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.

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 panelists. After a brief discussion with the panel, the theories are tested during the show.

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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 reenactment 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)

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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[]

• Downtown
  • Hamada Masatoshi - Host
  • Matsumoto Hitoshi - Panel
• Jun Hattori - Narration

Frequently Appearing Members[]

Often appearing as either panelist or presenters.

• Chidori
  • Daigo
  • Nobu
• Kazutoyo Koyabu
• Shigeo Takahashi (Savanna)
• Toshiaki Kasuga (Audrey)
• Daikichi Hakata (Hanamaru-Daikichi Hakata)
• Anthony (Matenrou)
• Giant Shirota
• Hironobu Komiya (Sanshiro)
• Kuro-chan (Yasuda Dai Circus)
• Jungle Pocket
• Tomoharu Shoji (Shinagawa Shoji)
• Tamura Kenji
• Viking
  • Eiji Kotoge
  • Mizuki Nishimura
• Akatsu

See also[]

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

External links[]

• Wednesday's Downtown (TBS)
• Official Wednesday Downtown Twitter (@wed_downtown)
• Kuro-chan Twitter (@kurochan96wawa)
  • Real Kuro-chan Twitter (@real_kurochan)
  • Future Kuro-chan Twitter (@future_kurochan)