Australia's Funniest Home Video Show
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Australia's Funniest Home Videos (originally Graham Kennedy's Funniest Home Video Show in its first season and Australia's Funniest Home Video Show in subsequent seasons) is an Australian television show on the Nine Network
that presents home videos
sent in by viewers.
The show is similar in content to You've Been Framed
and America's Funniest Home Videos
, which was also created by Vin Di Bona
(which was based on Tokyo Broadcasting System
's Fun TV with Kato-chan and Ken-chan
). The videos frequently feature slapstick
and lowbrow
humour such as people tripping over or animals behaving in amusing ways. Most videos are overdubbed with a voice-over and sound effects.
Each new Australian video shown receives A$500. At the end of each episode the audience watching at home can choose their favourite video of the night from a selection of 4, via telephone and SMS voting. The winning clip receives $10,000. At the end of each year there are semi finals and a grand final, where third place receives a home theatre
package from JVC
, second place receives a prize package worth around $100,000, normally two or three cars and the winner receives $250,000 in cash.
For most of the show's life, Australia's Funniest Home Video Show has been a half-hour program on Tuesday at . In 2001 the show moved to 6.30 pm Saturday evening,and in 2004, was extended to one hour, and now provides a fair amount of non-video content (e.g. End of Year Prize Ads), although the majority of content still comes from videos. In 2005, the show received a revamp with a new set, logo and theme music, leaving behind the original look of worldwide Funniest Video Shows for a "futuristic" look with a brighter and more open set.
, followed by the return of advertising clip show Commercial Breakdown
.
The show features clips predominately from the American version
of Funniest Home Videos, and is hosted by former Australian rules footballer Shane Crawford
and former MTV
VJ Lyndsey Rodrigues
.
The show was cancelled after its third episode.
AFHV: World’s Funniest Videos
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
that presents home videos
Home movies
A home movie is part of the motion picture filmmaking process made by amateurs, often for viewing by family and friends. When the hobby began, home movies were produced on photographic film, but accessibility of video production with video cameras and low cost data storage devices has made the...
sent in by viewers.
The show is similar in content to You've Been Framed
You've Been Framed
You've Been Framed is a British television show, produced by ITV Studios for ITV where viewers send in humorous home videos. It is currently narrated by the comedian Harry Hill....
and America's Funniest Home Videos
America's Funniest Home Videos
America's Funniest Home Videos is an American reality television program on ABC in which viewers are able to send in humorous homemade videotapes. The most common videos usually feature slapstick physical comedy arising from incidents, accidents and mishaps...
, which was also created by Vin Di Bona
Vin Di Bona
Vincent John "Vin" Di Bona is a television producer for many American television shows such as America's Funniest People, MacGyver and Entertainment Tonight as well as America's Funniest Home Videos...
(which was based on Tokyo Broadcasting System
Tokyo Broadcasting System
, TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named ....
's Fun TV with Kato-chan and Ken-chan
Fun TV with Kato-chan and Ken-chan
was a popular Japanese television variety show aired on Tokyo Broadcasting System around the mid-1980s. Starring Ken Shimura and Cha Kato, former members of the group The Drifters from Hachiji Dayo! Zen'in Shugo, the irreverent and satirical program would poke fun at contemporary society in Japan,...
). The videos frequently feature slapstick
Slapstick
Slapstick is a type of comedy involving exaggerated violence and activities which may exceed the boundaries of common sense.- Origins :The phrase comes from the batacchio or bataccio — called the 'slap stick' in English — a club-like object composed of two wooden slats used in Commedia dell'arte...
and lowbrow
Low culture
Low culture is a term for some forms of popular culture. Its opposite is high culture. It has been said by culture theorists that both high culture and low culture are subcultures....
humour such as people tripping over or animals behaving in amusing ways. Most videos are overdubbed with a voice-over and sound effects.
Each new Australian video shown receives A$500. At the end of each episode the audience watching at home can choose their favourite video of the night from a selection of 4, via telephone and SMS voting. The winning clip receives $10,000. At the end of each year there are semi finals and a grand final, where third place receives a home theatre
Home cinema
Home cinema, also commonly called home theater, are home entertainment set-ups that seek to reproduce a movie theater experience and mood with the help of video and audio equipment in a private home....
package from JVC
JVC
, usually referred to as JVC, is a Japanese international consumer and professional electronics corporation based in Yokohama, Japan which was founded in 1927...
, second place receives a prize package worth around $100,000, normally two or three cars and the winner receives $250,000 in cash.
For most of the show's life, Australia's Funniest Home Video Show has been a half-hour program on Tuesday at . In 2001 the show moved to 6.30 pm Saturday evening,and in 2004, was extended to one hour, and now provides a fair amount of non-video content (e.g. End of Year Prize Ads), although the majority of content still comes from videos. In 2005, the show received a revamp with a new set, logo and theme music, leaving behind the original look of worldwide Funniest Video Shows for a "futuristic" look with a brighter and more open set.
