He documents the loss of his agent Addison Cresswell, a legendary figure who steered the careers of everyone from Jonathan Ross and Lee Evans to Alan Carr. But the hot-tub routine is a hit, drawing on McIntyre’s physical comedy skills as he “hover-paddles” above his scalding bath, testing the temperature with a delicate part of the male anatomy.

Kate Middleton entertains children with maracas during a music session as she visits a parenting group for.In addition to stand-up, Michael hosts the smash-hit television shows Michael McIntyre's Big Show (which won him a BAFTA for Best Entertainment Performance) and Michael McIntyre's The Wheel. None of which will matter to his many fans who will delight at another consignment of endearing observations and well calibrated self-mockery, delivered with real craftsmanship. From hosting the Royal Variety Show to a swath of panel show and guest appearances, Michael is one of the most familiar comedians on television.

But to the rest of us, it’s comedy that skips across the surface like McIntyre himself across the stage: slick, slight and making no significant impression.

He’s still mildly bewildered by some of the vitriol he has attracted over the years, but has realised he’s in good company. A few years ago I’d done a gig in Amsterdam and I was using old jokes, not realising they’d gone out on TV so everyone had heard them. A 54 date sell out arena tour in 2009 playing to over 500,000 people; including six nights at Wembley Arena plus four at the O2. Yes, Michael may say his fretting-about-his-career days are over, but he admits he still logs in as if he’s going to book tickets to his own shows, to see what seats he’s offered.

He also appeared on the year's edition of The Big Fat Quiz of the Year on Channel 4, where he was partnered with Alan Carr. During his lap of the track he almost rolled the car while going around the final corner, but his hair was kempt.After several mini bottles of red wine’ he sent a very embarrassing text to Peter Fincham, the then director of television at ITV, declaring that he would ‘now be creating an entertainment show to topple BGT or The X Factor’. McIntyre's many comedy panel show and chat show appearances include Chris Moyles' Quiz Night, Mock the Week, 8 out of 10 Cats, Have I Got News for You, The Big Fat Quiz of the Year, Would I Lie To You?

He draws attention to them in his book, reliving the horror of his panned chat show, and documenting a disastrous BAFTA appearance in 2009 when he misjudged a joke about guests needing the loo, asking if they’d wet themselves yet. He tells the story of their odd relationship in his new autobiography, A Funny Life, which picks up where his last book left off, in 2006, as he started to become famous. Heidi Klum reveals behind-the-scenes look of THAT Peacock Halloween costume (which took SIX HOURS to complete! On 14 December 2010, it was announced that McIntyre would join the ITV talent show Britain's Got Talent as a judge in 2011 with David Hasselhoff and Amanda Holden.As of 2023 [update], McIntyre lives in Hampstead, London, with his aromatherapist wife, Kitty, who is a daughter of actor Simon Ward and sister of actress Sophie Ward.