Taxi with a quiz «Cash Cab» returns to new York

Taxi with a quiz «Cash Cab» returns to new York

After five years of absence cab «Cash Cab» is back in new York. A member of an exciting intellectual quiz, which promises a cash prize, can become a person, it randomly stopped a taxi on the street.

You get in a normal taxi, shut the door, but instead of the traditional silent or not travel to your destination become a member of the quiz. The cabin lights are lit, fanfare, and friendly driver with a Russian accent – Ben Bailey asks you: «Where are you going? You are in the «Cash Cab». It’s a television show that is filmed right here in this taxi!».

«Cash Cab» show, open to USA well-known comedian and a licensed taxi driver in combination with Ben Bailey in 2005. It works for the British franchise. There is the birthplace of the «Cash Cab». Within 7 years, the show progressed and was broadcast on the Discovery channel. In 2012 it disappeared from the TV screens, causes the organizers are not called.

But now all fans of «Cash Cab» can rejoice. The show returns to the screens on December 4.

The show’s host shares his emotions with The New York Post. He says before heading off in pursuit of the win he asked the passenger about where he should go no less than 17 times, and only then, full of fun, looking at the annoyed face of the customer, said what cab he got.

On the question of whether or not Bailey is afraid that you will not be able to find passengers in view of the increased popularity of Uber and Lyft, the presenter responds that it is absolutely certain that many new Yorkers continue to use the old-fashioned way of transport.

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