TLC in the UK has ordered a Top Trumps themed panel to be hosted by comedian Katherine Ryan.

Based on the card game and tentatively titled “Top Trumps: The Comedy Pack,” it will see Ryan in charge of proceedings as team captains Joel Dommett and Jon Richardson battle it out with classic card showdowns, live studio challenges and bluffing games. It is produced by TalkbackThames with Naked and will be released early next year.

“Everyone knows Top Trumps, but no one has played it like this,” Ryan said. “We’re taking this iconic game and blowing it up into something bigger, louder and a lot more fun. And with Jon and Joel captaining opposing teams, chaos is practically guaranteed.”

The news is part of an excellent line-up of comedies for the new free-to-air channel, owned by Warner Bros. Discovery UK & Ireland.

It includes a three-season order of “Mock the Week,” which will take the series through Season 5 in 2027. The long-running panel show, which went on hiatus in 2022 after two decades on the BBC, was revived for the network earlier this year and has already aired Season 1 plus a summer special (Season 2 will air Sept. 13). It is presented by Dara Ó Briain and produced by Angst Productions.

The network has made a concerted effort to invest in comedy since its relaunch earlier this year. In addition to “Mock the Week,” TLC premiered another new format, “Unacceptable,” hosted by Ed Gamble, which launched last month and has already been renewed for a second season.

“Six months after the successful launch of TLC as a wide-ranging free-to-air entertainment channel, it’s hugely exciting to bring another all-new original format to the lineup in ‘Top Trumps: The Comedy Pack’ (w/t),” said Graham Lafferty, senior vice president of content and network strategy at WBD in the UK and Ireland.

“We’re delighted to have the brilliantly funny Katherine Ryan at the helm, no stranger to TLC after her appearances on ‘Mock the Week’ and ‘Unacceptable’, alongside an exceptional comedy pairing in Joel Dommett and Jon Richardson. Our version of Top Trumps is perfectly placed for TLC’s growing comedy lineup in the UK, alongside ‘Mock the Week’, which we’re delighted to secure for a further three series with Dara Ó Briain leading us satirically until the year 2027. news agenda and a second series of ‘Unacceptable’ presented by the hilarious Ed Gamble.”

WBD is also investing in its automotive content with “The Race Mechanic,” “Richard Hammond’s Workshop” and “Wheeler Dealers World Tour,” among other titles coming to TLC sister network Quest.