Surprise Surprise Gotcha
| Company type | Television program |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television entertainment |
| Founded | 2007-09-18 |
| Headquarters | Australia |
Key people | Matt Tilley, Jackie O, Marc Gracie (producer and director) |
| Products | Hidden camera prank show |
Surprise Surprise Gotcha is an Australian hidden camera prank show hosted by radio figures Matt Tilley and Jackie O. The program made its debut on the Nine Network on 18 September 2007.
Overview
The show's name includes "Gotcha," inspired by Tilley's well-known "gotcha calls" featured on The Matt and Jo Show broadcast on Fox FM. This series presents intricate practical jokes played on Australian public figures such as Shane Crawford, Tara Moss, Dermott Brereton, and Amanda Keller. Production and direction were handled by Marc Gracie.
An earlier series with a similar concept, titled Surprise Surprise, was hosted by Jay Laga'aia and aired on Nine in 2000.
Performed gags
- Following a scenario where Temptation's Ed Phillips locks co-host Livinia Nixon inside a phone booth, she invites him to attend a wedding featuring unique cultural traditions.
- During lunch, AFL star Shane Crawford surprises horse trainer David Hayes by sharing insights from a nine-year-old racing prodigy.
- Today' presenter Karl Stefanovic endures an interview with an Arab sheik who plans to convert Melbourne's Princes Park into a winter-themed attraction.
- Writer Tara Moss causes disruption in the streets due to car malfunction.
- At lunch with Getaway's Jules Lund, Dermott Brereton encounters food that behaves unusually.
- Billy Slater, associated with the Melbourne Storm, discovers his own online website.
- Radio host Amanda Keller briefly experiences newfound wealth before quickly losing it.
- Charli Robinson, known from Hi-5 and Getaway, enjoys a Sydney Harbour cruise with an eccentric charity group.
- Actress and presenter Toni Pearen, recognized from Australia's Funniest Home Videos, attends a fundraising event at Sydney's Luna Park, where she endures a prolonged Ferris wheel ride.
- Today' reporter Gorgi Quill meets a man having an extraordinarily unlucky day.