The World's Funniest!
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The World's Funniest! is an American reality show that aired on Fox
in 1997. It was hosted by NFL
sportscaster James Brown and announced by Mark Thompson. The show was similar in format to ABC
's America's Funniest Home Videos
, but also featuring funny clips from TV shows, bloopers, and funny TV commercials.
Generally scheduled Sunday nights at 7PM ET (or after NFL football
on the East Coast during football season, providing a program which could easily be joined in progress without much consequence to viewers), the series was seen on Fox until 1999.
The World's Funniest! was based on a series of specials on Fox, entitled, Oops! The World's Funniest Outtakes.
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
in 1997. It was hosted by NFL
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
sportscaster James Brown and announced by Mark Thompson. The show was similar in format to ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
's 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...
, but also featuring funny clips from TV shows, bloopers, and funny TV commercials.
Generally scheduled Sunday nights at 7PM ET (or after NFL football
NFL on FOX
NFL on Fox is the brand name of the Fox Broadcasting Company's coverage of the National Football League's National Football Conference games, produced by Fox Sports...
on the East Coast during football season, providing a program which could easily be joined in progress without much consequence to viewers), the series was seen on Fox until 1999.
The World's Funniest! was based on a series of specials on Fox, entitled, Oops! The World's Funniest Outtakes.