Park-Goers Serenaded On Just For Laughs

August 21, 2007 12:01:00 by Joe Blackmon

The laughs keep coming on another episode of "Just for Laughs,"
TUESDAY, AUGUST 21 (8:00-8:30 p.m., ET). This week, an "elderly"
grocery clerk has the shakes so bad he keeps ringing up the same item,
a dog goes to fetch a stick and comes back with dynamite, a church
choir surprises unsuspecting park-goers and a police officer takes off
his clothes during a traffic stop.

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A Cashier Gives A Blind Man Fake Change On Just For Laughs

August 14, 2007 12:01:00 by Joe Blackmon

This episode’s gags include a construction worker who falls from
scaffolding to the surprise of unsuspecting pedestrians, a guy with a
massive screw wedged through his shoe and foot, a good samaritan who
agrees to watch over a group of people in wheelchairs while their
caretaker departs — only to end up in a mad scramble to wrangle and
coral them — and a cashier who hands a blind man fake change to the
astonishment of onlookers, on "Just for Laughs," TUESDAY, AUGUST 14
(8:00-8:30 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

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Officers In Their Underwear On Just For Laughs

August 7, 2007 12:02:00 by Joe Blackmon

Gags include a jogger running into a pole; officers in their underwear
pulling over some very surprised drivers; bystanders sitting on a
"freshly painted" bench; pedestrians casually walking into an
"invisible" object as passersby look on in confusion, taking care to
avoid it, and a monster popping out of the soil to the shock of
onlookers, on "Just for Laughs," TUESDAY, AUGUST 7 (8:30-9:00 p.m., ET)
on the ABC Television Network. Rick Miller hosts.

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Driver’s License Photos On Just For Laughs

July 24, 2007 12:01:00 by Joe Blackmon

This week’s gags include a guy playing a bagpipe right next to people
using a payphone; a man "farting" around bystanders while talking on
his cell phone; an elderly lady with a walker causing a traffic jam; a
police officer pulling over drivers and laughing uncontrollably at
their driver’s license photo; and a dog "driving" a postal truck, on
"Just for Laughs," TUESDAY, JULY 24 (8:30-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC
Television Network.

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Just For Laughs Premieres Tonight

July 17, 2007 12:03:00 by Joe Blackmon

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," premiering with
back-to-back episodes, TUESDAY, JULY 17 (8:00-8:30 & 8:30-9:00
p.m., ET). The program’s regular time period will be Tuesdays from
8:30-9:00 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.

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ABC Picks Up Just For Laughs As Midseason Replacement

May 19, 2006 11:51:26 by Joe Blackmon

ABC has picked up six half-hour episodes of the hidden-camera comedy series "Just for Laughs," based on the Canadian series "Just for Laughs Gags," for midseason, it was announced today. "Just for Laughs" will be the first ever made-for-Canada television series to be broadcast on a major U.S. network.

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