THE Royal Variety Performance has a great host and an outstanding line-up.
It was filmed on Wednesday, November 19 but has not hit our screens yet.
Here is everything you need to know about the show this year.
When is the Royal Variety Performance 2025?
The Royal Variety Performance 2025 is airing at 7.05pm on Sunday December 21.
The evening typically lasts for approximately 3 hours.
What is the Royal Variety Performance 2025 line-up?
The line-up for the Royal Variety Performance 2025 is as follows:
- Opera star Katherine Jenkins
- Madness
- Laufey
- Tom Davis
- Mick Miller
- The cast of the BBC show Dead Ringers
- Johannes Radebe
- America’s Got Talent winners Adrien Stoica and his border collie Hurricane
Who is hosting the Royal Variety Performance 2025?
Jason Manford is the 2025 host of the Royal Variety Performance.
Jason is a stand-up comedian, a presenter and an actor who has been on TV and the West End.
He has hosted the Royal Variety Performance once before, in 2020 for the lockdown edition of the show.
In the announcement of Manford hosting, the organisers wrote: “Jason was our host for the famous ‘lockdown’ Royal Variety Performance in Blackpool in 2020,
“and so we are thrilled that he can join us again this year, but this time, in front of a live audience!”
If not from the Royal Variety Performance, you might recognise Jason from one of the TV shows he has been in.
He hosted the BBC quiz show Unbeatable from 2021-2023, was a team captain on 8 out of 10 cats until 2010, appeared on the first series of the Masked Singer and has been on Live at the Apollo multiple times.
He has showcased his voice on the West End in shows like Sweeney Todd, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the Wizard of Oz.
How can I watch the Royal Variety Performance 2025?
The Royal Variety Performance will be available on ITV1 on Sunday December 21.
If you miss the broadcast you can stream the show on ITVX.
