7 Days (New Zealand)
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7 Days is a New Zealand comedy gameshow similar to the British program Have I Got News for You
, hosted by Jeremy Corbett
. Paul Ego
and Dai Henwood
usually appear on each episode, along with other comedian
s, who form teams and answer questions about news stories
from the last week.
After the title card, Corbett introduces the leaders of each team, normally Paul Ego for Team 1 and Dai Henwood for Team 2, although one episode featured an all-Australian team replacing Dai Henwood's team. After the leader of each team is introduced, the leader introduces the rest of their team. Regular team members include Ben Hurley, Steve Wrigley, Jeremy Elwood, Jesse Mulligan, Jesse Griffin, Madeleine Sami and Michele A'Court. Special guest comedians appear on some episodes.
There are usually 5-7 games in each show, with "What's the story" always being the first, and "Captions" usually being last.
After the teams guess the story, Corbett confirms the actual story before adding a joke of his own. In early episodes, Corbett also intervened if the joke made was in bad taste, or he became the butt of the joke, yelling "get out" and making the contestant pretend to leave.
Teams are allocated points at the end of the round. In earlier episodes, Corbett randomly allocated point to the teams based on their performance. Later, the points system was changed so the points were allocated based on numbers in the news. The team with the most points at the end of the show wins.
An MVP is usually awarded, and they thank New Zealand on Air
at the end of the show.
What's the Story?
Captions
Taxi Driver
My Kid Could Draw That
Answers
History
Community News
Slice of Seven
Yes Minister
Quote Me
Show and Tell
In my opinion/To be honest/On the bright side/All I want for Christmas (used for the 2010 series finale)
Have I Got News for You
Have I Got News for You is a British television panel show produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC. It is based loosely on the BBC Radio 4 show The News Quiz, and has been broadcast since 1990, currently the BBC's longest-ever running television panel show...
, hosted by Jeremy Corbett
Jeremy Corbett
Jeremy Corbett is a radio and television host and comedian from New Zealand.Corbett has been breakfast co-host for More FM's Auckland broadcast since the mid-1990s. On television he appeared in Pulp Comedy and hosted the New Zealand edition of Deal or No Deal. He currently hosts 7 Days...
. Paul Ego
Paul Ego
Paul Ego is a Billy T Award winning New Zealand comedian and is currently on the comedy TV show 7 Days .He appears on 7 Days every week it is on. He has appeared at numerous comedy festivals.- External links :****...
and Dai Henwood
Dai Henwood
Dai Henwood is a New Zealand comedian and interpretive dancer . He is best known for his hosting of several television shows found on C4 but also performs stand up comedy.A little known fact on Dai is that he has spent a year in Northern America as expedition leader for a privatley funded...
usually appear on each episode, along with other comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
s, who form teams and answer questions about news stories
News
News is the communication of selected information on current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or word of mouth to a third party or mass audience.- Etymology :...
from the last week.
Show format
At the start of each show, Jeremy Corbett announces a content warning, saying the show "contains bad language and is for adults only". This is often followed by an opening joke based on an event in the past seven days. On some occasions, the content warning became the joke - including being said in German (following several Auckland schoolboys saluting the Nazi flag), being missed out completely (while the Prime Minister was out of the country), and subtitled over an empty host's seat with the host running in late (during a bus driver's strike). While the show is normally screened at 9:30pm and originally 10pm the episode on the 21st of October 2011 was screened at the earlier time of 7:30pm and as a result was a PGR rated show. The opening segment mentioned the show was PGR and then replaced a few swear words with cleaner equivalents such as fudge. The show was moved to the earlier time to coincide with the screening of the Rugby World Cup 2011 Bronze Final.After the title card, Corbett introduces the leaders of each team, normally Paul Ego for Team 1 and Dai Henwood for Team 2, although one episode featured an all-Australian team replacing Dai Henwood's team. After the leader of each team is introduced, the leader introduces the rest of their team. Regular team members include Ben Hurley, Steve Wrigley, Jeremy Elwood, Jesse Mulligan, Jesse Griffin, Madeleine Sami and Michele A'Court. Special guest comedians appear on some episodes.
