Two men going by the names Pancho and Pritchard deliberately inflict extreme pain on themselves or each other, an act similar to the duo's previous TV show Dirty Sanchez. Entry music: ' Lovefool' by The Cardigans. Thaila is young, slim, pretty, flirtatious and usually wears provocative clothes. Entry music: ' The Power' by Snap! and ' Back in Black' by AC/DC.įlirts with a man, whilst he is in the company of his girlfriend, to provoke a reaction from her. The twists take various forms, including expecting contestants to identify something from inadequate information, deliberately mishearing contestants' answers, and using such props as faulty buzzers or fake lie detectors. Presents a fake game show that either makes the victim undergo very unfair disadvantages or gives an unfair advantage to another player, normally a stooge. There were various acts seen frequently on the show, presented by the regular performers. The Balls of Steel format is distributed internationally by DRG.
At the end of each episode the studio audience had to decide which act had the biggest 'Balls of Steel' by voting on a keypad. In each episode, six acts competed with one of them being the winner from the previous episode.