6.6 /10 1 Votes
Genre Comedy
Improv Starring Nick Cannon Original language(s) English Program creator Nick Cannon | 6.6/10 IMDb Created by Nick Cannon Country of origin United States First episode date 28 July 2005 Networks MTV, MTV2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Also known as Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out Cast Nick Cannon, Rasika Mathur, Tyra Banks, Deezy Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out is an American sketch comedy and improv television series that was created and hosted by comedian Nick Cannon. It debuted on July 28, 2005, on MTV and concluded in summer 2007.
Contents
- Premise
- Production
- Season 1 4
- Seasons 5 7 the revivalMTV2 era
- Season 8 present the return to MTV
- Games
- Season 2
- Season 3
- Season 4
- Season 5
- Season 6
- Season 7
- Season 8
- References
In November 2012, MTV2 announced that the series would be returning in 2013 after a six-year hiatus. The series features up and coming comedy stars, along with the show's original cast. The premiere episode of season five had 1.1 million total viewers, making it the highest-rated telecast in MTV2 history.
On June 9, 2016 MTV announced that Wild 'n Out had been renewed for an eighth season, which premiered on August 4, 2016. The season marked the series' return to MTV.
Premise
Similar in premise to shows such as Whose Line Is It Anyway?, the series puts two teams of comedians against each other in a series of Wild 'n Out games which are all basically "improvisational" comedy games. The Teams are the "Red Squad", which was the team name until season 5 where they became the "Platinum Squad" and were permanently captained by Cannon; and the "Black Squad", led by a celebrity guest until season 7 where the situation was reversed with Cannon becoming the Black Squad team captain and the celebrity guest leading the Platinum Squad. For season 8, the colors were revamped once again with the Gold Squad replacing the Black Squad. The Gold Squad is led by Cannon while the celebrity guest remains captain of the Platinum Squad.
After three such games, the two teams square off against each other in the final round of the game called 'WildStyle', in which they must deliver a punchline directed at their opponent's team member(s) within a freestyle rap. The comedians "beef" with each other; however, some are impersonal jokes. Although similar to Whose Line, the "points don't matter", the teams score one point per round victory during the normal rounds, plus one point per favorably judged punchline during 'Wild Style'.
Each episode also includes a musical performance, occasionally by the guest captain for the Black/Platinum Squad (Nick Cannon performed with Migos in Season 6 in the episode featuring Chanel Iman). At times, the musical guest comes out just before 'Wild Style' as the judge for the beefs. Major changes were implemented for the second season including shifting the show location to Hollywood and the teams now compete for a "Wild 'n Out" Championship belt which if the Black Squad wins, the team captain gets to take home.
Production
For the first four seasons, the show filmed from Los Angeles/Hollywood and aired on MTV. The first run episodes were suspended as Mr. Renaissance Entertainment became Ncredible Entertainment in 2012. Upon being revived in 2012, the show was produced in New York City and aired on MTV2 during Seasons 5-7. In 2016, the show returned to airing new episodes on MTV and also for the first time since season 4, production is in Los Angeles.
The "Wild 'n Out Theme Song" for Seasons 1-4 was produced by Fatman Scoop. The theme music for Season 5 onward was created by Nick Cannon himself, with a new remixed version made for Season 8.
Season 1-4
Seasons 5-7 (the revival/MTV2 era)
Season 8-present (the return to MTV)
Games
Let me Holla: Members from each team use a pick up line on a wild'n out girl. If it's funny, it gets a bell; if it's not funny, it gets a buzzer. The team with the most points wins.
Turn up for what: A member from each team shout “Turn up......” The audience then ask “Turn up for what?” If the reply is funny, music is played; if it's unfunny, they get crickets. The team with the most points wins.
Got props: Each team is given a prop and has to use it in a scenario. If it's funny, it gets a bell; if it's unfunny, it gets a buzzer. The team with the most points wins.
Remix: Each team has to remix a nursery rhyme or a song of some sort and after performing the audience chooses the winner.
R and beef: Each team has to make a R&B song from audience suggestions or problems. The audience decides the winner after.
Pie or die: Each member is given a word and has to use it correctly in a freestyle rap. If they use it correctly, they gain a bell. If they don't use it correctly, they get a pie to the face. The team with the most bells wins.
Talking spit: The team captains sit down and fill their mouth with water. Opposite members of each team try to make them laugh. The team that has the most spits loses.
Family reunion: Each member of each team have to introduce a member of the audience as their "family member" and if the introduction is funny they get a bell, if it's unfunny they get a buzzer. The team with the most points wins .
Eat that ass up: Each team is given a random dance to do. The team that does it the best wins.
Plead the fifth: The team captain of both teams sit in a cage and are asked questions by the opposing members. The captains have to answer the questions truthfully. The only way to get out of answering the question is saying "I plead the fifth". The team who pleads the fifth the most loses.
Flow Job: One member of each team must freestyle rap about the occupation they are given to a Wild 'n Out girl. If she gets it, they earn a bell, and if she doesn't, they get a buzzer.
Season 2
The second season contains a total of 10 episodes which were originally broadcast in the United States from February 2 to April 6, 2006.
Season 3
The third season contains a total of 8 episodes which were originally broadcast in the United States from August 10 to October 5, 2006.
Season 4
The fourth season contains a total of 20 episodes which were originally broadcast in the United States from May 12 to September 6, 2007.
There was also a reunion episode to show the funniest moments of the show. It aired on May 23, 2010.
Season 5
The fifth season contains a total of 12 episodes which were originally broadcast in the United States from July 9 to September 24, 2013.
Season 6
In 2014, Wild 'N Out was renewed for a sixth season. The sixth season contains a total of 16 episodes which broadcast from July 2, 2014 to February 4, 2015.
Season 7
The seventh season contains a total of 16 episodes which broadcast from June 10, 2015 to January 6, 2016. There are also stand up specials after the episodes in this season are finished.
Season 8
The eighth season began on August 4, 2016 on MTV, marking the first time in a decade that the show airs new episodes on its original network. The summer half of the season ended on October 6, 2016 and the winter half began airing on March 2, 2017.