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Gideon's Kitchen
The setup
The funny people
Meet the cast. 2
Say it with us
Highly quotable.
It's that you haven't made it for me sooner.
And when I say "bad," I mean Michael Jackson bad.
Just not any world that I live in.
The premise
Here’s the bit.
On the set of Gideon's Kitchen, contestant Drew presents a chicken quiche to Chef Gideon, who opens each verdict with a stern complaint and then twists it into something that might be praise. Drew keeps thanking and apologising on cue as the chef swings between warm and savage, compares the dish to a pop legend's decline, orders him out of the competition and then insists he belongs in the finest restaurant on earth. The critique escalates into an outright death wish before dissolving into a vague shrug of a final verdict, leaving Drew (and the audience) unable to tell whether he won or lost.
Behind the scenes
The people who made it.

Peter Atencio
Director
Script
Automatically generated script; wording may contain errors. Speaker labels are inferred.
- 00:02
Chef Gideon
Drew, come forward.
- 00:06
Drew
Yes, Chef. This is a chicken quiche with cremini mushrooms, baby spinach, and feta cheese.
- 00:23
Chef Gideon
Unbelievable. Well, Drew, I have a huge problem with this dish. It's that you haven't made it for me sooner.
- 00:34
Drew
Thank you, Chef.
- 00:36
Chef Gideon
Because if you had, Drew, then I would know how good you are at cooking food that's bad.
- 00:42
Drew
I'm sorry, Chef.
- 00:43
Chef Gideon
And when I say bad, I mean Michael Jackson bad.
- 00:48
Drew
Thank you, Chef.
- 00:49
Chef Gideon
You know how he looked really, really bad at the end of his life?
- 00:53
Drew
Chef, Chef, I'm sorry. I don't know if you like the dish or not.
- 00:58
Chef Gideon
You don't know if I like the dish or not? Well, let's put it this way. Pack your knives. Get out. You're off the show.
- 01:05
Drew
Sorry, Chef.
- 01:08
Chef Gideon
Because you should be working in the finest restaurant in the world.
- 01:14
Drew
Thank you, Chef.
- 01:15
Chef Gideon
Just not any world that I live in.
- 01:18
Drew
Sorry, Chef.
- 01:19
Chef Gideon
Because frankly, Drew, I'm jealous of you.
- 01:21
Drew
Thank you, chef.
- 01:23
Chef Gideon
And your ability to not give a [bleep] about what you cook. This is not fit for human consumption. No, this should be eaten by a higher life form with a more complex palate, but also an altruistic drive to save humanity from dishes like this. Joking, not! You deserve to die! Aah!
- 01:49
Chef Gideon
so you won't have to endure a life in which you will never exceed what you have achieved here today
- 02:07
Drew
Thank you, Chef.
- 02:11
Chef Gideon
In conclusion... Eh.
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