The series uses a hidden camera format, playing pranks on unsuspecting subjects while hidden cameras capture the subjects' responses; each episode presents multiple gags. While some segments have included brief dialogue, most do not contain any sound or dialogue. The audio is replaced with sound effects, a laugh track, and music.
On 26 December 2000, JFL: Gags began airing on French Canadian network Canal D. In the following years, the show was picked up by TVA, CBC and The Comedy Network in Canada, BBC1 in the UK, TF1 in France, and ABC and Telemundo and also Laff in the United States; the Canadian version (unlike the ones produced for ABC) aired in the United States in first-run syndication starting in the fall of 2015. That version is distributed by PPI Partners and is available in both weekday strip and weekend runs.[3]
Most segments are filmed in Montreal, while some have been filmed in Quebec City, Vancouver and Mexico. British and Asian versions have been produced in the UK and Singapore, respectively. In 2011 the show spawned a spinoff, Just Kidding, which consists exclusively of kids playing pranks on adults.[citation needed]
Cast
This section requires specific casting related to Just for Laughs: Gags.[4]
With its silent format and no translation required (outside of gag set-up commentary which is easily localized), in three years Just for Laughs: Gags reached 70 countries and by 2015 had been purchased for use in over 130 countries throughout the world as well as in airports and by airlines.[6][7] Reactions to the gags range from "inane"[8] to cross-culturally funny.[9] The same distributors also distribute Surprise Sur Prise, a similar show.[10]Bruce Hills, who is COO of the company responsible for the show, thinks that the reason why it is in demand among TV channels is because of its feature of expressing to audiences without language.[6]
17 July 2007 (2007-07-17) – 12 July 2009 (2009-07-12)
Just for Laughs is an American sketch comedy show hosted by Rick Miller produced by Dakota Pictures that shows clips from the Canadian version of the show. Good ratings during the summer airings in 2007 and a writer's union strike resulted in ABC adding the show to the network lineup as a mid-season replacement for 2007-2008. It returned to the schedule on 1 January 2008, before being cancelled on 12 May 2008. However, on 4 June 2009, it was announced that a third season would begin airing on 21 June 2009.[11] Program Partners brought the show back to the United States for a fourth season beginning in fall 2015; this season aired in first-run syndication.[12]
Seasonal Nielsen ratings
Seasonal ratings based on average total viewers per episode of Just for Laughs on ABC:
The show has a Youtube channel. As of December 2022, the channel had at least 7157 videos.[13]
Lawsuit
In 2014, a 83-year-old woman was preparing to sue Just for Laughs for child related pranking.[14]
References
^Just for Laughs Gags "This crazy but amazing team of Quebec-based comedian troupe uses the city as its stage, and its inhabitants, or victims, as characters! People are caught in a twisted yet funny web of comedic deception. This updated Candid Camera is a tad more risque and a little kookier with its practical jokes. The little snippets last only a few minutes, and some look more painful than others."
^Eddie Brawley (7 June 2016). "The Strange Phenomenon of Just For Laughs' Canadian Prank Series". Vulture.
^"THE WHOLE WORLD'S LAUGHING WITH PPI. JUST FOR LAUGHS GAGS CLEARS 75% FOR SEPTEMBER 2015" from PPI (March 2015)
^Just for Laughs Gags (TV Series 2001– ) - IMDb, retrieved 8 October 2022
^"Comment la vie a-t-elle piégé Denis Levasseur ?". L'express Montcalm (in French). 25 January 2019.
^ abCarmel Kilkenny (8 January 2015). "Just for Laughs: Gags – 15 years growing around the world". Radio Canada International.
^Zarzycki, Nick (31 May 2019). "The cost of cringe: Does Just for Laughs: Gags go too far?". National Post. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
^Keyan Tomaselli Cultural Tourism and Identity: Rethinking Indigeneity 2012 – Page 29 "The inane Just for Laughs candid camera on the drop-down video screen is interspersed with silent movies on the … Mick Francis … responded to this note: "as a Canadian I must apologize for the Just for Laughs show as it a strange Canadian export filmed in the late 1980s and mysteriously shown around the world" (Francis, personal communication, October 2008).."
^Ray Wiss A Line in the Sand: Canadians at War in Kandahar 2010 Page 249 "It was an episode of Gags from the Just for Laughs organization in Montreal. For those who have not seen this, it is reminiscent of Candid Camera: the comedians set up an outlandish situation on a city street or in a mall and capture people's reactions. The Afghans got the jokes and laughed as hard as I did."
^www.dakotafilms.com https://www.dakotafilms.com/. Retrieved 16 February 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^"ABC Revives "Just for Laughs"". The Futon Critic. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
^"NATPE 2015: Fall 2015 Syndication; Buzzr TV: New Game Show Multicast Network Launches This Summer" from Sitcoms Online (22 January 2015)
^"NICK ZARZCYKI: The cost of cringe - Does Just for Laughs: Gags go too far?". Saltwire. 30 May 2019.