There are usually 5-7 games in each show, with "What's the story" always being the first, and "Captions" usually being last.
After the teams guess the story, Corbett confirms the actual story before adding a joke of his own. In early episodes, Corbett also intervened if the joke made was in bad taste, or he became the butt of the joke, yelling "get out" and making the contestant pretend to leave.
Teams are allocated points at the end of the round. In earlier episodes, Corbett randomly allocated point to the teams based on their performance. Later, the points system was changed so the points were allocated based on numbers in the news. The team with the most points at the end of the show wins.
An MVP is usually awarded, and they thank New Zealand on Air
New Zealand On Air
NZ On Air is an independent New Zealand broadcast funding agency. It is an autonomous crown entity separate from central Government and governed by a Board of six appointed by the Minister of Broadcasting...
at the end of the show.
Games
Games played include:What's the Story?
- News footage, usually from 3 News3 News3 News is the television, internet and radio news service of New Zealand's TV3. Its flagship bulletin, which airs every evening at 6:00pm, is anchored by Hilary Barry and Mike McRoberts. Carolyn Robinson and Simon Shepherd are weekend and substitute anchors...
but occasionally from ONE News, with the sound removed is played while team members make humorous comments and then try and work out what the story is about.
Captions
- A news photograph is shown and the teams are required to invent their own (usually humorous) captions for it. Sometimes, the host doesn't follow a Captions image with a real explanation, especially if the photo is self-explanatory (e.g. Lady Gaga's meat dress at the 2010 MTV Music Video Awards)
Taxi Driver
- A taxi driver talks about a story from the last seven days, which the teams have to figure out.
My Kid Could Draw That
- A primary school child explains a picture he/she has drawn about a recent news story, and the teams must work out what it is before the kid tells them what it is.
Answers
- Teams are given an answer related to a news event in the last 7 days and are required to work out what the question is.
History
- A video clip of a New Zealand historical event is played, and a person shown in the clip is then brought into the studio together with three look-alikes. The teams are required to guess which one is the person in the video.
Community News
- A newspaper headline is given, but with missing words, and the teams are required to work out the missing words.
Slice of Seven
- A musician comes on to the show and sings a song about a news story and the teams have to try guess the story. The name of the segment references the 1986 Dave DobbynDave DobbynDave Dobbyn, ONZM is an award-winning New Zealand musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. In his early career he was a member of the rock group Th' Dudes and was the main creative force in pop band DD Smash...
single Slice of HeavenSlice of Heaven"Slice of Heaven" is a single by New Zealand singer/songwriter Dave Dobbyn with the band Herbs, released in 1986 on the soundtrack of the animated motion picture, Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tail Tale. The single charted at No. 1 in New Zealand...
Yes Minister
- A political figure makes an appearance, and the teams ask them closed-ended questions which the guest must answer without saying yes or no (or saying or gesturing similar). The team who makes the "minister" say 'yes' or 'no' wins. The segment name is a reference to the 1980s British sitcom Yes MinisterYes MinisterYes Minister is a satirical British sitcom written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn that was first transmitted by BBC Television between 1980–1982 and 1984, split over three seven-episode series. The sequel, Yes, Prime Minister, ran from 1986 to 1988. In total there were 38 episodes—of which all but...
.
Quote Me
- A photo of a person and an acronym of a quote that person said during the last 7 days are given to each team, and they must come up with the correct full quote.
Show and Tell
- Used on the live show held at the SkyCity Casino in Auckland on April 6 2011. Each team has to tell the audience about an interesting news story they have noticed in the last 7 days, an image of the article in a newspaper or webpage is shown to the audience.
