Just for Laughs: Gags

Just for Laughs: Gags
Just for Laughs Gags title card (2004-present)
Also known as	Just for Laughs
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Pierre Girard and Jacques Chevalier
Country of origin	Canada
Original language(s)	Silent, English, French, interjection
No. of seasons	15
No. of episodes	2,500+
Production
Producer(s)	Just for Laughs
Location(s)	Canada (Quebec, Montreal and Vancouver cities) and Mexico
Running time	30 minutes (including commercials)
Release
Original network	ABC/Telemundo (U.S.) TVA/CBC/The Comedy Network (Canada) BBC1 (UK) TF1 (France) ETB 1 (Basque Country) Channel One Germany/ZDF/Channel 7/BR (Germany) Channel One Russia (Russia) CCTV-4/CTV International (China) Hanoi Radio Television (Vietnam, 2011–2012) Indosiar (Indonesia) Nine Network (Australia)
Original release	December 26, 2000 – present
Chronology
Related shows	Just for Laughs
External links
Website

Just for Laughs: Gags (in French, Juste pour rire: Gags) is a Canadian silent comedy/hidden camera reality television show that is under the Just for Laughs brand. It is based on the similar American series Candid Camera. The series is also on YouTube. In December 26, 2000, JFL: Gags began airing on French Canadian network Canal D. In the following years, the show was picked up by TVA, CBC and The Comedy Network in Canada, BBC1 in the UK, TF1 in France and ABC and Telemundo in the United States; the Canadian version (unlike the ones produced for ABC) will air in the United States in first-run syndication starting in the fall of 2015 and ended in February 2016.

The series uses a hidden camera format, playing pranks on unsuspecting subjects while hidden cameras capture the subjects' responses; each episode presents multiple gags. While some segments have included brief dialogue, most do not contain any sound or dialogue; the audio is replaced with sound effects, a laugh track, and public domain music. Most segments are filmed in Quebec City, Montreal and Vancouver, while some have been filmed in Mexico. British and Asian versions have been produced in the UK and Singapore, respectively. In 2011 the show spawned a spinoff, Just Kidding, which consists exclusively of kids playing pranks on adults.

With its silent format and no translation required, Just for Laughs: Gags has been purchased for use in over 100 countries throughout the world as well as in airports and by airlines. Reactions to the gags range from "inane" to cross-culturally funny. The same distributors also distribute Surprise Sur Prise, a similar show.