Just For Laughs
Premieres Sunday, June 21st from 7:00-7:30 p.m., ET
Get set to laugh out loud as unsuspecting "victims" fall prey to hilarious hidden-camera tricks and practical jokes on ABC's hidden-camera comedy series, "Just for Laughs," which returns for its third season on ABC, SUNDAY, JUNE 21 from 7:00-7:30 p.m., ET.
Hosted by Rick Miller, "Just for Laughs" is based on the Canadian series "Just for Laughs Gags" and is the first ever made-for-Canada television series to be broadcast on a major U.S. network.
"Just for Laughs" is active in many areas of entertainment production, including festivals, television, theatre and touring. Its inaugural Montreal Festival 27 years ago is now the world's largest and most prestigious comedy event, welcoming over two million people each summer. The company has expanded with festivals in Nantes (France), Toronto and now Chicago, with TBS presents a Very Funny Festival: Just for Laughs debuting June 2009. The company also successfully tours across the globe, bringing some of the Festivals' best talent to Canada, the U.S., Bermuda and Asia, and has personal management offices in Los Angeles, Paris, London and Montreal. "Just for Laughs" television shows are seen in over 140 countries and on over 100 airlines around the world, and have been seen on ABC, Fox, MTV, Showtime, HBO, BBC America, CBC, The Comedy Network, BBC1, TF1 and RTL.
"Just for Laughs" is broadcast with Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning. This program carries a TV-PG parental guideline.