^Marie-Eve Dumont (1 August 2014). "'Traumatized' senior sues 'Just for Laughs Gags,' over". Toronto Sun.
External links
Just For Laughs Gags Official YouTube Channel
Just Kidding Official YouTube Channel
Just for Laughs Gags Channel on Videobash.com
also at:
hahaha.com
Hidden Camera classics (Youtube)
Just for laughs standup channel
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This article contains content that is written like an advertisement Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view April 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Just for Laughs Gags in French Juste Pour Rire les Gags is a Canadian silent comedy hidden camera reality television show that is under the Just for Laughs brand 1 created by Pierre Girard and Jacques Chevalier 2 Just for Laughs GagsAlso known asJust for LaughsGenreComedyCreated byPierre GirardJacques ChevalierCountry of originCanadaOriginal languagesSilentFrenchEnglishNo of seasons20 as of 2020 No of episodes3000 ProductionProducerJust for LaughsProduction locationsCanada cities of Quebec Montreal and Vancouver MexicoRunning time15 minutesReleaseOriginal networkTVACBC TelevisionThe Comedy NetworkTVOntario Canada ABCTelemundo Laff United States Original release26 December 2000 2000 12 26 present present ChronologyRelatedJust for LaughsCandid CameraThe series uses a hidden camera format playing pranks on unsuspecting subjects while hidden cameras capture the subjects responses each episode presents multiple gags While some segments have included brief dialogue most do not contain any sound or dialogue The audio is replaced with sound effects a laugh track and music Contents 1 Production 2 Cast 3 Reception 4 Just for Laughs 4 1 Seasonal Nielsen ratings 4 1 1 Season 1 2007 4 1 2 Season 2 2008 4 1 3 Season 3 2009 5 Best Bits 2004 2016 5 1 Series 1 2008 09 5 2 Series 2 2010 12 6 Youtube channel 7 Lawsuit 8 References 9 External linksProduction EditOn 26 December 2000 JFL Gags began airing on French Canadian network Canal D In the following years the show was picked up by TVA CBC and The Comedy Network in Canada BBC1 in the UK TF1 in France and ABC and Telemundo and also Laff in the United States the Canadian version unlike the ones produced for ABC aired in the United States in first run syndication starting in the fall of 2015 That version is distributed by PPI Partners and is available in both weekday strip and weekend runs 3 Most segments are filmed in Montreal while some have been filmed in Quebec City Vancouver and Mexico British and Asian versions have been produced in the UK and Singapore respectively In 2011 the show spawned a spinoff Just Kidding which consists exclusively of kids playing pranks on adults citation needed Cast EditThis article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Just for Laughs Gags news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message This section requires specific casting related to Just for Laughs Gags 4 Claude Talbot Dany Many Denis Levasseur 5 Denise Jacques Francis Gio Santiago Jack Martin Jacques Drolet Jean Guimond Jean Kohnen Jean Pierre Alarie Jean Provencher Keith Law Kirsteen O Sullivan Marie Andree Poulin Marie Eve Lariviere Marie Pierre Bouchard Nadja David Pascal Babin Philippe Bond Richard Ledoux Sonia Butterworth Ted PluvioseReception EditWith its silent format and no translation required outside of gag set up commentary which is easily localized in three years Just for Laughs Gags reached 70 countries and by 2015 had been purchased for use in over 130 countries throughout the world as well as in airports and by airlines 6 7 Reactions to the gags range from inane 8 to cross culturally funny 9 The same distributors also distribute Surprise Sur Prise a similar show 10 Bruce Hills who is COO of the company responsible for the show thinks that the reason why it is in demand among TV channels is because of its feature of expressing to audiences without language 6 A gag on Just for Laughs Just for Laughs EditJust for Laughs GagsAlso known asJust for LaughsGenreComedyCreated byRick MillerDirected byTroy MillerPresented byRick MillerCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons3No of episodes35ProductionExecutive producerTroy MillerProduction locationWarner Brothers StudiosCamera setupSingle cameraRunning time23 minutesReleaseOriginal networkABCPicture formatNTSCOriginal release17 July 2007 2007 07 17 12 July 2009 2009 07 12 Just for Laughs is an American sketch comedy show hosted by Rick Miller produced by Dakota Pictures that shows clips from the Canadian version of the show Good ratings during the summer airings in 2007 and a writer s union strike resulted in ABC adding the show to the network lineup as a mid season replacement for 2007 2008 It returned to the schedule on 1 January 2008 before being cancelled on 12 May 2008 However on 4 June 2009 it was announced that a