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Auditions: Hole in the Wall

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Last October TV Tonight told you Nine had optioned the wacky Japanese game show Hole in the Wall. Now the show is in rehearsal at GTV9, while sets are being prepared for shooting at Melbourne’s dockland studios. And there is a call for contestants, ready to make idiots of themselves when it begins recording in late April.

If you’ve seen the bizarro clips on YouTube it’s a hilarious and simple idea. But so are many Japanese game shows. There’s nothing quite the same as watching what passes for entertainment on Japanese television. Translating to western TV will be another challenge altogether.

Still it hasn’t stopped FOX preparing their own version either. The YouTube clips have had millions of hits, and they are indeed laugh out loud. But would we watch this for more than one episode on TV? FremantleMedia and Nine obviously hope so.

If you are up for lampooning yourself on national television, here is what Nine is looking for in prospective contestants:

Do you want to be a contestant on a new Channel 9 TV show? Are you up for a laugh, fit and able to swim? Then read on……

HOLE IN THE WALL is a fun cult game show which originated in Japan – have a look:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwUOg3EGC4E

It’s sweeping the world and FremantleMedia & Channel 9 are very excited to be creating the Australian version.

The idea is simple: players have to use their skill and brains to make their bodies fit through the Hole in the Wall as it rapidly approaches them. If they don’t get it quite right well…it’s off into a pool of water.

Contestants will be part of a team of three and each team will be battling to beat the other for the honour of being the best.

Shooting in Melbourne between 21 April – 12 May 2008, contestants would only be required for one day.

What we’re looking for is people who like to have fun – who are charismatic, who make a strong physical statement and are proud of their look, who may have a job such as a policeman/woman, firefighter, farmer, bogans, surfing dudes, prats, husband and wife teams- general characters….

You have to be prepared to wear a figure revealing all-in-one jump suit and have to be able to swim!! If you’re going get in the spirit of the thing and get on tell, we want to hear from you.

(email TV Tonight for full contact details)

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  1. Big Brother managed to get a segment out of this game for a one-off on Friday night live but apart from that I’ve not had any interest to see the game again. So I struggle to see how this would maintain viewer interest over a whole series.

  2. This was funny when I saw this over a ago on youtube, but I can’t imagine people tuning in every week for this. Why can’t they mix the format up with differnet games?

    Or just bring back It’s a Knockout?

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