Odd One In
Encyclopedia
Odd One In is a British comedy
panel game
show, broadcast on the ITV
Network. It is hosted by Bradley Walsh. The regular Home Team are Peter Andre
and Jason Manford
, the Away Team are two guest celebrities who change each week.
The teams are allowed to ask questions to the line up, to determine which of the number of available choice is the Odd One In.
In the first series, playing along are a section of the audience who have keypads to record their results, after the penulimate lineup the top scoring audience member is chose to compete for a £5,000 cash prize if they can spot the final Odd One In with the help of the two teams and the audience.
For the second series the audience no longer has the keypads or play for the cash prize. The final round is replaced with the Familiar Faces round where a member of each of the previous rounds return for one last Odd One In.
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
panel game
Panel game
A panel game or panel show is a radio or television game show in which a panel of celebrities participates. Panelists may compete with each other, such as on The News Quiz; facilitate play by guest contestants, such as on Match Game/Blankety Blank; or do both, such as on Wait Wait.....
show, broadcast on the ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
Network. It is hosted by Bradley Walsh. The regular Home Team are Peter Andre
Peter André
Peter James Andrea , better known by the stage name as Peter Andre, is an English-born Australian musician, singer-songwriter, television personality and businessman. As a recording artist, he has achieving four top 10 UK albums and ten top 10 singles.-Early life:Andre was born at Northwick Park...
and Jason Manford
Jason Manford
Jason John Manford is an English comedian, television presenter and actor.- Early life :Manford was born to an Irish family in Salford, Greater Manchester, a son of Sharon , who is a Catholic and Ian Manford. He grew up in poverty in a terraced house in Manchester...
, the Away Team are two guest celebrities who change each week.
Format
Two teams take on a guessing game with a series of unusual, unlikely and often unbelievable line-ups. The celebrity teams have to work out who in each line up has the odd skill, talent or secret.The teams are allowed to ask questions to the line up, to determine which of the number of available choice is the Odd One In.
In the first series, playing along are a section of the audience who have keypads to record their results, after the penulimate lineup the top scoring audience member is chose to compete for a £5,000 cash prize if they can spot the final Odd One In with the help of the two teams and the audience.
For the second series the audience no longer has the keypads or play for the cash prize. The final round is replaced with the Familiar Faces round where a member of each of the previous rounds return for one last Odd One In.
Transmissions
| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 July 2010 | 4 September 2010 | 8 |
| 2 | 18 June 2011 | 30 July 2011 | 7 |
External links
- Odd One In from Bradley Walsh's official website