third season would begin airing on 21 June 2009 11 Program Partners brought the show back to the United States for a fourth season beginning in fall 2015 this season aired in first run syndication 12 Seasonal Nielsen ratings Edit Seasonal ratings based on average total viewers per episode of Just for Laughs on ABC Season Episodes Timeslot EDT Season Premiere Season Finale TV Season Rank Viewers in millions 1 17 Tuesday 8 00 PM 17 July 2007 6 November 2007 2006 2007 111 7 062 14 Tuesday 8 00 PM 1 January 2008 1 April 2008 2007 2008 156 4 933 4 Sunday 7 30 PM 21 June 2009 12 July 2009 2008 2009 150 3 90Season 1 2007 Edit No overall No inseason Original Airdate1 1 17 July 20072 2 24 July 20073 3 31 July 20074 4 7 August 20075 5 14 August 20076 6 21 August 20077 7 28 August 20078 8 4 September 20079 9 11 September 200710 10 18 September 200711 11 25 September 200712 12 2 October 200713 13 9 October 200714 14 16 October 200715 15 23 October 200716 16 30 October 200717 17 6 November 2007Season 2 2008 Edit No overall No inseason Original Airdate18 1 1 January 200819 2 8 January 200820 3 15 January 200821 4 22 January 200822 5 29 January 200823 6 5 February 200824 7 12 February 200825 8 19 February 200826 9 26 February 200827 10 4 March 200828 11 11 March 200829 12 18 March 200830 13 25 March 200831 14 1 April 2008Season 3 2009 Edit No overall No inseason Original Airdate32 1 21 June 200933 2 28 June 200934 3 5 July 200935 4 12 July 2009Best Bits 2004 2016 EditSeries 1 2008 09 Edit No overall No in season French air date English air date1 1 2004 20082 2 2004 20083 3 2004 20084 4 2004 20085 5 2004 20086 6 2005 20087 7 2005 20088 8 2005 20089 9 2005 200810 10 2005 200811 11 2006 200812 12 2006 200813 13 2006 200814 14 2006 200815 15 2007 200816 16 2007 200817 17 2007 200818 18 2007 200819 19 2008 200820 20 2008 200821 21 2008 200822 22 2008 200823 23 2008 200824 24 2008 200825 25 2008 200826 26 2008 2009Series 2 2010 12 EditYoutube channel EditThe show has a Youtube channel As of December 2022 the channel had at least 7157 videos 13 Lawsuit EditIn 2014 a 83 year old woman was preparing to sue Just for Laughs for child related pranking 14 References Edit Just for Laughs Gags This crazy but amazing team of Quebec based comedian troupe uses the city as its stage and its inhabitants or victims as characters People are caught in a twisted yet funny web of comedic deception This updated Candid Camera is a tad more risque and a little kookier with its practical jokes The little snippets last only a few minutes and some look more painful than others Eddie Brawley 7 June 2016 The Strange Phenomenon of Just For Laughs Canadian Prank Series Vulture THE WHOLE WORLD S LAUGHING WITH PPI JUST FOR LAUGHS GAGS CLEARS 75 FOR SEPTEMBER 2015 from PPI March 2015 Just for Laughs Gags TV Series 2001 IMDb retrieved 8 October 2022 Comment la vie a t elle piege Denis Levasseur L express Montcalm in French 25 January 2019 a b Carmel Kilkenny 8 January 2015 Just for Laughs Gags 15 years growing around the world Radio Canada International Zarzycki Nick 31 May 2019 The cost of cringe Does Just for Laughs Gags go too far National Post Retrieved 9 June 2022 Keyan Tomaselli Cultural Tourism and Identity Rethinking Indigeneity 2012 Page 29 The inane Just for Laughs candid camera on the drop down video screen is interspersed with silent movies on the Mick Francis responded to this note as a Canadian I must apologize for the Just for Laughs show as it a strange Canadian export filmed in the late 1980s and mysteriously shown around the world Francis personal communication October 2008 Ray Wiss A Line in the Sand Canadians at War in Kandahar 2010 Page 249 It was an episode of Gags from the Just for Laughs organization in Montreal For those who have not seen this it is reminiscent of Candid Camera the comedians set up an outlandish situation on a city street or in a mall and capture people s reactions The Afghans got the jokes and laughed as hard as I did www dakotafilms com https www dakotafilms com Retrieved 16 February 2023 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty title help ABC Revives Just for Laughs The Futon Critic 4 June 2009 Retrieved 14 December 2018 NATPE 2015 Fall 2015 Syndication Buzzr TV New Game Show Multicast Network Launches This Summer from Sitcoms Online 22 January 2015 NICK ZARZCYKI The cost of cringe Does Just for Laughs Gags go too far Saltwire 30 May 2019 Marie Eve Dumont 1 August 2014 Traumatized senior sues Just for Laughs Gags over Toronto Sun External links EditJust For Laughs Gags Official YouTube Channel Just Kidding Official YouTube Channel Just for Laughs Gags Channel on Videobash comalso at hahaha com Hidden Camera classics Youtube Just for laughs standup channel Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Just for Laughs Gags amp oldid 1139782245, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
