Fake Reaction
- TV panel show
- ITV2
- 2013 - 2014
- 18 episodes (2 series)
ITV2 entertainment series in which contestants must keep a straight face and fool the other team. Hosted by Matt Edmondson. Stars Matt Edmondson, Ellie Taylor, Joe Swash and Matt Ralph.
Key details
- Genre
- Panel Show
- Broadcast
- 2013 - 2014
- Channel
- ITV2
- Episodes
- 18 (2 series)
- Stars
- Matt Edmondson, Ellie Taylor, Joe Swash and Matt Ralph
- Writers
- James Menzies, Christopher Davies, Phil Kerr, Dan Swimer, Simon Bullivant, Dominic English, Kevin Day, Will Ing and more
- Directors
- Ian Lorimer and Geraldine Dowd
- Producers
- Jake Attwell, Darren Sole, Tommy Panays and Gary Chippington
- Company
Matt Edmondson hosts this comedy panel show in which two teams (headed by Joe Swash and Ellie Taylor) try to keep a straight face and earn points for their team while secretly enduring anything from an electric shock to having a bird peck food off their head. Who will be able to fake their reaction and convince the others that everything is completely normal?
In Fake Reaction, six celebrity contestants compete against each other in front of a studio audience. The contestants take turns guessing and playing. Whoever hides their reactions best on the one hand while on the other hand guessing correctly which opponent suffers, wins.
For example, 3 people sit on identical looking blocks - 2 are made of paper maché, while the 3rd block is solid ice. Only 1 contestant actually endures the freezing discomfort. But which 2 are faking it?
3 people climb a ladder and stand on a platform. 1 contestant must manage 3 feet on a tightrope to another platform while the others simply walk across a wide beam. Who is fighting for balance and who is just faking it?
Who sits in a bath tub filled with ice cubes? Who witnesses their sister getting a lap dance by a male stripper without letting on? If the players guess right, they win points - the rounds progressively increasing in scale and intensity.
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Multi-camera
- Picture
- Colour
Website links
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Thursday 3rd January 2013 at 10pm on ITV2
- Most recent repeats
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- Wednesday 30th September 2015 at 12:35am on ITV2 - Series 2, Episode 10
- Saturday 26th September 2015 at 12:50am on ITV2 - Series 2, Episode 10
- Friday 25th September 2015 at 1:20am on ITV2 - Series 2, Episode 8
Recording details
- BBC Pacific Quay - BBC Three pilot.
- Riverside Studios - Series 1.
- BBC Elstree Centre - Series 2.