, street parties and picnics to celebrate communities and bring people closer together.

Sunday Brunch will also be celebrating The Great Get Together with a special episode, offering viewers street party recipe ideas with celebrity guests including London Mayor Sadiq Khan, TOWIE star Lydia Bright, actor Larry Lamb and Gyles Brandreth.

The Last Leg: Re-United Kingdom will air on at 9pm Friday 16th June on Channel 4.

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The former Prime Minister is set to appear in a comedy sketch a two hour special of The Last Leg.