The World's Funniest!

Not to be confused with World's Funniest or World's Funniest Videos.
The World's Funniest!
GenreReality television, comedy
Written byRichard Albrecht & Casey Keller
Directed byBrad Lachman
Presented byJames Brown
Narrated byMark Thompson
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
Production
Executive producerBrad Lachman
ProducersGary Bormet
James DuBose
Bill Bracken
MJ Gillhooley
Peter A. Steen
Timothy Stokes
Camera setupVideotape; Multi-camera
(studio segments)
Production companyBrad Lachman Productions
Original release
NetworkFox
ReleaseAugust 17, 1997 (1997-08-17) –
2000 (2000)

The World's Funniest! is an American reality show that aired on Fox in 1997.[1] Hosted by James Brown and announced by Mark Thompson, the show had a format similar to ABC's America's Funniest Home Videos. It featured funny clips from TV shows, bloopers, and humorous TV commercials. Unlike AFHV, there was no contest element, and viewer-submitted videos were not rewarded with prizes. The show was hosted without a studio audience, with laughter backing during clips provided via a laugh track.

The series aired on Fox until 2000 and was generally scheduled on Sunday nights at 7 PM ET, or after NFL football on the East Coast during the football season, allowing for easy joining in progress without much consequence to viewers.

The World's Funniest! was based on a series of specials on Fox titled Oops! The World's Funniest Outtakes. It is unrelated, outside of sharing a title and concept, to the later Fox series World's Funniest (formerly known as World's Funniest Fails), produced by Dick Clark Productions.

Broadcast history

Season Time slot
1997–1998 Sunday at 7:00-8:00 pm
1998–1999 Sunday at 7:00-7:30 pm (August 2 - October 25, 1998)
Sunday at 7:00-8:00 pm (November 8, 1998 - June 13, 1999)
Tuesday at 8:30-9:00 pm (December 22–29, 1998)
1999–2000 Sunday at 7:00-7:30 pm (June 6 - October 24, 1999)
Friday at 8:00-9:00 pm (June 25 - August 27, 1999)
Sunday at 7:00-7:30 pm (December 5, 1999 - January 30, 2000)

References

  1. ^ "Fox's 'World's Funniest' Hits Below the Belt". Los Angeles Times. 16 November 1998.


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