The audience was forced to watch in the street (although only for a humorous pre-filmed segment).
The finished news prototype will probably have some nontraditional features - humorous segments, conversations between reporters and the anchor, interactive elements involving the viewers.
Ross has written many segments for CBC, but is well known for his humorous segment on the radio as "Joe from Winnipeg".
Collins and Herring have mentioned that they had felt constrained by BBC guidelines and had wanted to produce a darker, more humorous segment with a longer runtime.
He is the show's stage manager and appears in occasional humorous segments, often involving interviewing people he meets in public places or at well-attended public events.
Degrees from the Don - often humorous segment based on the Six Degrees of Separation theory.
He regularly appears on Japanese talk shows which, in conjunction with his appearance, usually craft a humorous segment based on one or more of his inventions.
The format of the show allowed for some humorous segments, such as allowing people to send in photos of unintentionally funny signs (similar to Jay Leno's Headlines).
It combined the performances new Canadian country musicians with humorous segments.
The channel was hosted by Eliot Spencer in the popular and humorous segment in between shows called Rollercoaster.