Tim Vine has the dubious honour of being the first man ever seen on Channel 5 here in the U.K. and this was the vehicle that was developed to suit his talents.
The premise of the programme is that the 100 audience members are asked questions until they are whittled down to 1. This lucky competitor takes home the money.
The show suffers from the same problem that afflicts so many Channel 5 shows, namely a desperate lack of money. Each edition is shot as live, so when Tim fluffs one of his jokes or starts talking to the wrong audience member it is still broadcast. Many of the audience members cannot actually speak English and the handsets are also faulty which adds to the bizarre nature of the show.
Whittle can be described as entertaining but it also feels massively outdated. The fact that it survived for 2 series is something of a miracle.
