Following
on from the completely unsuccessful Playing It Straight (pulled after three
shows in the USA) the producers of the format are back, determined to succeed
in what is set to be the most controversial show of this Summer season, and possibly
since There's something about Miriam, which ended in the courts after male
contestants found out they had been tricked into trying to date a pre-op transsexual
(i.e. she still had a penis).
In
the original Playing It Straight show, 14 guys, some of whom are gay, play
it straight to win $1mn. In the USA version of Playing It Straight Banks, a straight
guy, won. A gay guy (Ben) won the show in the UK version. In both shows two straight
guys got to the last three.
In
Playing It Gay, 14 guys, some of whom are straight, play it gay for the
$1mn prize.
A
producer of the show told us:
The
show, filmed earlier in the year, was set in a gay hotel in Greenwich Village,
New York.
A
straight guy from the show told us:
In
one task, contestants had to prove they are gay by the way they play Basketball,
Football and Hockey.
Contestant:
