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Japanese and British Game Shows Brought To Localized and Unauthorized Life In “Duty Free Live!” at Caveat Theater, October 21st, 2022

LOWER EAST SIDE, NEW YORK CITY – “Duty Free Live! Unauthorized Imported Game Shows!” is a comedy show bringing international game show formats to (unauthorized) life by New York’s best improv comedians. Led by The Game Show and Segments Research Club, the first show will be an unauthorized, localized production of segments from two smash-hit international game shows, “Would I Lie To You?” and “Gaki no Tsukai Ya Arahende!”, from Britain and Japan respectively.

What is “Would I Lie To You?” or, WILTY? WILTY is a British panel game show, in which two teams of comedians try to guess whether the other team is lying or not about a story shared by one of their team members. The performers read a prompt off a card (e.g. “I use a microwave as my bedside table”), and whether it’s a true fact about their life or a complete fabrication ( which they are reading for the first time), they must convince the other team otherwise to win a point. The opposing team tries to determine if the prompt is truth or lie for a point. The original British show brings to the forefront the wit and charm of the comedians as they struggle to keep their stories straight, and special care has been taken to preserve the soul of the show while it is performed in an American context. 

What is “Gaki no Tsukai Ya Arahende!”? Gaki is a Japanese variety show that has been helmed by the legendary comedic duo Downtown for over 30 years. With over 1500 episodes and counting, Gaki was where the original concept for Silent Library and the legendary No-Laughing series originated. In October we present, “The Most 8 Year Old Contest”, a quiz game show segment of Gaki where contestants are not judged for their correct answers, but whether their answers are the most like an 8 year old’s would be. Localization producers and cultural consultants have distilled what makes the original concept appealing to a global audience, and the comedians will play a localized format made for the NYC live stage.

WHAT: Duty Free Live! Unauthorized Imported Game Shows!
WHO: Created and Performed by The Game Show and Segments Research Club

DIRECTED by Kent Morita
PRODUCER(S): Kent Morita, Christopher Morucci, Grant Mulitz

WHEN: October 21st 2022
HOW MUCH: $15 advance, $20 at the door, $10 livestream
TICKETS: https://caveat.nyc/events/duty-free-live-10-21-2022
RUNNING TIME: 60 minutes
DISCOUNT CODE: LESSDUTY

BIOS

The Game Show and Producers Research Club is a group of comedians, writers, technologists, and cultural consultants who are passionate fans and producers of game shows and segments. 

Kent Morita (Director and Co-producer) is a NYC-based, Japanese-American producer, director, writer, comedian, and robot whisperer. He has starred in Nigeria’s number-one movie of 2021, Christmas in Miami (2021). He has written content for The Onion and ClickHole, as well as scripts for award-winning, bilingual short films including My Daughter Yoshiko (2019). He is a Story Pirate, whose improv comedy has been featured at the Asian Comedy Fest, and his jokes can be heard being told by Google Assistant, if you ask it to say something funny.
Instagram: @kent_morita Website: https://kentmorita.com/

Grant Mulitz (Head Writer and Co-producer) is a Brooklyn-based comedy writer for the stage and screen. He has written content for Funny Or Die, Hard Drive, published humor books, and many more over the past ten years. He is currently a headline contributor for ClickHole and a writer with the BoogieManja sketch comedy collective with monthly shows at the PIT (and digital during the pandemic). He has written, directed and filmed award-nominated independent sketch comedy shorts in New York for the past four years.

Christopher Morucci He/They (Actor and Co-producer) is a Brooklyn based and Montana repping Actor, Musician, Dancer, Writer, and Producer. You can listen to their original music by typing “Christopher Morucci” into any streaming service. Christopher has performed in, directed, and choreographed work Off Broadway, Regionally, and Internationally. Christopher currently performs with the indie sketch team Sponsored By:, Comedy Burlesque, BoogieManja’s Pointless Appliance, Rushi and Rucci, and the musical comedy duo Super Casual who’s music videos have been featured at All The Laughs Comedy Awards “Best Original Comedy Song” and The Great Canadian Sketch Comedy Festival.

