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The ABC has joined in the recent craze of improv-comedy with the announcement of their latest mystery comedy TV series, Sleuth 101.
Set to air on the national broadcaster network next year, the eight part series produced by the team behind Spicks and Specks is being billed as a “whodunit game show with a comedic twist”.
Sleuth 101 will see a guest comedian attempt to solve a re-enacted crime in front of a live studio audience. They will have no scripts and have to rely on evidence and flashbacks to solve the crime.
It has been a long time since we have seen a crime style show like this on our small screens. In 1992 Australia was witness to Cluedo on Channel Nine and there was the UK’s 1970s series Whodunit?
But besides these former shows, our nation has rarely seen a show like this.
Cal Wilson will be given the job of hosting the new series, a move which ABC’s Amanda Duthie says is exiting for the network.
“We’re delighted to have Cal Wilson host Sleuth 101. She’s funny, smart and surprising and will be the perfect guide for these weekly tales of crime,” Ms. Duthie said.
One of the shows producers, Anthony Watt, said it will be a whodunit game show with a difference.
“It’s a whodunit show, but not as we know it. We’ve thrown in twists, turns, clues, red herrings and the best comic talent this country has seen. It’s ruthless, cold-blooded murder with jokes. Solve the crime or just kick back and laugh,” Watt said.
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