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The comedian, whose new series Ben Elton Live From Planet Earth debuted earlier this week, reportedly hopes that introducing actress Genevieve Morris to the show will boost the viewer ratings.
According to YourTV Morris, who is best known as 'Barbara from Bank World' in ANZ's comedy adverts, will don a wig to interview celebrities on Elton's programme each week.
The Daily Telegraph reports that Elton's show averaged at only 455,000 viewers this week, making it number 22 in the ratings list.
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