Website: www.christophermorucci.com Instagram: @christophermorucci











When: Fri., Oct. 21, 2022 at 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Where: Caveat
21 Clinton St.
212-228-2100
Price: $15 advance, $20 at the door, $10 livestream
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Japanese and British Game Shows Brought To Localized and Unauthorized Life In “Duty Free Live!” at Caveat Theater, October 21st, 2022

LOWER EAST SIDE, NEW YORK CITY – “Duty Free Live! Unauthorized Imported Game Shows!” is a comedy show bringing international game show formats to (unauthorized) life by New York’s best improv comedians. Led by The Game Show and Segments Research Club, the first show will be an unauthorized, localized production of segments from two smash-hit international game shows, “Would I Lie To You?” and “Gaki no Tsukai Ya Arahende!”, from Britain and Japan respectively.

What is “Would I Lie To You?” or, WILTY? WILTY is a British panel game show, in which two teams of comedians try to guess whether the other team is lying or not about a story shared by one of their team members. The performers read a prompt off a card (e.g. “I use a microwave as my bedside table”), and whether it’s a true fact about their life or a complete fabrication ( which they are reading for the first time), they must convince the other team otherwise to win a point. The opposing team tries to determine if the prompt is truth or lie for a point. The original British show brings to the forefront the wit and charm of the comedians as they struggle to keep their stories straight, and special care has been taken to preserve the soul of the show while it is performed in an American context. 

What is “Gaki no Tsukai Ya Arahende!”? Gaki is a Japanese variety show that has been helmed by the legendary comedic duo Downtown for over 30 years. With over 1500 episodes and counting, Gaki was where the original concept for Silent Library and the legendary No-Laughing series originated. In October we present, “The Most 8 Year Old Contest”, a quiz game show segment of Gaki where contestants are not judged for their correct answers, but whether their answers are the most like an 8 year old’s would be. Localization producers and cultural consultants have distilled what makes the original concept appealing to a global audience, and the comedians will play a localized format made for the NYC live stage.

WHAT: Duty Free Live! Unauthorized Imported Game Shows!
WHO: Created and Performed by The Game Show and Segments Research Club

DIRECTED by Kent Morita
PRODUCER(S): Kent Morita, Christopher Morucci, Grant Mulitz

WHEN: October 21st 2022
HOW MUCH: $15 advance, $20 at the door, $10 livestream
TICKETS: https://caveat.nyc/events/duty-free-live-10-21-2022
RUNNING TIME: 60 minutes
DISCOUNT CODE: LESSDUTY

BIOS

The Game Show and Producers Research Club is a group of comedians, writers, technologists, and cultural consultants who are passionate fans and producers of game shows and segments. 

Kent Morita (Director and Co-producer) is a NYC-based, Japanese-American producer, director, writer, comedian, and robot whisperer. He has starred in Nigeria’s number-one movie of 2021, Christmas in Miami (2021). He has written content for The Onion and ClickHole, as well as scripts for award-winning, bilingual short films including My Daughter Yoshiko (2019). He is a Story Pirate, whose improv comedy has been featured at the Asian Comedy Fest, and his jokes can be heard being told by Google Assistant, if you ask it to say something funny.
Instagram: @kent_morita Website: https://kentmorita.com/

Grant Mulitz (Head Writer and Co-producer) is a Brooklyn-based comedy writer for the stage and screen. He has written content for Funny Or Die, Hard Drive, published humor books, and many more over the past ten years. He is currently a headline contributor for ClickHole and a writer with the BoogieManja sketch comedy collective with monthly shows at the PIT (and digital during the pandemic). He has written, directed and filmed award-nominated independent sketch comedy shorts in New York for the past four years.

Christopher Morucci He/They (Actor and Co-producer) is a Brooklyn based and Montana repping Actor, Musician, Dancer, Writer, and Producer. You can listen to their original music by typing “Christopher Morucci” into any streaming service. Christopher has performed in, directed, and choreographed work Off Broadway, Regionally, and Internationally. Christopher currently performs with the indie sketch team Sponsored By:, Comedy Burlesque, BoogieManja’s Pointless Appliance, Rushi and Rucci, and the musical comedy duo Super Casual who’s music videos have been featured at All The Laughs Comedy Awards “Best Original Comedy Song” and The Great Canadian Sketch Comedy Festival.

Website: www.christophermorucci.com Instagram: @christophermorucci

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