Hello! I have something a little bit different for you this week. A few days ago, I was utterly delighted to receive this email from a visitor to the site…==================================================================
SUBJECT: A thank you from a ‘Hard Quiz’ contestant.
Hello Stephen,
I came across your excellent website earlier this year, when I was preparing to audition for ‘Hard Quiz’. Although I have a musical theatre background, I had never applied for a game show, and consequently did not know what to expect. Thanks to your very informative articles and resources, I was well-equipped to tackle the face-to-face audition process and was absolutely delighted when I was invited to appear on the show. Being an absolute research nerd, I followed your advice in researching the show back-to-front, devising my on-the-day strategy, and practising religiously at home. In particular, your interview with Gerard McCulloch gave me some clues about how to think like a ‘Hard Quiz’ writer.
My episode of ‘Hard Quiz’ aired last week. Although I did not win the Big Brass Mug, I made it into the final two, so at least I got to see one in person! Since the show aired, I’ve received a lot of lovely feedback on social media about my performance on the show, so I thought it was only fair for me to write in and say a huge THANK YOU for your virtual advice. If you feel like watching a short video of me roasting Tom Gleeson on the show, you can find it here.
Chookas for ‘Brigadoon’! I live in Sydney, so unfortunately I won’t be able to see it. I always wish The Production Company shows would tour interstate!
Cheers
Caitlin
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Yes, yes – I know what you’re thinking; “Wait a minute… This week’s post is shaping up to be nothing more than an utterly shameless one-man festival of pure, disgraceful self-congratulation. Oh come on, Hally – we expected better of you, you shameless hussy!”
Whoa.
Okay; firstly, a little harsh on your part… but please bear with me.
Caitlin really made my day, because this is EXACTLY the sort of thing that I wanted this blog to be all about.
The whole idea when I started this blog, back in March 2013 was to provide a resource for people wanting to go on game shows. And that’s exactly what Caitlin has used the site for. If you’re thinking about auditioning for a particular game show, there are a whole lot of articles and interviews here, on a wide variety of them…. including Wheel of Fortune, Family Feud, The Chase: Australia, Hard Quiz, Millionaire Hot Seat, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire… to name just a few!
You can SEARCH for the show you’re interested in with the handy dandy SEARCH bar above (in the top right corner of the page).
Or just click on the title of the show you’re interested in, in the “CATEGORIES” section. (Also on the right hand side of the page, a little lower down).
So I’d like to thank Caitlin for reminding me to remind you about the features of this site, and how to use them. Caitlin’s next game show adventure may very well be on The Chase: Australia, and so I wish her the very, very best of luck with that!
If you’re interested in following Caitlin on Twitter, you can find her here. AND you can watch her episode of Hard Quiz right here. (But only if you’re in Australia, unfortunately; I believe it’s geoblocked).
I think that’s it for now. Please do take advantage of all the resources here before applying for your particular game show experience – YOU are exactly the person that I’m compiling them for!
As always, I wish YOU the very best of luck, and I heartily encourage you to do all the homework you can, to give yourself the game show edge…
Now go get ‘em!
Cheers,
Stephen
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