This is Your Life takes to the stage

Last week Eddie McGuire conceded to TV Tonight that This is Your Life was one of his projects for 2011.

“I’m sure the dashing, intelligent, good-looking, erudite, suave, sophisticated host they choose will do a good job, whoever that may be,” he joked.

“I think they’re looking for the host to be undercover a little bit so they can do a few stings without it being given away.”

Today the Herald Sun reports the show will be given a grander makeover, to be filmed concert-style at Crown Palms showroom and will feature big-name musical acts.

Executive producer Adrian Dellevergin said: “We’re taking a much-loved format out of the studio setting and turning it into event television.”

This is also due in part to Nine losing its current studio space next year.

Talk of using Nine making use of the The Palms for filming was floated here last April.

“This Is Your Life is one of the all-time great television shows,” McGuire said. “There are so many wonderful stories to be told, particularly with prominent Australians on the world stage right now.”

The show last aired on Nine with host Mike Munro, before he switched to Seven.

Source: Herald Sun