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‘Who Needs to Be a Millionaire’ Returns with Epic Celeb Contestants



Who Needs to Be a Millionaire is heating up the summer time with a brand new batch of celeb contestants aiming to boost cash for his or her favourite charities.

The beloved recreation present is again for a brand new season, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, and set to premiere on ABC on Wednesday, July 10.

In honor of its twenty fifth anniversary on the community, the brand new iteration will characteristic two celebrities competing to win $1 million for his or her favourite charity.

PEOPLE can affirm that the premiere episode will characteristic Kenan & Kel alums and Good Burger 2 stars Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell competing for the grand prize, in addition to Oh, Hi there on Broadway stars John Mulaney and Nick Kroll.

It is no shock that duos are set to compete beside each other, as each have longstanding friendships.

Whereas talking about their “brotherhood,” in a dialog with PEOPLE final November, Mitchell, 45, stated that the moments that he will get to spend with Thompson, 46, are what he cherishes most about their friendship.

“We have identified one another since we had been children. We each had our personal journeys and journeys collectively. It is a friendship that has been [able to last] over a take a look at of time, which is tremendous superior,” he stated.

Kenan Thompson (left) and Kel Mitchell on “Who Needs To Be a Millionaire”.

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The extra celeb pairings maintain simply as shut of a bond as they embrace Full Home alums John Stamos and Dave Coulier, Everyone Loves Raymond and Bupkis stars Ray Romano and Brad Garrett, Scrubs alums Zach Braff and Donald Faison, Dave stars Lil Dicky and GaTa, Bookie stars Sebastian Maniscalco and Omar J. Dorsey, Neighborhood alums Gillian Jacobs and Danny Pudi, and One other Interval stars Natasha Leggero and Jason Ritter.

John Mulaney (left) and Nick Kroll on “Who Needs To Be a Millionaire”.

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Different celeb pairings embrace siblings Kelly and Jack Osbourne, podcast co-hosts Nicole Byer and Sasheer Zamata, Rosie O’Donnell and Lisa Ann Walter, Ike Barinholtz and Alan Barinholtz, Sophia Bush and Alex Edelman, Jeff Ross and “Cousin Sal” Iacono, and Ron Funches and Reggie Watts.

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Who Needs to Be a Millionaire premieres Wednesday, July 10 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.



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