….how much work it is being part of a studio audience
The fact that I came down with the flu the day before probably didn’t help. For weeks I had been looking forward to being part of a studio audience for the Steven and Chris Show and after arranging the time off (that’s another story) I wasn’t going to miss this opportunity. I medicated myself with cold and flu medicine and made sure I got a good night’s sleep.
I parked the car in the car park about 1.6k away because I missed the walk with the dog this morning and last night I had to pass on the walk. At least I got one walk in yesterday. After walking back to the car I got a total 3.3 k in. Happy about that!
My view on the way to the studio.
Once in the studio, we had to rehearse how to clap and cheer and keep smiling. Do you know how hard that is? The show was entertaining but my friend D who came with me had it right when she said that the hosts talk more to the TV audience than to the actual audience in the studio. At times it was difficult to see what was happening on the floor because there were so many cameras in front of us.
Between vignettes there were lots of prop and scene changes. During that time staff members from the show kept us entertained with draws, games and interviews with audience members. Chris, one of the hosts, was also sick and I felt for him. He was a trooper but he avoided contact with the audience at the end of the show. All in all we were there for about 2 1/2 hours for a one hour show.
Would I do it again? I’m not sure I would go back to the same show unless I knew they had a special guest coming. Apparently if I follow the show on FaceBook they make those announcements ahead of time. I would go to different show. I’ve already applied to be on the Marilyn Denis Show. This show airs Friday, April 5th.
After lunch I walked back to the car and I really started to feel achy again and the cough started up again. I phoned into work and asked them to retain my supply teacher so I could take one more day off. When I got home I went straight to bed. I’ve also started my lemon tea and honey regime. Rest, rest and more rest.
I wrote this post last night but didn’t publish until today because I couldn’t upload my photographs. Has anyone else had this problem? No problem today. Hmmmm?
Mama Cormier 
What an adventure 🙂 Hope you feel better soon!
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Thank you. I’m already feeling better and will return to work tomorrow.
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Feel better soon! I always wanted to know how those shows work with studio audiences.
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It was quite the education. Knowing that the camera could be on you at any moment keeps you smiling and now when I watch the show I know that the applause isn’t spontaneous. The clapping gets to be quite a workout.
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When visiting Hollywood some years ago, we got tickets to be part of audience for the Mary Lu Henner show. We got the clap lessons, but not the smile lessons. And looking back, I know why. On this set, they came through the audience and cherry-picked the “beautiful people” – both female and male, to sit on the front row. Obviously, they weren’t going to take any shots of the rest of us “non-catwalk” people. Hey, but is was Hollywood after all. ~James
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I didn’t see that for this show but it is interesting how the entire front row was filled with young good looking people.
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Attended a filming of a TV show many years ago. There was a warm-up comedian to get us into the mood and yes, we practiced laughing when a large board with ‘laugh’ was held up. It was held up during the show too so we knew when to laugh and when not to. All rather artificial. Hope you’re feeling better.
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