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Funniest Wins is an American reality television competition on TBS show hosted by Marlon Wayans, in which comedians compete to be judged the funniest.[1] The series ran from June 20, 2014 to August 15, 2014. The series holds a TV-14 rating, though some episodes are rated TV-MA. The series was later on cancelled on August 15, 2014.
Funniest Wins | |
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Genre | Game show |
Presented by | Marlon Wayans |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Adam Kaloustian Todd A. Nelson J.D. Roth />Andy Scheer |
Producers | Erik Tily Chris Thoman |
Cinematography | David Ortkiese |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 21 minutes |
Production company | Eyeworks USA |
Original release | |
Network | TBS |
Release | June 20 August 15, 2014 | –
Series overview
editEpisode Number | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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Challenge Winner |
Christina | Billy | Sydney | Christina | Jenny Manon |
Billy | Billy | N/A |
Contestants and progress
editContestant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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Sydney Castillo | LOW | WIN | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | BTM2 | WINNER |
Billy Sorrells | SAFE | WIN | BTM2 | BTM2 | BTM2 | WIN | WIN | RUNNER UP |
Jenny Zigrino | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | SAFE | RUNNER UP |
Christina Pazsitzky | BTM2 | BTM2 | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | ELIM | |
Manon Matthews | SAFE | WIN | LOW | WIN | SAFE | ELIM | ||
Tiffany Haddish | LOW | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | ELIM | |||
Key Lewis | WIN | SAFE | LOW | ELIM | ||||
Jason Nash | SAFE | LOW | ELIM | |||||
Matt McManus | SAFE | ELIM | ||||||
Ryan "Rydoon" Muldoon | ELIM |
- The contestant won the competition.
- The contestant(s) was the runner-up.
- The contestant won the Elimination Challenge and was safe.
- The contestant received negative criticism in the Elimination Challenge, but was not in the bottom 2.
- The contestant was in the bottom 2 and was the last to be announced safe.
- The contestant was eliminated from the competition.
Episodes
editNo. | Title | Original air date | |
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1 | "The Future of Comedy" | June 20, 2014 | |
In the premiere episode of Funniest Wins, Marlon Wayans welcomes the 10 competitors and immediately tasks them with their first challenge, which is to perform comedy for tourists on a double-decker bus as it moves through the streets of Hollywood. | |||
2 | "Billy Made It Weird" | June 27, 2014 | |
Marlon Wayans and Internet superstar Brittany Furlan mentor the nine remaining competitors on the creation of funny Vine videos. | |||
3 | "Undercover Comic" | July 11, 2014 | |
In this week's first challenge, the comedians must create hilarious characters for a round of speed-dating with actual daters | |||
4 | "Roasted" | July 18, 2014 | |
DeRay Davis, is there to coach the comedians through their first challenge, which is the ultimate comedy snap rap battle in the gritty streets of Los Angeles. | |||
5 | "The Sound of Funny" | July 25, 2014 | |
The remaining contestants must create a comedic music video. | |||
6 | "Tough Crowd" | August 1, 2014 | |
Marlon takes the final five to a biker bar and the contestants must make something about the bikers that are funny. Billy wins and Manon is eliminated. | |||
7 | "Get Animated" | August 8, 2014 | |
The Final Four attempts to create short cartoon shows that are funny. In the end, Billy wins and Christina is eliminated. Note: This Episode Was Rated TV-MA-LS instead of TV-14-DL.[citation needed] | |||
8 | "Funniest Wins, Finally" | August 15, 2014 | |
The Final Three have to perform a skit, a live stand-up routine, and a live skit. In the end, the winner of the competition and the $100,000 was Sydney, with Billy and Jenny being the runners-up. |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Keene, Allison (20 June 2014). "'Funniest Wins': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter.