WHAT many of us love about Comedy Central is that most of their material lives up to the name of the channel. We have had the roasting of several celebrities and other funny stuff. However, as with any jokes, sometimes they work, sometimes they don’t.
Take the upcoming show Drunk History, for instance. It is unclear if it is a hit or miss.
The show is about the history of the development of America. Here’s how it works: we learn the development of the great 50 states through knowledgeable storytellers and A-list celebrities. But there is a catch; all this is done while the parties are drunk. Yes, you’ll see the likes of Jack Black, Owen Wilson, Jim Carrey, Will Ferrell and Don Cheadle – drunk.
The show is based on a format created by Derek Waters and Jeremy Konner. It involves giving all the celebrities alcohol and then asking them to retell the stories that helped form the legacy of their country. With disastrous, yet hilarious results.
Given that it’s a crazy idea for TV, here are some ideas that we are proposing to TV channels to consider before the pilot season is upon us.
Fatal Factor
Forget Fear Factor. On Fatal Factor we will have people’s phobias laced with deadly ingredients. So if your fear is spiders, we will get you tarantulas or black widows, and if you make it then you get the money. If not, well, tough. We can even get Desmond Dube to do his life insurance shtick to ratchet up the tension.
Axe Factor
This one is for the fans of Wrong Turn and Deliverance. The contest is only open to the most stereotypical Hillbillies – the kind whose agents have Mama June on speed dial, y’all. This will be a singing competition only open to them. We will request them to sing some high-falutin’ classic material and the one who sounds remotely better than the rest wins a chainsaw.
America’s Next Top High School Shooter
On April 20, 1999 the infamous Columbine shooting occured, which claimed the lives of 12 students and one teacher. Since then it has been open season for such incidents in the US. So with that in mind, and no gun control legislation in sight, a reality TV show is in order. In this version, twisted young Rambos with violent anti-social tendencies will be rounded up and forced to compete in a Hunger Games-style battle royale. The last scholar standing gets packed off to whichever front the US army is contesting.
Pimp My Brothel
This is an obvious one. On one hand you have most brothels making money by the hour. But if you were to flash a UV light in the rooms, you’d be disgusted by the filth in them. So we will have several brothel owners approach rapper The Game (he’s had beef with X-Zibit from Pimp My Ride) and ask to have their buildings revamped. Then a bunch of hot working girls get down to the reconstruction, in their bikinis. Ratings galore.
Kim & Khloe Take Lagos
Let’s face it, sooner or later the Kardashian sisters are going to run out of US land to “take” so why not expand to Africa? And the best place to start is Lagos, as they have a strong US culture there. We’d like to see them wear the African prints, eat spicy rice and speak Pidgin.
Note: These fantastical ideas are protected by copyright.
• Drunk History (1), Comedy Central (channel 122) Monday to Friday from Dec 22 at 11.50pm.