In my opinion/To be honest/On the bright side/All I want for Christmas (used for the 2010 series finale)
- A filler at the end of the show if running early, after the final scores have been added and the winner awarded. Team members form a humorous opinion on news stories of the week.
Season 1 (2009)
| # | Air date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Guests | Rounds | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 (1.10) |
23 October 2009 | Paul Ego Madeleine Sami Madeleine Sami Madeleine Jane Sami is a New Zealand actress, comedian and musician.Madeleine was raised in the Onehunga suburb of Auckland, New Zealand; and attended Onehunga High School. She is of Irish and Fiji Indian heritage. Madeleine starred in the long running New Zealand soap Shortland Street from... Jeremy Elwood |
Dai Henwood Jaquie Brown Jaquie Brown Jaquie Brown is a New Zealand TV presenter, actress and radio presenter. Brown was born in England and moved to New Zealand with her family when she was a child.-TV Presenter:... Ben Hurley |
Paula Bennett Paula Bennett Paula Lee Bennett is a New Zealand politician and member of parliament for the National Party. She is a Cabinet minister with the roles of Minister for Social Development and Employment, Minister for Disability Issues and Minister of Youth Affairs.-Early life:Bennett was born in 1969 to Bob... - Yes Minister |
What's the Story, Answers, My Kid Could Draw That, Yes Minister, Taxi Driver, Captions | Content warning featured footage from the film Downfall Downfall (film) Downfall is a 2004 German/Italian/Austrian epic war film directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, depicting the final ten days of Adolf Hitler's life in his Berlin bunker and Nazi Germany in 1945.... , with an edited-in Jeremy Corbett talking to Hitler Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945... . |
| 11 (1.11) |
30 October 2009 | Paul Ego Michele A'Court Steve Wrigley |
Dai Henwood Charlie Pickering Charlie Pickering Charlie Pickering he grew up in Melbourne, Australia and attended an Independent Anglican Boys' School; Brighton Grammar... Cori Gonzalez-Macuer |
What's the Story, Community News, Answers, Captions, In My Opinion | ||
| 16 (1.16) |
4 December 2009 | Paul Ego Wil Anderson Wil Anderson William James "Wil" Anderson is an Australian comedian, writer, performing stand-up, and television and radio presenter and personality.- Early life :... Michele A'Court |
Dai Henwood Jarred Christmas Ben Hurley |
Tau Henare Tau Henare Tau Henare is a New Zealand Māori parliamentarian. He served as a Member of Parliament from 1993 to 1999 and returned to Parliament in 2005. He has been involved with four political parties: Mana Motuhake, New Zealand First, Mauri Pacific and the National Party - representing three in... - Yes Minister |
What's the Story, My Kid Could Draw That, Answers, Yes Minister, Captions |
Season 2 (2010)
| # | Air date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Guests | Rounds | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 (2.03) |
21 May 2010 | Paul Ego Michele A'Court Jesse Mulligan |
Dai Henwood Rhys Darby Rhys Darby Rhys Montague Darby is an actor and stand-up comedian from New Zealand, known for his energetic physical comedy routines, telling stories accompanied with mime and sound effects of things such as machinery and animals... Jeremy Elwood |
What's The Story, My Kid Could Draw That, Answers, Captions, Let's Be Honest | ||
| 22 (2.04) |
28 May 2010 | Paul Ego Hannah Gadsby Hannah Gadsby Hannah Gadsby is an award-winning Australian comedian. She quickly rose to prominence after winning the national final of the Raw Comedy competition for new comedians in 2006... Ben Hurley |
Dai Henwood Irene Pink Cori Gonzalez-Macuer |
