Celebrity Send Off: When Famous Folks Plan Funerals

Death. It’s the ultimate taboo, the elephant in the room we Brits would rather ignore, preferably while sipping tea and pretending it’s not staring us in the face. But what if we could change the narrative around death, make it less, well, deadly serious? That’s where Channel 4’s audacious new miniseries, “Celebrity Send Off,” steps into the light, like a rave in a graveyard.

Facing Mortality, The Celebrity Edition

Premiering on July 3, “Celebrity Send Off” flips the script on how we deal with death. We’re used to seeing celebs bite the dust in dramatic TV finales, but this time, it’s their real lives (and eventual deaths) taking center stage. The show invites famous faces to confront their own mortality, plan their goodbyes, and leave their loved ones with a truly memorable send-off. Sounds heavy? It is. But with a healthy dose of British humor, of course.

Planning Funerals and Spilling the Tea

Teaming up with Channel 4 and Co-op Funeralcare, “Celebrity Send Off” is less about morbid curiosity and more about sparking those awkward, necessary conversations about our inevitable exits. The premise is simple yet brilliant: three iconic duos are given the slightly daunting task of planning each other’s funerals. Cue the laughter, tears, and maybe a few existential meltdowns along the way.

Meet the Farewell Squad

So, who are these brave souls willing to bare their souls (and funeral preferences) on national television? Prepare for a lineup as eclectic as a British music festival:

Shaun Ryder and DJ Bez: Madchester Meets the Afterlife

First up, we’ve got the legendary Shaun Ryder, frontman of the iconic Happy Mondays, and his partner-in-crime, the inimitable Bez. These two are no strangers to pushing boundaries, and “Celebrity Send Off” is no exception. Expect Bez’s eulogy for Shaun to be as unpredictable and entertaining as their legendary Hacienda days, possibly involving maracas, buckets, and a healthy dose of extraterrestrial speculation (because why not?).