BBC launching new Saturday night quiz show to rival The 1% Club with ‘well known comedian’ as host
The BBC is gearing up to pilot a brand-new Saturday night quiz show from the brains behind The 1% Club.
While details are being kept under wraps, the show will be fronted by a “well-known comedian”.
A teaser has hinted at what’s in store for the BBC’s latest quiz show, saying: “This quiz is all about making educated guesses – imagine a ‘guess how many sweets are in a jar’ competition, but on a grand Saturday night TV scale. We’re on the hunt for contestants eager to be part of the next big TV sensation.”
The non-broadcast pilot is set to be filmed in Manchester later this month, and applications are now open for those eager to take part.
For details on how to apply, head over to SRO Audiences.
Comedy legend Lee Mack hosts the quiz show `The 1% Club’, where the questions have nothing to do with remembering little-known facts, endless reams of dates or obscure quiz trivia, as instead they are all about applying logic, reasoning skills and common sense.
The show begins with 100 contestants, who are then whittled down as they compete to make it to the end and answer a question only 1% of the country can get right, in hopes of winning up to 100,000 pounds.
It is a quiz that the whole family can play and enjoy together and first aired in 2022.
And has proven to be a huge hit in the UK and across the pond in the US.
The US version of The 1% Club gives the players the chance to win up to $100,000.
During one episode, host Patton Oswalt asked a 10% question revolving around a sequence which was shown on screen.
It read: “What month comes next in the sequence below?” and then a second line read: “April, August, December, February” and then a blank space.
Half of the players remaining were stumped by the question and were knocked out after getting it wrong.
It was then revealed that the correct answer was January, as the sequence was listing the months of the year in alphabetical order.
However, some viewers were baffled how so many could get it wrong, having guessed other months such as September and July.
One wrote on social media: “How… how are there people saying anything other than January. Like… how??? This is insanely easy.”
Hardest Quiz Show Questions
Would you know the answers to some of quizzing TV's hardest questions
- Who Wants To Be A Millionaire – Earlier this year, fans were left outraged after what they described as the “worst” question in the show’s history. Host Jeremy Clarkson asked: “From the 2000 awards ceremony onwards, the Best Actress Oscar has never been won by a woman whose surname begins with which one of these letters?” The multiple choice answers were between G, K, M and W. In the end, and with the £32,000 safe, player Glen had to make a guess and went for G. It turned out to be correct as Nicole Kidman, Frances McDormand and Kate Winslet are among the stars who have won the Best Actress gong since 2000.
- The 1% Club – Viewers of Lee Mack’s popular ITV show were left dumbfounded by a question that also left the players perplexed. The query went as follows: “Edna’s birthday is on the 6th of April and Jen’s birthday falls on the 15th of October, therefore Amir’s birthday must be the ‘X’ of January.” It turns out the conundrum links the numbers with its position in the sentence, so 6th is the sixth word and 15th is the fifteenth word. Therefore, Amir’s birthday is January 24th, corresponding to the 24th word in the sentence.
- The Chase – The ITV daytime favourite left fans scratching their heads when it threw up one of the most bizarre questions to ever grace the programme. One of the questions asked the player: “Someone with a nightshade intolerance should avoid eating what?” The options were – sweetcorn, potatoes, carrots – with Steve selecting sweetcorn but the correct answer was potatoes.
Another added: “How is the us one so easy.”
A third commented: “This would be 80% question in the UK.”
However, the claims that the US version is easier than its British counterpart may not be accurate if a recent episode is anything to go by.
Meanwhile, off the back of their hit BBC chat show, Chris & Rosie Ramsey have trialed a brand-new ‘family entertainment’ show, brimming with laughs, celebrity guests, fun games, and plenty of audience involvement.
Many fan-favorite segments from their chat show are making the leap to the revamped entertainment series, including It Goes Or I Go.
In this hilarious game, pairs compete to finally get rid of an item their loved one refuses to part with.
This time around, the fun is expanding beyond couples, inviting families and friends to join the chaos.
The show also brings the studio audience into the action, giving them a chance to air their own grievances and compete to ditch items their loved ones stubbornly refuse to part with in It Goes Or I Go.
This segment delivered a memorable moment when Ronan Keating made a surprise appearance to help smash up a contestant’s treasured Boyzone memorabilia.
Also making a comeback is What’s Your Beef?, inspired by the Ramseys’ hit podcast Sha**ed Married Annoyed, where pairs get the chance to air their grievances with each other live in the studio.
Previous couples who brought the laughs on the chat show, which has run for two series, include Martin & Shirlie Kemp, Tom & Giovanna Fletcher, Joel & Hannah Dommett, Ronan & Storm Keating, Jack & Michael Whitehall, and Adam & Ryan Thomas.