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
Release
Original network	Fox
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	August 17, 1997 –; 2000

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

Generally scheduled Sunday nights at 7PM ET (or after NFL football on the East Coast during football season, providing a program which could easily be joined in progress without much consequence to viewers), the series was seen on Fox until 2000.

The World's Funniest! was based on a series of specials on Fox, entitled, Oops! The World's Funniest Outtakes. It is not related outside of sharing a title and concept with the later Fox series World's Funniest (previously known as World's Funniest Fails), which was 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)

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