Just for Laughs (British TV series)
British silent comedy/hidden camera television show
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Just for Laughs is a British silent comedy/hidden camera television show, and the UK adaptation of the Canadian series of the same name, that began in Montreal in late 2000. It was broadcast on Saturday nights on BBC One. It was produced by Wild Rover Productions with Philip Morrow as producer.[2] It started airing in 2003 and ran for five seasons, going off air in 2007.[citation needed] During its run, it was the only Saturday night entertainment show currently on BBC One to be produced by an independent television company based outside London.[3]
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Jett Loe
Kirsteen O'Sullivan
Sonia Butterworth[1]
| Just for Laughs | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Developed by | Wild Rover Productions |
| Directed by | Pascal Carrette Jett Loe |
| Starring | Keith Law Kirsteen O'Sullivan Sonia Butterworth[1] |
| Opening theme | Just for Laughs Theme |
| Ending theme | Just for Laughs Theme |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original languages | Silent English |
| No. of series | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 50+ |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Mike Edgar Pierre Girard |
| Producer | Philip Morrow |
| Production locations | Belfast, Leeds |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 31 May 2003 – 21 July 2007 |
| Related | |
| Just for Laughs Gags | |
Just for Laughs was filmed all over the United Kingdom, primarily in and around Belfast, Glasgow and Leeds. The Belfast Botanic Gardens were a common filming location for doing some pranks.
Just for Laughs has a Canadian sister version called Just for Laughs Gags, and the format of the two is identical. Some clips for Just for Laughs are taken directly from Just for Laughs Gags, and vice versa.
Repeat broadcasts
Since Just For Laughs ended on BBC One in 2007, the show was rarely repeated although Paramount Comedy 2 repeated the series at weekends for a short period in 2006, But it was not until 2009 when Channel 5's Sister Channel 5* (then called Fiver) bought the rights to repeat the episodes on weekday afternoons. Since the summer of 2010 the show has not been repeated on 5* and seemed highly unlikely to ever be repeated. However, from Monday 23 July 2012 the program was repeated on Comedy Central Extra for first time since 2006.[4] The JustforlaughsTV YouTube channel has over 1 billion video views.
