Encouraged by Steve Carell, Fox television picked up rights to U.S production of the Australian improve television comedy SlideShow (2013) in October 2013.
"Riot" is based on "Slideshow", itself based upon the international format "Anything Goes", originally created by Arthur Essebag for French-based production company "Satisfaction, The Television Agency".
The program's mainstays are unscripted improv skits enacted on stages held show's trademark set, tilted at a 22.5 degree angle.
One of the favorite new games is "Into the Darkness" where the cast needs to act out situations without being able to see. The action is shared for viewers on infra-red cameras.
The program's mainstays are unscripted improv skits enacted on the show's trademark set, tilted at a 22.5 degree angle.