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
GenreVariety
Directed byKentaro Fujii
Shuichi Yanagioka
Presented byDowntown
(Masatoshi Hamada,
Hitoshi Matsumoto)
Narrated byJun Hattori
Opening themePUNPEE, "水曜日のダウンタウンOP"
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
Production
ProducersYoshiyuki Sakamoto
Hideki Watanabe
Running time60 minutes
Release
Original networkTBS
Original releaseApril 23, 2014 (2014-04-23) –
present

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 panellists. 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 re-enactment 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

Frequently Appearing Members

Often appearing as either panelist or presenters.

See also
  • Knight Scoop (Similar premise, where members of the public ask 'detectives' to investigate certain problems)
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