What's The Story, Taxi Driver, Community News, My Kid Could Draw That, Captions, Let's Be Honest | ||
| 23 (2.05) |
4 June 2010 | Paul Ego Glenn Wool Glenn Wool Glenn Wool is a Canadian stand-up comedian now living in the United Kingdom. His material veers between sagely political and gleefully silly, discussing both the pop group Franz Ferdinand and the Pope's contribution to cryrogenics programmes during his time onstage. Wool starred in a self-titled... Steve Wrigley Steve Wrigley Steve Wrigley is a New Zealand comedian. He has worked at many different events and shows, notably ZM radio station, New Zealand Comedy Festivals, The Improvisors, and is a regular cast member on the comedy newspanel show 7 Days.... |
Dai Henwood Michele A'Court Ben Hurley |
Jason Kerrison (Opshop Opshop Opshop is a New Zealand rock band formed in 2002. Their first album, You Are Here was released in 2004. Their second album, Second Hand Planet was released in 2007 and received Triple Platinum certification. It produced the successful single, One Day... ) - Slice of Seven |
What's The Story, Answers, Slice of Seven, Captions, Let's Be Honest | |
| 29 (2.11) |
16 July 2010 | Paul Ego Rose Matafeo Heath Franklin's Chopper Heath Franklin -Career:He is most recognized for his characters from The Ronnie Johns Half Hour sketch comedy TV show; and for his appearances as himself on ABC TV's Spicks and Specks, Working Dog's Thank God You're Here and in New Zealand, as regular guest panellist on 7 Days.... |
Dai Henwood Rhys Darby Steve Wrigley |
Nathan King Nathan King Nathan King is a pop/rock singer-songwriter from Christchurch, New Zealand.-History:King's musical career began with his band Zed who released two multi-platinum albums Silencer and This Little Empire... - Slice of Seven |
What's the Story, Slice of Seven, Answers, Captions, Let's Be Honest | Teams named "Bad-ass Monster Truckers" (1) and "Party Centrale" (2) |
| 30 (2.12) |
23 July 2010 | Paul Ego Jamie Bowen Ben Hurley |
Dai Henwood Shavaughn Ruakere Jesse Mulligan |
What's The Story, History, Answers, My Kid Could Draw That, Captions | ||
| 31 (2.13) |
30 July 2010 | Paul Ego Michele A'Court Jeremy Elwood |
Dai Henwood Mike King Ben Hurley |
Charles Chauvel Charles Chauvel (politician) Charles Pierre Chauvel is a New Zealand lawyer and politician. Since 2006 he has been a Member of Parliament in the New Zealand House of Representatives. He is the first New Zealand MP of Tahitian ancestry... - Yes Minister |
What's The Story, Yes Minister, Answers, My Kid Could Draw That, Captions, Let's Be Honest | |
| 32 (2.14) |
10 September 2010 | Paul Ego Cal Wilson Cal Wilson Cal Wilson is a New Zealand stand-up comedian and radio and television personality. She currently lives in Melbourne, Australia, and is well known in Australia through her appearances on television and radio.-Biography:... Steve Wrigley |
Dai Henwood Rhys Darby Ben Hurley |
Johnny Barker - Slice of Seven | What's the Story, Answers, Slice of Seven, My Kid Could Draw That, Captions | |
| 33 (2.15) |
17 September 2010 | Paul Ego Greg Fleet Greg Fleet -Early life:Greg was born in Michigan, United States. His father moved the family to Australia when Greg was four. He grew up in Geelong and as a teenager boarded at Geelong Grammar School... Jesse Griffin |
Dai Henwood Shavaughn Ruakere Jeremy Elwood |
Gareth Hughes Gareth Hughes (politician) Gareth Thomas Llewelyn Hughes is a New Zealand politician and member of the Green Party. He took a seat in Parliament as the next person on the Green party list following the retirement of Jeanette Fitzsimons.-Early life:... - Yes Minister Karl Burnett Karl Burnett Karl Burnett is a New Zealand actor born 27 February 1976 best known for his portrayal of Nick Harrison on the long-running New Zealand soap opera, Shortland Street. He was 16 years old when offered the role of Nick Harrison on the popular New Zealand soap Shortland Street in 1992... - cameo |
