As his fifth season will get underway Andy Lee is completely satisfied that The Hundred can ballot its odd Aussies on issues necessary and issues utterly whimsical all on the similar time.
“We labored actually laborious on the present to ensure that The Hundred does signify a cross part of Australia, fairly precisely. All the states and territories are lined, the demographics, and so forth. We’re discovering our outcomes are actually just like those that occur within the polls for various subjects,” he tells TV Tonight.
“We polled our database on whether or not they’re going to vote Yes within the referendum. The determine got here out virtually precisely as what’s being represented within the newspapers, which gave us an air of confidence in what we’re doing.
“It’s nice to have the ability to use The Hundred for extra frivolous issues like ‘Do you sleep within the nude? or ‘Do you look in the bathroom earlier than you flush?’ But additionally some extra necessary issues like ‘Do you imagine in local weather change?’ …. Then again to extra frivolous like, ‘Do who Jamie Durie is?’”
Jamie Durie is among the celeb company who will face The Hundred as they’re requested in the event that they recognise the TV landscaper. It’s TV humiliation at its most interesting.
“Anyone underneath 30 years of age most likely doesn’t know who Jamie Durie is. I invited him on the present … I attempted to get him to stability his expectations earlier than the outcomes got here in,” Lee insists.
“People are nonetheless oversharing from their couches”
Also that includes this season are Ross Noble, Dave Thornton, Nazeem Hussain, Kate Langbroek, Lloyd Langford, Hamish Blake, Joel Creasey and Tom Gleeson alongside collection regulars Mike Goldstein and Sophie Monk.
“We’re all loving it much more, which suggests we’re extra relaxed. There’s extra chaos, persons are nonetheless oversharing from their couches. We’ve acquired some new video games and new faces this time round,” he continues.
“We did some themes episodes. I did a Mystery theme. We take a look at our Hundred on whether or not persons are dependable ear witnesses, not eye witnesses. So we cowl off crime and in addition the massive fad of thriller in motion pictures and TV reveals.”
The authentic format has additionally been offered to Greece, with producers in discussions for a Swiss model at current. But Lee can be hopeful to draw some US consideration quickly, particularly given the necessity for content material when the Writer’s Strike concludes.
“There are loads of writers on ‘unscripted reveals’ like Tonight reveals and stuff,” he explains.
“I feel it’d be an incredible present for the United States anyway, as a result of clearly they’re very divided nation for the time being. Our present has discovered despite the fact that there’s subjects that divide folks, it’s extra inclusive in getting different folks’s views. That’s one factor I really like about our present.”
“I cherished making The Cube as nicely”
Hitting a fifth season on Nine means Lee has additionally discovered a profitable format, with out sidekick Hamish Blake, after the quick run of The Cube on 10.
“I cherished making The Cube as nicely. I used to be upset that we couldn’t discover noise there. I didn’t assume we acquired pretty much as good a run as we most likely may have, up in opposition to MAFS. for the launch. But I don’t assume you possibly can identify too many reveals which have launched in opposition to MAFS and succeeded. I’d a lot want being being off the again of them now, with The Hundred,” he observes.
“But with each reveals I simply do them as a result of I really like them. All the reveals I’ve ever accomplished, I’ve accomplished them due to the love of the idea. So it’s an additional bonus in the event that they proceed, as a result of which means I get to do extra of what I really like.”
Lastly, I’ve to ask, are the Hundred members paid for his or her zoom periods?
“They are paid a nominal charge,” he confirms. “We’re so grateful to folks giving up their time to be part of the present. You wouldn’t need to stop your day job to be part of The Hundred, however they’re paid for his or her time in a small method. It’s extra of a ‘thanks’ as a result of the present clearly can’t exist with out them. I nonetheless get the most important laughs and most surprises from all of the tales that they’re sharing. So we’re tremendous grateful.”
Even $100 for his or her time would quantity to a $10,000 line within the manufacturing funds -not unhealthy if it will get you a timeslot successful present.
“Hamish Blake most likely prices greater than that,” he jokes.
The Hundred with Andy Lee returns 8:40pm tonight on Nine.
