| Funniest Wins | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Presented by | Marlon Wayans |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Adam Kaloustian Todd A. Nelson J.D. Roth />Andy Scheer |
| Producers | Erik Tily Chris Thoman |
| Cinematography | David Ortkiese |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 21 minutes |
| Production company | Eyeworks USA |
| Original release | |
| Network | TBS |
| Release | June 20 – August 15, 2014 |
Funniest Wins is an American reality television competition on TBS show hosted by Marlon Wayans, in which comedians compete to be judged the funniest.[1] The series ran from June 20 to August 15, 2014. The series holds a TV-14 rating, though some episodes are rated TV-MA. The series was later on cancelled on August 15, 2014.
Series overview[edit]
| Episode Number | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challenge Winner |
Christina | Billy | Sydney | Christina | Jenny Manon |
Billy | Billy | N/A |
Contestants and progress[edit]
| Contestant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Castillo | LOW | WIN | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | BTM2 | WINNER |
| Billy Sorrells | SAFE | WIN | BTM2 | BTM2 | BTM2 | WIN | WIN | RUNNER UP |
| Jenny Zigrino | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | SAFE | RUNNER UP |
| Christina Pazsitzky | BTM2 | BTM2 | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | ELIM | |
| Manon Matthews | SAFE | WIN | LOW | WIN | SAFE | ELIM | ||
| Tiffany Haddish | LOW | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | ELIM | |||
| Key Lewis | WIN | SAFE | LOW | ELIM | ||||
| Jason Nash | SAFE | LOW | ELIM | |||||
| Matt McManus | SAFE | ELIM | ||||||
| Ryan "Rydoon" Muldoon | ELIM | |||||||
- The contestant won the competition.
- The contestant(s) was the runner-up.
- The contestant won the Elimination Challenge and was safe.
- The contestant received negative criticism in the Elimination Challenge, but was not in the bottom 2.
- The contestant was in the bottom 2 and was the last to be announced safe.
- The contestant was eliminated from the competition.
Episodes[edit]
| No. | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Future of Comedy" | June 20, 2014 | |
| In the premiere episode of Funniest Wins, Marlon Wayans welcomes the 10 competitors and immediately tasks them with their first challenge, which is to perform comedy for tourists on a double-decker bus as it moves through the streets of Hollywood. | |||
| 2 | "Billy Made It Weird" | June 27, 2014 | |
| Marlon Wayans and Internet superstar Brittany Furlan mentor the nine remaining competitors on the creation of funny Vine videos. | |||
| 3 | "Undercover Comic" | July 11, 2014 | |
| In this week's first challenge, the comedians must create hilarious characters for a round of speed-dating with actual daters | |||
| 4 | "Roasted" | July 18, 2014 | |
| DeRay Davis, is there to coach the comedians through their first challenge, which is the ultimate comedy snap rap battle in the gritty streets of Los Angeles. | |||
| 5 | "The Sound of Funny" | July 25, 2014 | |
| The remaining contestants must create a comedic music video. | |||
| 6 | "Tough Crowd" | August 1, 2014 | |
| Marlon takes the final five to a biker bar and the contestants must make something about the bikers that are funny. Billy wins and Manon is eliminated. | |||
| 7 | "Get Animated" | August 8, 2014 | |
|
The Final Four attempts to create short cartoon shows that are funny. In the end, Billy wins and Christina is eliminated. Note: This Episode Was Rated TV-MA-LS instead of TV-14-DL.[citation needed] | |||
| 8 | "Funniest Wins, Finally" | August 15, 2014 | |
| The Final Three have to perform a skit, a live stand-up routine, and a live skit. In the end, the winner of the competition and the $100,000 was Sydney, with Billy and Jenny being the runners-up. | |||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Keene, Allison (20 June 2014). "'Funniest Wins': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter.