(Not the most flattering picture of the Bonk Master Kerry Pollock - but a nice article for Hilton Head - Here is the full link and article is following: http://www.npaper-wehaa.com/bluffton-today;see-B0y4vfDXa7t98e1A#c-121541
GET ‘BONKED’ ON THE ISLAND - article by Tim Wood.
LOWDOWN
No, the Low county hasn’t opened its first brothel. “Bonk” is the name of a comedy game show that is staged at comedy clubs around the country.
It stops this week at the Hilton Head Comedy Club. Take some time out from the rat race of the last-minute Christmas gift herd and you might just get the chance to take out some of your aggressions by hitting others with a mallet for laughs.
A lot of Vegas and cruise ship shows try the game show format for laughs, getting audience members to hold buzzers and answer silly questions for prizes. What makes “Bonk” different is that audience members actually get to hit their fellow contestants with mallets.
The producers of the show liken the experience to “Jeopardy” meets “The Three Stooges.” Contestants are given “bonkers” and hard hats. If they think they know an answer, they hit themselves over the head with the bonker, triggering a ring-in buzzer.
Then the game moves on to something called back bonking, where contestants must hit each other over the head to pass on a question and make the other answer.
The winner of the back bonk round then plays the Big Bonk Challenge, where they can win cash and prizes, including restaurant gift certificates and bar tabs from the club. All throughout, players answer questions as silly as “Can a pig get sunburned?” to more traditional trivia. Plus, they’re asked to complete challenges that can be a bit more embarrassing — and therefore hilarious for the crowd.
The game is played three times, with nine contestants picked from the audience to play. Plus, the less daring ticket holders can win prizes in between-round trivia contests.
The game was created by comedian and magician Kerry Pollack, a road-tested performer who developed it to play at trade shows. But he quickly realized that “Bonk” was a perfect event for comedy clubs, too. “Bonk” plays at the Hilton Head Comedy Club at 8 p.m. today and Saturday.
John Biddle/Special to Lowdown
‘Bonk’ host Kerry Pollock directs two contestants through the opening round. The show plays at Hilton Head Comedy Club tonight and Saturday.
‘Bonk,’ the interactive comedy and corporate game show
When: 8p.m. today and Saturday
Where: Hilton Head Comedy Club
Tickets: $10 today,$12 Saturday.Admission is limited to those18years old and older. Doorsopen at7:30p.m. Advancereservationsare recommended at681-7757.
Details: www.hiltonheadcomedyclub.com and www.getbonked.com
For more: An interviewwith “Bonk” creator KerryPollack,page 6.
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