Joanne McNally, an Irish stand-up comedian, writer, and podcast host, has been announced as a contestant in the second series of the BBC's Celebrity Traitors. The network has not yet revealed an official start date, but it is expected to premiere in the coming weeks. A short trailer for the new season has already been released to build anticipation among fans.
Career background and early work
McNally began her professional life as a publicist in her early twenties and later worked in the charity sector for a mental health organisation before transitioning to stand-up comedy. In 2014, director Una McKevitt invited her to perform in the show Singlehood, a production featuring seven people discussing their love lives. She subsequently worked on projects including Separated at Birth, Bite Me, and Prosecco Express.
Her comedy credentials include reaching the semi-finals in both So You Think You're Funny and Funny Women. In 2022, she appeared on The Big Fat Quiz of Everything, and in 2024 she competed in the seventeenth series of Taskmaster, finishing in second place.
Podcasting and current projects
Since 2021, McNally has presented the award-winning podcast My Therapist Ghosted Me alongside Vogue Williams. She also hosts Joanne McNally Investigates on BBC Sounds, which has produced two series.
Full lineup for Celebrity Traitors series 2
The complete list of contestants for the second series includes:
- Amol Rajan – Journalist and Broadcaster
- Bella Ramsey – Actor
- James Acaster – Comedian and Podcaster
- James Blunt – Singer/Songwriter
- Jerry Hall – Model and Actress
- Joanne McNally – Comedian
- Joe Lycett – Comedian
- Julie Hesmondhalgh – Actor
- King Kenny – Content Creator
- Leigh-Anne Pinnock – Singer/Songwriter
- Maya Jama – Broadcaster and Entrepreneur
- Michael Sheen – Actor and Presenter
- Miranda Hart – Actor and Author
- Myha’la – Actor
- Professor Hannah Fry – Broadcaster and Mathematician
- Richard E. Grant – Actor and Author
- Rob Beckett – Comedian
- Romesh Ranganathan – Comedian
- Ross Kemp – Actor and Presenter
- Sebastian Croft – Musician and Actor
- Sharon Rooney – Actor
The series will feature these personalities in the competitive reality format, with McNally among the notable names confirmed for the upcoming season.