What's The Story, Community News, Yes Minister, Answers, Captions, To Be Honest | |
| 34 (2.16) |
24 September 2010 | Paul Ego Ewen Glimour Jesse Mulligan |
Dai Henwood Rose Matafeo Steve Wrigley |
What's the Story, Answers, My Kid Could Draw That, History, Captions | ||
| 35 (2.17) |
1 October 2010 | Paul Ego Brendhan Lovegrove Brendhan Lovegrove Brendhan Lovegrove is a New Zealand-based comedian and public speaker. He performs regularly at the Classic comedy bar on the New Zealand comedy circuit, performed in all eight series of TV2's Pulp Comedy and has performed at seven galas at the New Zealand International Comedy... Heath Franklin's Chopper |
Dai Henwood Shavaughn Ruakere Jesse Mulligan |
Graham Brazier Graham Brazier Graham Brazier is a New Zealand musician and songwriter. He first came to prominence in the band Hello Sailor. After Hello Sailor he formed a band called the Legionnaires... - Slice of Seven Jesse Griffin/Andrew Williams Andrew Williams (New Zealand) Andrew Williams is a New Zealand politician. In 2007 he was elected as Mayor of North Shore City, New Zealand's fourth largest city. Williams served on a community board during 2004-07, and was a councillor in the term before that in 2001-04. North Shore City Council was abolished in October... - Yes Minister |
What's the Story, Community News, Answers, Yes Minister, Slice of Seven, Captions | |
| 36 (2.18) |
8 October 2010 | Paul Ego Jeremy Elwood Steve Wrigley |
Wil Anderson Tom Gleeson Tom Gleeson Tom Gleeson is an Australian stand-up comedian and radio presenter.Gleeson was born in Gunnedah, New South Wales before moving to Sydney at a young age. He attended St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill, graduating from the Catholic GPS school in 1991... Claire Hooper Claire Hooper Claire Hooper is an Australian stand-up comedian and writer. She appeared as a team captain on the 2008 revival of Good News Week on Network Ten and previously was a regular on The Sideshow, appearing with Paul McDermott... |
Bruce Edgar Bruce Edgar Bruce Adrian Edgar was a cricketer from Wellington and one of the best batsmen New Zealand has ever produced. An accountant by profession, in the 1980s, he played 39 Tests and 64 One Day Internationals, altogether he played 175 first-class matches... - History |
What's the Story, History, Answers, Captions, On the Bright Side | New Zealand vs Australia Special - teams named Team New Zealand (1) and Team Australia (2). |
| 37 (2.19) |
15 October 2010 | Paul Ego Ben Boyce Ben Hurley |
Wil Anderson Cal Wilson Andrew Clay |
Mike Capinter (Autozamm Autozamm - As For Now :-Singles:-References:*****-External links:**... ) - Slice of Seven Nick Major (Autozamm) - Slice of Seven |
What's the Story, Slice of Seven, Answers, My Kid Could Draw That, Captions, On the Bright Side | |
| 38 (2.20) |
22 October 2010 | Paul Ego David Faustino David Faustino David Anthony Faustino is an American actor and rap artist primarily known for his role as Bud Bundy on the sitcom Married with Children.-Early life:... Ben Hurley |
Wil Anderson Jesse Griffin Jesse Mulligan |
Clayton Cosgrove Clayton Cosgrove Clayton James Cosgrove is a New Zealand politician. He is a member of the Labour Party.-Early life:Cosgrove was born in Nelson, New Zealand. He received a BA, in American Studies and Political Science, from the University of Canterbury in 1992 and received an MBA in 1996... - Yes Minister |
What's the Story, My Kid Could Draw That, Answers, Yes Minister, Captions | |
| 39 (2.21) |
29 October 2010 | Paul Ego Jeremy Elwood Clayton Carrick-Leslie |
