The World's Funniest!

*The World's Funniest!*
The World's Funniest!
Genre	Reality television, comedy
Written by	Richard Albrecht & Casey Keller
Directed by	Brad Lachman
Presented by	James Brown
Narrated by	Mark Thompson
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
Production
Executive producer	Brad Lachman
Producers	Gary Bormet; James DuBose; Bill Bracken; MJ Gillhooley; Peter A. Steen; Timothy Stokes
Camera setup	Videotape; Multi-camera; (studio segments)
Production company	Brad Lachman Productions
Original release
Network	Fox
Release	August 17, 1997 –; 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[edit]

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[edit]

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

External links[edit]

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

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