Parallèlement à sa carrière d'animateur du Gong Show, un jeu télévisé américain qui dura quatre ans, de 1976 à 1980, Chuck Barris aurait mené une carrière de tueur professionnel. Il aurait officié pour le compte de la CIA sous le nom de Sunny Sixkiller. Confessions d'un homme dangereux se penche sur ce destin peu ordinaire.
Blankety Blank is a British comedy game show based on the 1977–1979 Australian game show Blankety Blanks. The British version ran from 18 January 1979 to 12 March 1990 on BBC One, hosted first by Terry Wogan and later by Les Dawson. Regular members of the celebrity panel on this version included Kenny Everett, Lorraine Chase, Gareth Hunt, Gary Davies, and Cheryl Baker. A revival fronted by Lily Savage was produced by the BBC from 26 December 1997 to 28 December 1999, followed by ITV from 7 January 2001 to 10 August 2002. This version was produced by Grundy, then Thames.
Contestants collect spins by answering trivia questions and then use the spins on an 18-space game board to win cash and prizes. The person who amass the most in cash and prizes at the end of the game wins.
