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Bravo is reviving the Emmy Award-winning gameshow “Cash Cab” and bringing back host and comedian Ben Bailey. New Yorkers and tourists alike have pined for a chance to test their knowledge and ...
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- The Series Originated in England.
- There Are Cash Cabs All Over The World now.
- Ben Bailey Had to Pass A Driving Test.
- Bailey Has Secret Helpers.
- Some Contestants Are Selected Ahead of time.
- Not Everyone Wants to Play.
- The Cash Cab Is Free.
- The Biggest Payout Was $6200.
- The Original Cash Cab Was A Toyota Sienna.
- The Old Cash Cab Is Currently in Bailey’s Garage.
Before Cash Cab came to the U.S., it had a brief run in Britain. This Cash Cab aired on ITV with host John Moody. It kicked off in the summer of 2005 and, although producers had high hopesfor the series, fizzled out by the following year.
Since the American iteration of Cash Cab became a hit, the concept has expanded across the globe. Internationally, it’s earned airtime in India, Canada, Jamaica, Egypt, and many more countries. Just stateside, the show has had additional runs outside of New York. Check out a clip from Cash Cab Chicago, with host Beth Melewski, above.
Before Ben Bailey was the host of Cash Cab, he was a stand-up comedian who drove limos to pay the bills. That side gig turned out to be useful when he auditioned for the show. According to NJ.com, Bailey demonstrated his skills behind the wheel by scoring a 92 on his taxi license exam. He got the Cash Cab job, and left his old chauffeuring job behi...
Cash Cab can’t run on one man or one vehicle alone; Bailey has a crew close by at all times. Esquire reported that a black van housing the audio and video team trails behind the car. Bailey also has assistants who hop into the cabafter he has revealed his identity to passengers. They’ll get contestants to sign their release forms, then work the lig...
Not all passengers are chosen randomly off the street. Some are prescreened, although even that process is a little sneaky. According to previous contestants, the Cash Cab staff often approaches people by saying they work for a made-up series called Show Me New York, where residents share their favorite spots in the city. They’ll give prospective c...
While most people shriek in delight when the lights go off in the Cash Cab, not everyone is into the game. Bailey told NPRthat when the show was first starting out, people regularly declined to participate. “People would kind of look at me and go, 'I don’t know what this crazy cab driver is up to, but I am out of here,'" he said. After the show gai...
Regardless of how well they do, contestants never pay a fare for riding in the Cash Cab. Bailey still runs the meter, because the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission requires drivers to keep a record of the trip, but there’s no fee at the end of the trip. As Bailey puts it: The Cash Cab is one of only two free rides in New York. The other is the Stat...
To date, the biggest winner in Cash Cab history is a man named Sam, who took a ride with Bailey in 2011. He correctly answered a Video Bonus question about the Bonneville Salt Flats, doubling his $3100 in prize money to $6200. Anyone looking to beat Sam this season had better study up on America’s salt pans.
During the show’s original run, the Cash Cab was a Toyota Sienna minivan, sporting the taxi number 1G12. According to the Associated Press, the specs were so well-known that fans would chant the taxi number at Bailey’s standup shows in New York.
When the old Cash Cab minivan retired, it wound up in Bailey’s own garage in Morristown, New Jersey. “My neighbors are like, ‘Are you a cab driver?’” he told Entertainment Weekly. Bailey admits that he sometimes takes the car out for a drive, to “get people excited just to disappoint them.”
Fans of quizzes, cabbies, and Ben Bailey have reason to celebrate. Cash Cab is back on TV after a five-year hiatus with its same iconic Cash Cab host Ben Bailey.He’s a multi-talented man: Emmy ...
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Feb 19, 2018 · Ever-friendly game-show host Ben Bailey checks in to plug his shows at the Tempe Improv. Plus, he answers the timeless question: Is "Cash Cab" fake?
Dec 1, 2017 · Discovery Channel. The Cash Cab is back in action and ready for you to make a few hundred extra dollars while getting to your destination. Returning along with the big yellow taxi is the Emmy ...
Mar 27, 2017 · Cash Cab. 2018 -2023. 14 Seasons. Discovery Channel. Reality, Game Show. TVG. Watchlist. American version of the game show where unassuming people enter the "Cash Cab" as simple passengers taking ...
Jan 16, 2020 · (CBS Local)-- Ben Bailey has been all around the country to perform stand-up comedy, but New Yorkers know him best for his work on "Cash Cab." Bailey has driven around New York City for years...
