Wednesday's Downtown
Wednesday's Downtown | |
---|---|
水曜日のダウンタウン | |
Genre | Variety |
Narrated by | Jun Hattori |
Opening theme | PUNPEE, "水曜日のダウンタウンOP" |
Country of origin | Japan |
Original language(s) | Japanese |
Production | |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | TBS |
Original release | April 23, 2014 – present |
External links | |
Website |
Wednesday's Downtown (水曜日のダウンタウン Suiyoubi no Dauntaun) is a Japanese variety show hosted by the Japanese owarai duo, Downtown. The show has been broadcast on TBS since 2014.
Overview
In each episode, a Japanese entertainer is invited to appear on the show as a host and present various trivial theories, to a group of panelists. After a brief discussion with the panel, the theories are tested during the show.
Format
Presentation of Theory
An entertainer (usually a comedian) appears to present a theory they think is true. This theory is challenged by the Wednesday Downtown via a reenactment of the situation, a ranking based on street surveys or interviews.
Viewer's Theory
Theories submitted by viewers via the Wednesday Downtown official website are collected and presented by a representing comedian, usually Tamura Kenji.
Recurring Segments
Dokkiri (Prank)
Theory that ropes unsuspecting celebrities (usually comedians) into a prank to see how they react. This kind of theory can range from being as elaborate as faking an arrest to being as simple as hiding in one's closet.
Kuro-chan
Mixed Battle
Monomane (Impersonation)
SASUKE
Past Segments
Morning Battle
Two participants (comedians, usually Kuro-chan) are blindfolded and led to a shooting location where they will sleep for the night. The staff wakes them up promptly in the morning and the two immediately engage in a battle of the staff's choice (ex. eating hotdogs, shooting a goal, jumping hurdles)
Cast Members
The panel always consists of Matsumoto and four other celebrity guests.
Regular Members
- Downtown
- Matsumoto Hitoshi - Host
- Hamada Masatoshi - Panel
- Jun Hattori - Narration
Frequently Appearing Members
Often appearing as either panelist or presenters.
- Chidori
- Daigo
- Nobu
- Kazutoyo Koyabu
- Shigeo Takahashi (Savanna)
- Toshiaki Kasuga (Audrey)
- Hakata Daikichi (Hanamaru Daikichi)
- Anthony (Matenrou)
- Giant Shirota
- Komiya (Sanshiro)
- Kuro-chan (Yasuda Dai Circus)
- Jungle Pocket
- Shoji (Shinagawa Shoji)
- Tamura Kenji
- Viking
- Kotoge
- Nishimura
See also
- Knight Scoop (Similar premise, where members of the public ask 'detectives' to investigate certain problems)
External Links
- Wednesday's Downtown (TBS)
- Official Wednesday Downtown Twitter (@wed_downtown)
- Kuro-chan Twitter (@kurochan96wawa)
- Real Kuro-chan Twitter (@real_kurochan)
- Future Kuro-chan Twitter (@future_kurochan)