Just for Laughs Gags facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Just for Laughs Gags |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Pierre Girard Jacques Chevalier |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | Silent Interjection Grammelot French English |
| No. of seasons | 20 (as of 2020) |
| No. of episodes | 3,000+ |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Just for Laughs |
| Production location(s) | Canada (cities of Quebec, Montreal and Vancouver) Mexico |
| Running time | 15 minutes |
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| Original release | 26 December 2000 – present |
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| Related shows | Just for Laughs Candid Camera |
Just for Laughs Gags (in French: Juste pour rire les gags) is a super funny Canadian TV show. It's all about playing harmless pranks on people using hidden cameras! This show is part of the bigger Just for Laughs comedy brand. It was created by Pierre Girard and Jacques Chevalier.
The show uses a special "hidden camera" style. This means cameras are secretly placed to film people's reactions to funny pranks. Each episode shows lots of different gags. Most of the time, there's no talking. Instead, you hear fun sound effects, a laugh track, and music.
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How the Show is Made
Just for Laughs Gags first started airing on December 26, 2000. It was shown on a French Canadian TV channel called Canal D. Over the years, many other channels picked up the show. In Canada, it aired on TVA, CBC, and The Comedy Network. It also became popular in other countries! You could watch it on BBC1 in the UK, TF1 in France, and ABC, Telemundo, and Laff in the United States.
Most of the funny pranks are filmed in Montreal, Canada. Some have also been filmed in Quebec City, Vancouver, and even Mexico. There have even been special versions of the show made in the UK and Singapore. In 2011, a spin-off show called Just Kidding was created. This show was all about kids playing pranks on adults!
Who is in the Show
The people who act in the pranks are often called the "cast." They help set up the funny situations. Here are some of the actors who have been part of Just for Laughs Gags:
- Claude Talbot
- Dany Many
- Denis Levasseur
- Denise Jacques
- Francis Gio Santiago
- Jack Martin
- Jacques Drolet
- Jean Guimond
- Jean Kohnen
- Jean-Pierre Alarie
- Jean Provencher
- Keith Law
- Kirsteen O'Sullivan
- Marie-Andrée Poulin
- Marie-Ève Larivière
- Marie-Pierre Bouchard
- Maude Croteau
- Nadja David
- Pascal Babin
- Philippe Bond
- Richard Ledoux
- Sonia Butterworth
- Ted Pluviose
Just for Laughs American TV Show
| Just for Laughs Gags | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Rick Miller |
| Directed by | Troy Miller |
| Presented by | Rick Miller |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 35 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Troy Miller |
| Production location(s) | Warner Brothers Studios |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 23 minutes |
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| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format | NTSC |
| Original release | 17 July 2007 – 12 July 2009 |
There was also an American TV show called Just for Laughs. It was a sketch comedy show hosted by Rick Miller. This show mostly featured clips from the original Canadian Just for Laughs Gags series.
It first aired in the summer of 2007 and was quite popular. It even came back for more seasons. The show aired on the ABC channel. A fourth season was brought back to the United States in 2015.
YouTube Channel
Just for Laughs Gags has its very own official YouTube channel. It's a great place to watch lots of their funny prank videos. As of March 2023, the channel had over 7,300 videos for you to enjoy!
See also
In Spanish: Just for Laughs Gags para niños
