Sunday, August 22, 2010
Mr. Shake Hands Man 2 - Bill Murray
BANZAI - See how long Mr. Shake Hands Man 2 can shake celebrity Mr. Bill Murray's hand!!!
Banzai is a British comedy gambling gameshow spoofing Japanese gameshows and general television style. It was produced by Radar, part of RDF Media. Each segment of the show was a silly or bizarre contest. Members of the viewing audience were encouraged to bet with each other on the outcome of each segment.
The Japanese characters seen on screen during the programme are meaningless.
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Controversy
In 2001, two years before Fox aired its first episode of Banzai, USA Network aired clips of the Channel 4 edition of the show as part of their Banzai Movie Friday. Asian American groups objected to the clips.
When Fox picked up the show, the Media Action Network for Asian-Americans protested outside a presentation of the show in Hollywood. Group co-founder Guy Aoki told BBC News, "It's just all the backward images of Asian-American people. This is like an Asian minstrel show. Can you imagine the black version of Banzai?" [1]. When sponsors were alerted to the content of the show, many dropped their sponsorship, and as a result, Fox canceled Banzai.
The show also caused controversy in 2002 when they attempted to record a sketch during the funeral of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. The film crew were reportedly trying to measure the speed of the funeral procession with a speed gun to allow viewers to bet on the speed. The police however stopped this before the procession could pass.[4]
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