The Great American Joke Off

The Great American Joke Off is an American comedy panel game show that premiered on March 31, 2023 on The CW.^[1][2] The series is created by Dan Patterson — co-creator of the network's long-running improv comedy series Whose Line Is It Anyway? — and hosted by Dulcé Sloan.

The Great American Joke Off
Genre	Game show
Created by	Dan Patterson
Presented by	Dulcé Sloan
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producers	Dan Patterson Jed Leventhall Derek Van Pelt
Production company	Angst Productions
Original release
Network	The CW
Release	March 31, 2023 (2023-03-31) – present (present)

Format

Two teams, each consisting of three stand-up comedians, compete against each other over several rounds involving telling as many jokes as possible, whether pertaining to subjects as prompted by host Sloan, using texts on an audience member's phone, or in response to the comedians' own jokes. Sloan chooses the comedian or team of comedians she personally deemed to be the funniest in each round, and declares an overall winning team at the end of each episode.

Episodes

No.	Title ^[3]	Original air date ^[3]	Prod. code ^[3]	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"Pretty Boys, IUDs & The Dairy Aisle"	March 31, 2023 (2023-03-31)	109	0.35^[4]
Comedians: Team 1: Alonzo Bodden, Ed Gamble, Fahim Anwar Team 2: Moshe Kasher, Natasha Leggero, Matthew Broussard
2	"Wrong Seats, No Hands & Being Vague"	April 7, 2023 (2023-04-07)	104	0.28^[5]
Comedians: Joe List, Mark Normand, Chanel Ali, Rhys James, Glenn Moore, Ismael Loutfi
3	"Peter Pan, They-mes Bond & Chic-Kendrick Lamar"	April 14, 2023 (2023-04-14)	112	0.40^[6]
Comedians: Fahim Anwar, Moshe Kasher, Natasha Leggero, Rhys James, Ed Gamble, Milton Jones
4	"Creeds, Height Supremacists & A Female Riddler"	April 21, 2023 (2023-04-21)	105	0.36^[7]
Comedians: Luke Mones, Matthew Broussard, Chanel Ali, Mark Normand, Rhys James, Ismael Loutfi
5	"Fashion Mullet, Bottom Gun & All Trump's Sons Combined"	April 28, 2023 (2023-04-28)	110	0.35^[8]
Comedians: Luke Mones, Matthew Broussard, Chanel Ali, Mark Normand, Rhys James, Ismael Loutfi
6	"Killer Bees, Jennifer Ani-stan & Casablanc-aargh"	May 5, 2023 (2023-05-05)	101	0.30^[9]
Comedians: Joe List, Luke Mones, Rebecca O'Neal, Rhys James, Glenn Moore, Josh Johnson
7	"Harry Potter, Sexy Narnia & Sabre Tooths"	May 12, 2023 (2023-05-12)	107	0.24^[10]
Comedians: Glenn Moore, Matthew Broussard, Natasha Leggero, Hugh Dennis, Tom Allen, Alonzo Bodden
8	"Captain Kirk, Drunk Driving & Ohio's Not Real"	May 19, 2023 (2023-05-19)	102	0.32^[11]
Comedians: Joe List, Luke Mones, Rebecca O'Neal, Rhys James, Glenn Moore, Josh Johnson
9	"Wonky Carrots, Christian Rock & Electric Ian"	June 2, 2023 (2023-06-02)	111	0.40^[12]
Comedians: Fahim Anwar, Moshe Kasher, Natasha Leggero, Ed Gamble, Rhys James, Milton Jones
10	"Moist Cake, Choking Dolphins & Christian Diaper"	June 9, 2023 (2023-06-09)	103	0.28^[13]
Comedians: Joe List, Mark Normand, Chanel Ali, Rhys James, Glenn Moore, Ismael Loutfi
11	"Holy Smokes, White Shrek & The Wisdom Tooth Fairy"	June 16, 2023 (2023-06-16)	106	0.31^[14]
Comedians: Luke Mones, Matthew Broussard, Chanel Ali, Mark Normand, Rhys James, Ismael Loutfi
12	"Very Good Milk, Slugs & A Dead Fly"	June 23, 2023 (2023-06-23)	108	0.38^[15]
Comedians: Glenn Moore, Matthew Broussard, Natasha Leggero, Hugh Dennis, Tom Allen, Alonzo Bodden

Reception

Viewership and ratings per episode of The Great American Joke Off

No.	Title	Air date	Rating (18–49)	Viewers (millions)
1	"Pretty Boys, IUDs & The Dairy Aisle"	March 31, 2023	0.1	0.35^[4]
2	"Wrong Seats, No Hands & Being Vague"	April 7, 2023	0.0	0.28^[5]
3	"Peter Pan, They-mes Bond & Chic-Kendrick Lamar"	April 14, 2023	0.1	0.40^[6]
4	"Creeds, Height Supremacists & A Female Riddler"	April 21, 2023	0.1	0.36^[7]
5	"Fashion Mullet, Bottom Gun & All Trump's Sons Combined"	April 28, 2023	0.0	0.35^[8]
6	"Killer Bees, Jennifer Ani-stan & Casablanc-aargh"	May 5, 2023	0.1	0.30^[9]
7	"Harry Potter, Sexy Narnia & Sabre Tooths"	May 12, 2023	0.0	0.24^[10]
8	"Captain Kirk, Drunk Driving & Ohio's Not Real"	May 19, 2023	0.1	0.32^[11]
9	"Wonky Carrots, Christian Rock & Electric Ian"	June 2, 2023	0.1	0.40^[12]
10	"Moist Cake, Choking Dolphins & Christian Diaper"	June 9, 2023	0.0	0.28^[13]
11	"Holy Smokes, White Shrek & The Wisdom Tooth Fairy"	June 16, 2023	0.1	0.31^[14]
12	"Very Good Milk, Slugs & A Dead Fly"	June 23, 2023	0.1	0.38^[15]

Critical response

References

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13. Mitch Salem (June 12, 2023). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Friday 6.9.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
14. Mitch Metcalf (June 20, 2023). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Friday 6.16.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
15. Mitch Salem (June 26, 2023). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Friday 6.23.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved June 27, 2023.

External links

• Official website
• The Great American Joke Off at IMDb