Thank God You're Here

sausage boy · Post by **sausage boy** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 12:42 am

To most (ok, to basically all) the people here, this will mean nought. But I love this show so much.

The basic premise is, each week, the show gets four celebrities. They are dressed in a costume and put into a room. The thing is, they don't know anything about the situation they are in. Who they are, what they are expected to do, how they should act. If you get someone good, it is hilarious.

Examples are, Shaun Micallef and Frank Woodley. Micallef's is possibly the funniest yet in the season.

Apparently a US station has bought the format, so you Yankees might be seeing something like this pretty soon.

Denyer · Post by **Denyer** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 12:54 am

It's no Deal or no Deal!

HeuristicsInc · Post by **HeuristicsInc** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 8:15 am

hey, these are great. i like the improv format. it's actually kind of like a skit they do at the rennaissance fest here in maryland, except there's no costumes or set. and the ideas come from the audience...

anyway, yeah. are there more of these for the viewing? let us know if you hear more about possible us showings.
-bill

Post by jb » Thu Apr 20, 2006 11:43 am

Fix the thread title, dammit. Argh. It's gotta be "you're".

mc3p0 · Post by **mc3p0** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 12:37 pm

it could be ewer?

heh

sausage boy · Post by **sausage boy** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 6:09 pm

sorry jb, fixed.

the series is pretty new, so there aren't many of these videos around yet. I'll post links to any more I come across. I can try and find out who bought the US rights to this format, if you like.

HeuristicsInc · Post by **HeuristicsInc** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 10:40 pm

actually, i found that. i forgot the answer, but i used to know it.
i had to pretend i was from sydney, but the australian tv site claims it'll have a sample video from each week as it comes out... have to remember to check back.
-bill

sausage boy · Post by **sausage boy** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 10:55 pm

well, they have had one for the last two weeks, so at this point i have no reason not to belive them.

Welcome to Australia, Bill!

Caravan Ray · Post by **Caravan Ray** » Mon May 01, 2006 12:36 am

Finally got to see this last week - yes it is very funny - a very good idea for a show.

BTW: I also bought a Micallef DVD last week (2nd series of the Micallef P(r)ogram) - he is without doubt the funniest man on the planet. Sheer brilliance.

Also finally worked out how to view the .wmv files you posted above. I've never been a fan of Lano & Woodley - but I must admit - Woodley is bloody funny in that.

sausage boy · Post by **sausage boy** » Mon May 01, 2006 1:33 am

I love Micallef, in a very Aussie manly way of course.

The Micallef Program (Programme(Pogram)) is still one of the best TV shows ever. Shame Channel 9 are stuffy fucks and pulled Micallef Tonight, he only show to challenge its live performers.