Out of the Question (game show)

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Out of the Question
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Genre Chat and game show
Written byAleisha McCormack
Directed byPeter Lawler
Presented by Glenn Robbins
Theme music composer
  • Leonardo Esposito
  • Jordan Roach
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
  • Nick Murray
  • Glenn Robbins
ProducerToni Malone
Production location HSV studios
EditorJason Felmingham
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time30 minutes (including commercials)
Original release
Network Seven Network
Release31 January (2008-01-31) 
26 November 2008 (2008-11-26)

Out of the Question was an Australian chat and game show hosted by comedian Glenn Robbins. [1] The show features Robbins quizzing celebrity guests on current events and popular culture. Each episode is recorded at Melbourne's HSV-7 digital studios at Melbourne Docklands within 48 hours of its airing. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

The show premiered on Thursday 31 January 2008 on the Seven Network. [5] Despite lacklustre prime time ratings for the initial batch of seven episodes, [6] the show returned on 29 September 2008 at a later timeslot. [7]

The show was not recommissioned beyond 2008, with Robbins suggesting in a later interview that he was more suited to a guest role rather than a role as host. [8]

Format

Each week, several celebrity guests competed against each other in a three-round quiz revolving around current events and popular culture. In between questions, lighthearted discussion often took place about the subject of the question. The first season featured three guests per episode, with each guest answering questions individually; the second season expanded the number of guests to four, with guests competing as pairs.

Robbins asked the guests a series of questions in turn for the first two rounds, while in the final round each guest or pair can buzz in at any time to answer. Each correct answer earned them a point, but in practice points were generally given out at Robbins' own discretion. The guest or pair with the most points at the end of the show won and got their name engraved on an Out of the Question trophy.

List of episodes

No.GuestsWinnerOriginal air date
1 Fifi Box, Ed Kavalee, Tony Moclair Ed Kavalee31 January 2008 (2008-01-31)
2Fifi Box, Tony Moclair, Peter Rowsthorn Tony Moclair7 February 2008 (2008-02-07)
3Ed Kavalee, Ross Noble, Chrissie Swan Ross Noble14 February 2008 (2008-02-14)
4Fifi Box, Tony Moclair, Lawrence Mooney Lawrence Mooney21 February 2008 (2008-02-21)
5Ed Kavalee, Kate Langbroek, Tony MoclairKate Langbroek28 February 2008 (2008-02-28)
6 Danny Bhoy, Fifi Box, Tony MoclairFifi Box6 March 2008 (2008-03-06)
7Ed Kavalee, Lawrence Mooney, Santo Cilauro Ed Kavalee13 March 2008 (2008-03-13)
8Fifi Box, Tony Moclair, Lawrence Mooney, Julian Morrow TBA29 September 2008 (2008-09-29)
9Kate Landbroek, Fifi Box, Carl Barron, Lawrence MooneyKate Landbroek, Fifi Box6 October 2008 (2008-10-06)
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