Dai Henwood Michele A'Court Jesse Griffin |
What's the Story, History, My Kid Could Draw That, Captions, To Be Honest | ||
| 40 (2.22) |
5 November 2010 | Paul Ego Vaughan King Steve Wrigley |
Dai Henwood Cal Wilson Jesse Mulligan |
Lydia Deans (ex-Fur Patrol Fur Patrol Fur Patrol is a rock band, originally from Wellington, New Zealand, now based in Melbourne, Australia.Their debut EP, Starlifter, was released on the independent Wellington label Wishbone in 1998. Their debut album Pet was produced by David Long, guitarist of the Six Volts and the The Mutton Birds... ) - Slice of Seven Tim Shadbolt Tim Shadbolt Timothy Richard "Tim" Shadbolt is a New Zealand politician. He is the Mayor of Invercargill and was previously Mayor of Waitemata City.-Early life:... - Yes Minister |
What's the Story, Answers, Yes Minister, Slice of Seven, Captions | |
| 41 (2.23) |
12 November 2010 | Paul Ego Claire Hooper Jeremy Bowen |
Dai Henwood Jimeoin Jimeoin Jimeoin McKeown, who performs under the name Jimeoin , is a stand-up comedian and actor from Northern Ireland. He came to public attention between 2005 and 2008 while performing an "over the top" comedy tour Australia's outback and major cities, which was filmed for the BBC Northern Ireland... Ben Hurley |
Gareth Thomas (Goodshirt Goodshirt Goodshirt are an innovative Alternative/pop/rock band from Auckland, New Zealand. Its members are Gareth Thomas, brothers Murray and Rodney Fisher and drummer Mike Beehre.-History:... ) - Slice of Seven Jonny Corker - Slice of Seven |
What's The Story, Slice of Seven, Answers, Captions | |
| 42 (2.24) |
19 November 2010 | Paul Ego Michele A'Court Heath Franklin's Chopper |
Dai Henwood Oscar Kightley Oscar Kightley Oscar Vai To'elau Kightley, MNZM, is a Samoan-born actor, television presenter and writer who has been a resident and citizen of New Zealand for most of his life.-Biography:He acted in and co-wrote the successful 2006 film Sione's Wedding... Jeremy Elwood |
Wybo Veldman Wybo Veldman Wybo Veldman is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic Gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He teamed with Dick Joyce, Tony Hurt, John Hunter, Lindsay Wilson, Athol Earl, Trevor Coker and Gary Robertson and Simon Dickie to win the Gold medal in the eights... - History |
What's the Story, Quote Me, History, Answers, Captions | |
| 43 (2.25) |
26 November 2010 | Paul Ego | Dai Henwood | — | — |
Specials
Occasionally a special edition of 7 Days has screened breaking out of the shows traditional format examples of such specials are:- 7 Days 12 Months - Screened on 30th of December 2009 the show focused on news stories for the whole of 2009.
- 7 Days The Year So Far - Season 2 opening show was a 1 hour special featuring news stories seen so far in 2010. Screened May 2010. New Zealand viewers can watch the On Demand archive of this show.
- 7 Days New Zealand vs Australia Special - A competition between a team of New Zealanders and Australians. Screened 8 October 2010.
- 7 Days of Christmas - Screened on Christmas Eve 2010 the show featured news stories from the whole of 2010. A slight variation was team leaders chose their team members for each game played.
- 7 Days vs. The World - A live show filmed at the SkyCity Casino in Auckland. Competition was between a team of New Zealanders and a team of overseas comedians. Paul Ego remained the New Zealand captain with Dai Henwood on the same team.
Season 3
| Episode # | Air date | Viewers | Position for the night | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.01 | 11 February 2011 | 330,700 | 3 | |
| 3.02 | 18 February 2011 | 197,360 | 6 |
External links
- 7 Days homepage
- 7 Days entry at NZOnScreen (includes worldwide-available video of season 1 episode 3)