Winging It
BBC Switch on BBC Two
Premiers Saturday 18th April at 12.45pm
www.bbc.co.uk/switch
‘Winging it’ features quick-witted comedians who are thrust into unfamiliar real-life scenarios and forced to improvise their way out. Sporting a fake identity and with no time to prepare, the comedians will be pushed to the limit as they desperately try to adapt to each challenge.
The fearless cast of the best new comedy talent, includes BBC Switch’s 5:19 Show presenter, Tom Deacon, Rhys Thomas (The Wall, Star Stories); Joe Thomas (The Inbetweeners); Holly Walsh; Johnny Sweet; Matthew Crosby and Andrew Spiers.
Each challenge begins with the performer receiving a mission statement - a dossier they won’t be allowed to open until minutes before their assignment begins. Their mission will contain several ‘hit points’ -pre-planned obstacles, which increase in difficulty as the challenge progresses.
Each comedian will be guided through their assignment by the masked ‘Wing Commander’ who will secretly trigger each new part of the ‘hit’ via an earpiece. This will be the very first time the comedians will hear what they have to do next.
Will they be able to convince unsuspecting members of the public they are experts in a field they know nothing about? Or will their audience realise they are ‘Winging It’?
In the first show, performer Jonny Sweet pretends to be a careers advisor and, without any preparation, delivers some dubious tips to a group of jobseekers. Meanwhile Matthew Crosby takes on the role of leading environmentalist Julian Glacier and, with no time to prepare, delivers a made up-on-the-spot lecture to a group of budding planet savers.
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