Hosts
- Graham KennedyGraham KennedyGraham Cyril Kennedy, AO was an Australian radio, television and film performer, often called Gra Gra and The King of Australian television.-Childhood:...
(March 1990 – November 1990) - Jacki McDonald (1991)
- Lisa Patrick (1992)
- Jo Beth TaylorJo Beth TaylorJo Beth Taylor is an Australian television personality most well known for hosting three weekly programs on the Nine Network at the same time between 1993 and 1997: Australia's Funniest Home Video Show, What's Up Doc? and Hey Hey It's Saturday, before taking a hiatus from television for more than...
(February 1993—1997) - Catriona RowntreeCatriona RowntreeCatriona Rowntree is a presenter for Australian Nine Network's Getaway program.Rowntree studied journalism at Macleay College in Sydney, after working as a researcher with Business Review Weekly, 2GB and Prime Television...
(1997) - Kim Kilbey (February 1998 – November 2002)
- Toni PearenToni PearenToni Pearen is an Australian actress, singer, songwriter and TV presenter born in Cronulla, Sydney on 5 June 1972. She initially became recognisable through her role on soap opera E Street from 1989 until 1992. She had a pop music career in the early 1990s which included the release of an album and...
(February 2003 – January 2008) - Shelley CraftShelley CraftShelley De Billinghurst Craft and known professionally as Shelley Craft is an Australian television personality....
(February 2008—present)
AFHV: World’s Funniest Videos
A spin-off television series titled Australia's Funniest Home Videos: World’s Funniest Videos (or simply known as AFHV: World’s Funniest Videos) premiered on 7 April 2009 on the Nine NetworkNine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
, followed by the return of advertising clip show Commercial Breakdown
Commercial Breakdown (Australian TV series)
Commercial Breakdown is an Australian light entertainment television program based on the British version of the same name that features humorous television advertisements from around the world. The show first aired on 24 September 2007, and had a first series run of six episodes...
.
The show features clips predominately from the American version
America's Funniest Home Videos
America's Funniest Home Videos is an American reality television program on ABC in which viewers are able to send in humorous homemade videotapes. The most common videos usually feature slapstick physical comedy arising from incidents, accidents and mishaps...
of Funniest Home Videos, and is hosted by former Australian rules footballer Shane Crawford
Shane Crawford
Shane Barry Crawford is a former Australian rules footballer, having played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League...
and former MTV
MTV Australia
MTV Australia is 24 hour general entertainment channel specialising in music and youth culture programming which serves Australia and New Zealand. It is operated by Viacom International Media Networks Australia owned by Viacom and primarily features imported shows as well as locally produced...
VJ Lyndsey Rodrigues
Lyndsey Rodrigues
Lyndsey Rodrigues born July 23, 1981 in Sydney, Australia, is an Australian TV host, actress and former MTV VJ, known as a co-host of the MTV TV series Total Request Live...
.
The show was cancelled after its third episode.
Episodes
| # | Airdate | Timeslot | RatingsOverall national viewers, numbers in brackets indicate nightly ratings position. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series 1 (2009) | |||
| 1 | 7 April 2009 | Tuesday 8:00 pm – 8:30 pm | 1,038,000 (15th) |
| 2 | 14 April 2009 | Tuesday 7:30 pm – 8:00 pm | 1,046,000 (15th) |
| 3 | 21 April 2009 | Tuesday 7:30 pm – 8:00 pm | 899,000 (19th) |
| Average series one ratings | 994,333 | ||
Australia's Funniest Home Videos Daily Edition
Australia's Funniest Home Videos Daily Edition is a second spin off Australia's Funniest Home Videos first aired on Nine Network in December 2009 and currently on GO!See also
- List of Australian television series
- List of Nine Network programs
- America's Funniest Home VideosAmerica's Funniest Home VideosAmerica's Funniest Home Videos is an American reality television program on ABC in which viewers are able to send in humorous homemade videotapes. The most common videos usually feature slapstick physical comedy arising from incidents, accidents and mishaps...
- New Zealand's Funniest Home VideosNew Zealand's Funniest Home VideosNew Zealand's Funniest Home Videos was a New Zealand reality television program on TVNZ channel, TV2 in which viewers were able to send in humorous homemade videotapes...
- Australia's Naughtiest Home VideosAustralia's Naughtiest Home VideosAustralia's Naughtiest Home Videos is a controversial Australian television comedy program which was broadcast on Nine Network on 4 September 1992. It was a one-off special spin-off of Australia's Funniest Home Video Show, depicting videos of sexual situations and other sexually explicit content...
External links
Australia's Funniest Home VideosAFHV