Minutes to Fame
| Minutes to Fame | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Game show |
| Starring | Hong Kong celebrities and citizens |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language(s) | Cantonese |
| Production | |
| Running time | approx. 45 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Television Broadcasts Limited |
| Original release | February 5, 2005 |
Minutes to Fame (Chinese: 殘酷一叮) is a game show broadcast on Hong Kong's TVB. The show is intended to be satirical and funny, since most of the contestants are unexperienced and try to get famous.
Format
On the show, regular Hong Kong citizens appear as contestants on stage to sing and perform. Their objective is to remain on stage for as long as possible, before the judges ring a bell to eliminate them. For each second the contestant remains on stage, the contestant is given HK$100. The judges are often harsh and make fun of them directly.
Though mostly a competitive show, the laugh track is heavily used instantly whenever one-liners or off-key singing was present. But sometimes it happens whenever spot-on singing happens if the contestant has an unusual appearance. Note that most Hong Kong variety shows use laugh tracks heavily for network purposes.
Judges and guest judges
The show was hosted by Hacken Lee and Joey Leung in the first two seasons. On April 1, 2007, the show was brought back on the air for a third season. It is currently hosted by Miriam Yeung and Sammy Leung. Each episode also invites a guest judge.
Season 1
| 1 | Hacken Lee, Joey Leung |
| 2 | Andy Lau |
| 3 | Edmond Leung |
| 4 | Liza Wang |
| 5 | Twins |
| 6 | Miriam Yeung |
| 7 | Carol Cheng (鄭裕玲) |
| 8 | Nancy Sit |
| 9 | Joey Yung |
| 10 | Jade Kwan, Warren Mok |
| 11 | Eric Kwot (葛民輝) |
| 12 | Cheung Tat-ming (張達明) |
| 13 | Dicky Cheung |
| 14 | Michael Miu, Candice Yu (余安安) |
| 15 | Niki Chow, Jerry Lamb |
| 16 | Vincent Kuk (谷德昭), Bernice Liu |
| 17 | Alan Tam |
| Hegemony war episode | Natalis Chan, Gigi Leung |
Season 2
| 1 | Eason Chan |
| 2 | Leo Ku |
| 3 | Patrick Tam, Ada Choi |
| 4 | Chin Kar-lok, Yumiko Cheng |
| 5 | Adam Cheng, Nicolas Tse |
| 6 | Denise Ho, Bosco Wong |
| 7 | Jessica Hsuan, Roger Kwok |
| 8 | Wong He, Kenix Kwok |
| 9 | David Lui (呂方) |
| 10 | Cathy Chui (徐子淇) |
| 11 | Halina Tam |
| 12 | Kelly Chen |
| 13 | Sam Lee |
| 14 | Grasshopper |
| 15 | Ekin Cheng |
| hegemony war episode II | Jordan Chan, Dayo Wong |
| imperial hegemony war | Aaron Kwok |
Season 3
| 1 | Leo Ku |
| 2 | David Lui (呂方) |
| 3 | Roger Kwok |
| 4 | Harlem Yu |
| 5 | Fish Leong |
| 6 | Eric Suen (孫耀威), Gia Lin (林苑) |
| 7 | Grasshopper |
| 8 | Lo Ka-ying (羅家英) |
| 9 | Ron Ng, Tavia Yeung |
| 10 | Bernice Liu, Bosco Wong |
| 11 | Andy Hui |
| 12 | Denise Ho |
| 13 | Cheung Tat-Ming (張達明) |
| 14 | Stephen Fung, Amanda S. (模特兒) |
| 15 | Ella Koon, Nancy Sit, Charles Ying |
| imperial hegemony war | Hacken Lee, Joey Leung |
Slogan
The slogan of this programme is "全城盡興，殘酷一叮！" (The whole city (Hong Kong) gets excited for the minutes to fame).
Going global
- Starting from May 2005, primaries are not only held in Hong Kong, but also in Guangzhou, Macau, Toronto, Taipei, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney etc.
- The European branch of TVB, TVB-S Europe, held a Minutes to Fame contest in Paris and Rotterdam on August 28, 2005 and August 29, 2005 respectively. The winner of both contests would proceed in a Minutes to Fame special later that year, where contestants from all over the world would compete.
Awards
- TVB Anniversary Awards (2005)
- Won: Best Variety or Informative Show
- Won: Most Creative Program