Distraction

Why they stopped this show I will never know.

Jimmy Carr takes his contestants through literal assault to win a car at the end of it. The challenges involved were hilarious, from being pierced, to sticking their hands in cacti, taking sticky notes of old naked people, I can go on.

Jimmy Carr was always in top form with his insults and mockery.

Then just when the contestant thinks they have won the car, its not over... They have to answer a series of questions or risk further damage.

Distraction was a laugh aloud, cringe fest.

A show the guys from Jack Ass would have been proud to participate in.

Distraction is a hilarious show. The questions are certainly not complicated, and the gameplay isn't complex, it's just people answering easy questions for a car.

The only catch is that they must answer those questions while doing some sort of task. Sometimes the task is easy like pushing a buzzer, other times the task is funny, and then some are just humiliating. The winner wins a car, and then there is a special bonus round. This part is usually the funniest, seeing the look on the contestant's face after they get a question wrong, and get part of their car destroyed is sad, but priceless.

Jimmy Carr, the host, insults the contestants and entertains the audience with his dry, British wit, and humorous observations.("Sometimes things don't turn out like you want them to, I mean I always thought that my mom would be the one to catch ME masturbating.") Hopefully it lasts, Comedy Central is notorious for canceling quiz/game shows.(Ex: Beat the Geeks, Ben Stein's Money) It's just funny to watch.

This is one of the best game shows there has ever been. Jimmy Carr hosts this amazing show. Four contestants are brought in to the studio and we get to learn silly, weird or sometimes gross things about them or their life. What is revealed to the public should embarrass them for life.

Then we get to the good part. They go through four elimination rounds where they answer trivia questions about a simple topic. The only thing is they are getting "distracted". There is always something sick or hilarious to distract them from answering the questions. These include chug-a-lugging hot sauce shots to buzz in, pressing their tongue into a turning fan, having to wrap rubber band around their heads, being zapped with electric cattle prods, or having to do their pranks with some very funny naked people.

The last round is the chance to win fabulous prizes or a brand new car. If they answer a question incorrectly, they have something done to their prize, e.g. smashed, sprayed on, burned, smashed, etc. Jimmy Carr is one of the best comedian hosts I know. Outstanding comedy entertainment!

Jimmy Carr is pretty good with game shows I'd say, not to good at stand-up comedy though. I kind of liked this show, I just don't understand why it was on Comedy Central. It should have been on The Game Show Network. Never the less, my favorite challenges are the hot sauce challenge and the one where you get smashed over the head with stuff and the fan challenge. I also liked tiny, the big black guy. I think they should have gotten more attractive nudists. They got these old people. They shouldn't have taken this show off here in the states. Not a lot of English game shows are successful in America. They might make it big for awhile like Millionaire, but then they fizzle out.

Distraction is an uhm..."somewhat" original show, and at times, quite witty and intelligent. The star of the show could'nt have possibly been a better selection of the host, Jimmy Carr! And what a host he is. He is heart and soul of distraction. I only wish that he'd stop repeating the same jokes he spat down during his earlier comedy shows. For example, I don't want to hear that "he arrived early" for the billionth time! Despite that, he does bring plenty of originality to the table. The show itself is quite funny and sometimes heartbreaking when you see all the merchandise destroyed. Is the shock value really worth such a budget? I really don't know but the budget must be massive!