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Report: Craig Reucassel panel show for Seven

By David Knox on January 14, 2012 / Filed Under News 14

The Daily Telegraph claims The Chaser‘s Craig Reucassel is hosting a panel-style show for the Seven Network.

The Unbelievable Truth is based on a 2006 UK radio show devised by Graeme Garden and Jon Naismith. The object of the game is to lie on a subject, whilst also trying to include the truth without being detected.

Filming reportedly began on Thursday at Seven’s studios in Redfern with guests including Andrew Hansen and Julian Morrow.

Last April The Chaser boys took part in a pilot filmed for Seven under the watch of Naismith and Garden.

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  1. Glen January 15, 2012 at 8:56 pm -

    3 weeks on air?

  2. Alex W January 15, 2012 at 12:23 pm -

    I went to the pilot taping – it was hosted by Scott Dooley.

  3. wamdue January 15, 2012 at 4:31 am -

    @Jerome Marriage Ref has flopped in both the US and the UK, any Aussie channel who airs a local version of the format is a fool.

    *insert coming soon to TEN joke*

  4. Jerome January 14, 2012 at 5:52 pm -

    I think variety needs to be forgotten for a few years. The strike rate it too low to bother with.

    But I do still think The Marriage Ref is worth a shot.

  5. David Knox January 14, 2012 at 3:07 pm -

    John: That was Tell The Truth based on US format To Tell the Truth. Dare I say it, even a Hey Hey segment had a similar basis.

  6. John from Sunny Coast January 14, 2012 at 2:57 pm -

    Reminds me of a panel show on HSV7 Melbourne, I think in the late 1950s, however I can’t think of the name of the show. It was compared by Mike Williamson and featured the sponser of the show, Kevin Dennis of Kevin Dennis Motors.

  7. Mike Retter January 14, 2012 at 2:57 pm -

    Hhehe!! Reuder 7, nice list.

  8. Reuder 7 January 14, 2012 at 1:10 pm -

    Looking forward to this.

    Channel 7 has a great record with panel shows…

    You may be right
    The White Room
    110% Tony Squires
    The Matty Johns Show
    The Bounce
    The Chat Room
    Yum Cha
    AFL Today
    The Crows Show
    The Final Siren
    Footy Plus
    Four Quarters
    The Game
    Just Footy
    Live and Kicking
    Rex Hunt’s Footy Panel
    Talking Footy

  9. The estate of Tony Randall January 14, 2012 at 11:07 am -

    I was in the audience for filming on Thursday. If the editor adds some canned laughter and significantly tightens the pace, it will make for average television, at best. It’s a lazy show with a weak concept, and I can only assume the Channel 7 cheque book was wide open for the Chaser guys to agree to this. It’s a poor man’s Qi.

  10. nrc_02 January 14, 2012 at 10:44 am -

    Why don’t one of the chaser boys host a Can of Worms? I think there properly suited.

  11. Ivan January 14, 2012 at 10:29 am -

    What about Chas and Chris?? Need them there too…

  12. wamdue January 14, 2012 at 9:43 am -

    bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0194kl6/The_Unbelievable_Truth_Series_8_Episode_3/

    This is the British radio version for anyone who is interested.

  13. TvScene January 14, 2012 at 8:43 am -

    Great news. Those guys are very clever.

    As an aside, I understand Seven believe their new studios are in Everleigh, not Redfern. Erasing the memories of old? All the same thing :)

  14. Number1 January 14, 2012 at 7:38 am -

    I hope so, it sounds like a good show.

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