Ben Elton hosting Friday Night Live revival

Ben Elton is returning host a revival of ‘Friday Night Live’.

Channel 4 has announced plans to bring back the hit 1980s comedy show “for one night only” as part of the network’s 40th anniversary celebrations, and the 63-year-old comedian will be at the helm alongside other alum of the show including Harry Enfield, Julian Clary and Jo Brand.

In a statement about their ‘Truth of Dare’ series, the publicly-owned broadcaster said: "For one night only, Ben Elton is back as ringmaster to reunite the game-changing architects of anarchy who broke through in the 80s and blend their ground-breaking comedy exploits with today's trailblazers currently storming the circuit."

Along with the previous line-up, the one-off special will also showcases new comedy stars like Rosie Jones, Jordan Gray, Ronni Ancona, Mawaan Rizwan and Sam Campbell.

News that the - which originally ran for three years between 1985 to 1988 - is getting a one-off revamp marks just one of the ways Channel 4 is marking its milestone of producing telly that honours its “radical, irreverent and iconoclastic roots”, which date back to 1982.

Other ventures include a Frankie Boyle-fronted documentary about the future of the royal family, a documentary about free speech, titled ‘What is a Woman’ and a musical satire about Prince Andrew, who earlier this year settled a multi-million dollar historic sexual assault case in the US.

In addition, their will be an array of documentaries including Jimmy Carr exploring ‘cancel culture’, one about men who struggle with his penis size and a woman who fled the Taliban, eventually becoming an adult film star.

Programming boss Ian Katz - whose channel has faced a government-led plan to privatise it - called the planned projects "a collection of irreverent, thought-provoking and hugely entertaining shows that no other broadcaster would air",