Talk the talk

For people that have the gift of the gab, 100 Seconds of Fame offers the chance to prove it. The format usually runs daily ~~ — although the frequency can be altered depending on the network — ~~ and consists of three rounds:

Round 1: The strangest story

Four contestants begin each episode and their first challenge is to take five random words and weave them into a convincing story. For example:

Electron, Penguin, Spring, Comet, Javelin.

Mona Lisa, DVD, Violin, Trousers, Cherry.

The crowd below vote the three most entertaining stories through.

Round 2: The unacceptable opinion

Each contestant will ~~then~~ have to defend an awkward, possibly controversial, case, such as:

I encourage my children to smoke at the age of 12

Pollution is not an urgent problem for the world

I divorced my spouse at a time when she was affected by a serious illness

The audience vote the two cases they believe have the most merit through to the final round.

Round 3: The impossible question

The last two contestants are asked an “impossible” question and must argue either side of it:

When a contemporary painting is not expensive, is it still Art?

If all the parts of a car are changed at least once, is it still the same car?

Is the fact that no alien civilization ever made an official visit to earth proof of their intelligence?

The audience vote for the best argument: that person is crowned the winner and goes through to the weekly tournament (usually on Friday) to find the best orator of the week.

Prizes

Every month, in prime time, is a semi-final for the best four weekly winners to compete. After sixteen weeks, the final takes place between the monthly winners.

Alternatively, each show can be stand alone and a prize offered per show. Depending on the style and frequency of the show you intend to broadcast, the prize could be, for example:

• 100 Seconds of Fame — free speech for 100 seconds on any topic: yourself, a charity, a current event. Start a new career or a revolution!
• Money, a trophy
• The celebrity itself, or winning the job of hosting another TV show