Wednesday's Downtown
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.
| Wednesday's Downtown | |
|---|---|
| 水曜日のダウンタウン | |
| Genre | Variety |
| Directed by | Kentaro Fujii Shuichi Yanagioka |
| Presented by | Downtown (Masatoshi Hamada, Hitoshi Matsumoto) |
| 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 | |
| Producer(s) | Yoshiyuki Sakamoto Hideki Watanabe |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | TBS |
| Original release | April 23, 2014 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
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. The usual formation from left to right are "male comedian", "female tarento", "male tarento", "female tarento", Matsumoto.
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)
- Daikichi Hakata (Hanamaru-Daikichi Hakata)
- Anthony (Matenrou)
- Giant Shirota
- Hironobu Komiya (Sanshiro)
- Kuro-chan (Yasuda Dai Circus)
- Jungle Pocket
- Tomoharu Shoji (Shinagawa Shoji)
- Tamura Kenji
- Viking
- Eiji Kotoge
- Mizuki Nishimura
- Akatsu
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)