As Jonathan Ross exits the BBC this summer, the high-profile stand-up agrees to stay - signing a £500,000-a-year contract.
Michael McIntyre has signed a 'golden handcuffs' deal with the BBC for £500,000-a-year according to the Daily Mail.
Their source said: "Michael is very happy at the Beeb, so it makes perfect sense for both sides. Michael is one of the hottest talents on TV right now. So it makes sense that one broadcaster wants to have him on a tied deal."
The contract means that the stand-up, who sold out Wembley Arena for a record-breaking six nights in 2009, will not be able to work for ITV or Channel 4 for the next 12 months. The news comes following rumours that he will take over from Jonathan Ross on his chat show, although these have since been denied by a friend close to the comedian. McIntyre's deal works out as 1/12 of Ross's £6 million-a-year paycheck, indicating a 'cut-price and less controversial future'.
So what will the Beeb have in store for McIntyre if not as a chat show host? A source commented: "He will be doing a Comedy Roadshow and has said he is not going to do anything else.'What the situation will be in a year's time I don't know. But he is not going anywhere."
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