Ant and Dec horrified that audience were paid to laugh at their jokes
August 25th, 2009 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANILondon, Aug 25 (ANI): Brit comedy duo Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, better know as Ant and Dec, have revealed that they were horrified to find out that an audience in the US was paid to laugh at their jokes.
American TV chiefs were desperate for the British unknowns to become instant hits with their version of You Bet, known as Wanna Bet, and so they paid audience members each 15 dollars an hour to cheer and laugh.
“We were virtual unknowns but we walked out to thunderous applause on the first night,” the Daily Star quoted Dec, 33, as telling Q magazine.
“The show went unbelievably well and afterwards we said to the producer: ‘What an incredible audience.’
“And he said: ‘Yeah, it’s amazing what you can get for 15 dollars an hour.’ They paid the audience to be there for three hours,” he said.
Ant, also 33, added: “We saw them afterwards, queuing up for America’s Got Talent.” (ANI)
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