Distraction (game show): Difference between revisions

{{quote|''"To buzz-in in this round, you have to do a little wee."''|'''[[Jimmy Carr]]'''}}

 

 

Programme from Great Britain hosted by brash comedian [[Jimmy Carr]] which involved contestants answering rather simple questions while being [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|distracted]] in various ways, such as being thrown around by [[Professional Wrestling|wrestlers]], having live geese eat feed off your body while lying face up in your underwear, and buzzing-in by sticking your fingers in mousetraps, stopping a fan with your face, or even urinating in a toilet onstage.

Lasted two seasons in the United Kingdom, then two more in the United States on [[Comedy Central]] (also hosted by Carr, but toned-down a bit), and has spawned several foreign versions.

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* [[All or Nothing]]: Losers leave with nothing, as is made quite clear by Jimmy. Sometimes the ''winner'' does, too, if he wipes out in the "[[Bonus Round]]".

{{quote|'''[[Jimmy Carr]]''': "You don't leave empty-handed... well, actually you ''do''..."}}

* [[Zonk]]: What your prizes were turned into if you sucked at the "[[Bonus Round]]".

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* [[Anvil on Head]]: Subverted in the "Rope Burn" game; the anvils fall on your prizes instead. In the US version, a 1,000-pound barrel of cement was occasionally used as well.

* [[Carry a Big Stick]] / [[Drop the Hammer]]: The losers do, if you win a car.

** A similar round required you to answer five questions, each of which allowed you to save £1,000 from a toaster before it went up in flames. The first toaster turned on represented the ''last'' question you were asked - even if you breezed through the first four with no problem, the money in this toaster was likely half gone by the final question.

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* [[Catch Phrase]]: "I'm guessing you were a little bit distracted!"

* [[Deadpan Snarker]] / [[The Mean Brit]]: Jimmy.

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