Comments on: Just for (American) Laughs (UPDATED) http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/07/17/just-for-american-laughs/ Can you think of a better name? Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:55:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Fagstein http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/07/17/just-for-american-laughs/comment-page-1/#comment-53896 Fagstein Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:04:56 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=535#comment-53896 Do a search on Amazon for "Just for Laughs Gags" and you can get eight volumes on DVD, including many gags that were never shown on the ABC show.

]]> By: Lisa Berg-Goodman http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/07/17/just-for-american-laughs/comment-page-1/#comment-53871 Lisa Berg-Goodman Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:43:09 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=535#comment-53871 I thought this was the best comedy show ever! Only it was not on for long. Does anyone know how to get a DVD of this show with all of the skits that have been shown on Ch 7 tv? If so, please let me know. Write JUST FOR LAUGHS in the heading. Thanks!

]]> By: Fagstein » TWIM: Can Flashpoint become Due South 2? http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/07/17/just-for-american-laughs/comment-page-1/#comment-35967 Fagstein » TWIM: Can Flashpoint become Due South 2? Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:14:21 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=535#comment-35967 [...] again, that Just for Laughs ABC show also had adequate ratings in the face of critical failure, and it didn’t last long. The plug [...]

]]> By: Jasper http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/07/17/just-for-american-laughs/comment-page-1/#comment-1093 Jasper Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:53:09 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=535#comment-1093 A US resident, I always enjoyed the Canadian version, watching from Buffalo, and on planes, etc. I agree - the info posted on the ABC website seems to misrepresent that this is a US version, but it's simply the Canadian program with less than 30 sec of new material - the intro, outro and the announcements around commercial breaks.

Oh, and they did pixellate out someone's butt tonight - bet it ran in Canada.

Why misrepresent that it is "an American version"? Why not simply say "from CBC"? Does CBC try to pretend that "Law and Order" or other US shows have been adapted with Canadian content?

A simple but enjoyable show, better than a lot of the junk they run.

]]> By: Fagstein » Maybe I was wrong about Just For Laughs http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/07/17/just-for-american-laughs/comment-page-1/#comment-880 Fagstein » Maybe I was wrong about Just For Laughs Fri, 27 Jul 2007 02:34:03 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=535#comment-880 [...] After last week’s premiere of the ABC version of Just For Laughs Gags, I pointed out audiences were highly critical of the show. [...]

]]> By: Kristine http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/07/17/just-for-american-laughs/comment-page-1/#comment-878 Kristine Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:20:26 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=535#comment-878 To clarify my "not impressed" comment, I actually am a fan of the version of "Just for Laughs" that I originally saw on BBC America. Even though I readily admit the version being shown on US television now is funny, I was disappointed that 1. it was really obvious it wasn't filmed in the US (Canadian currency, etc.--the commercials had made it seem like it was the "US version," which it's not), 2. the gags were EXACTLY the same as the one I saw first, and 3. the cheesy and totally unnecessary Rick Miller commentary (who is he??).

That said, it hasn't stopped me from watching the show! :)

]]> By: Fagstein http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/07/17/just-for-american-laughs/comment-page-1/#comment-857 Fagstein Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:21:30 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=535#comment-857 [...] week after the U.S. premiere of Just for Laughs Gags comes news (Star, Globe, CanWest, CP) that CTV’s Corner Gas is being picked up by [...]

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