Most of us never knew that watching six contestants trying to climb a slippery staircase could be so compelling, but here we are in the upside-down we call 2017. An episode from a Japanese game show ...

Game shows have been making a bit of a resurgence in the United States in recent years, but it looks like Japan may have just raised the bar. An episode of a Japanese game show dubbed Slippery Stairs ...

The world at the moment is a godawful cesspool of disasters, violence, war, terrible people in positions of power, and impending environmental catastrophe. So for a moment, it would be nice if we ...

One of the country’s latest creations to get noticed involves Lycra-clad contestants trying to scale a set of slippery stairs — and the internet is going crazy for it. Six contestants dressed in ...

LIKE the thought of watching Toff eat a doorknob or Amir Khan being pushed down the stairs? Well, if only we lived in Japan, we'd be able to enjoy this next-level TV nonsense - and more. Forget those ...

The contestants on this latest masochist offering from Japan can be seen desperately trying to scale the stairs as they bid to reach the treasure chest at the top JAPAN has excelled itself once again ...

This video of a Japanese game show is going viral for all the right reasons. While our knowledge of Japanese game shows is limited to reruns of 'Takeshi's Castle' and what the internet gifts us every ...

The game — ever so maddening, ever so simple — is called Slippery Stairs. The premise is this: Six contestants try to make their way up a set of stairs which are covered in a slick oil. The resulting ...

JAPAN has excelled itself once again by dreaming up a bonkers game show that deliberately sets up its competitors for a fall. Called Slippery Stairs, this genius challenge sees six brightly coloured ...