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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 Production 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 ) Das Erste / ZDF / ProSieben / BR ( Germany ) Channel One Russia ( Russia ) ATV / Hayat TV / Federalna TV ( Bosnia and Herzegovina ) B92 / Prva TV / Prva Plus / RTS 2 ( Serbia ) NTK ( Kazakhstan ) RTK 1 ( Kosovo ) CCTV - 4 / CTV International ( China ) Hanoi Radio Television ( Vietnam, 2011 -- 2012 ) Indosiar ( Indonesia ) Nine Network ( Australia ) ZEEL ( India ) / G4 Canada Original release December 26, 2000 -- present, reruns since 2011 on ABC 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 ) aired 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. A gag on ' Just for Laughs ' In March 2011, Just for Laughs Gags entered into a partnership with Montreal - based, entertainment site, Videobash.com and now have their own devoted channel there. ( No video has been posted as of this writing. ) Contents 1 Cast 2 Pranks 2.1 List of pranks 3 International versions 4 Just for Laughs ( U.S. TV series ) 4.1 Seasonal Nielsen ratings 4.1. 1 Season 1 ( 2007 ) 4.1. 2 Season 2 ( 2008 ) 4.1. 3 Season 3 ( 2009 ) 5 DVD releases 6 References 7 External links Cast This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( June 2014 ) This section requires specific casting related to Just for Laughs : Gags. Dany Many Denis Levasseur Denise Jacques Jacques Drolet Jean - Pierre Alarie Jean Provencher Marie - Ève Larivière Marie - Pierre Bouchard Nadja David Pascal Babin Philippe Bond Richard Ledoux Marie - Andrée Poulin Kirsteen O'Sullivan Jack Martin Pranks In the opening of each prank, the actors introduce how the prank was done and how it will be shown as well. Here are just a few illustrative examples from the thousands of pranks filmed for the 3,000 + shows include : Alien in the bushes : as people pass by a street, bushes shake uttering a strange language. As they try to check it, an alien pops out and chases them away ; Hand out of the coffin : a coffin is abandoned in a park and when people pass by, a hand pops out ; Stolen tires : an elderly lady asks bystanders to help her carry two tires to her car. But as they do so, they pass a police vehicle which is missing them. They tell the officer that they were the lady 's and they were helping her take it to her car but as they look back, she was nowhere to be found ; Dead bird in a race : people passing are asked to fire a starting pistol to help start a race. Once they give a shot in the air, a pigeon falls down ; Honking at Hookers : a traffic police officer stops drivers and checks their license. Two hot prostitutes walk by and the officer honks a horn and the women appear to believe the drivers honked at them. Instant Accomplice : stranger 's friend or love ones take part on a prank. At the end of every prank, the hidden cameras are revealed. During the pranks, actors would also participate as victims for uninvolved bystanders or crowds. List of pranks This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( June 2014 ) To see the following list of pranks and its season of Just for Laughs Gags based in Canada, see List of pranks and its seasons on Just for Laughs Gags. International versions Country Name Network Aired Finland Pilanpäiten MTV3 2001 -- present United Kingdom Just for Laughs BBC One 31 May 2003 -- 21 July 2007 Sri Lanka Matama Hina Siyatha TV 14 April 2017 -- Present United States Just for Laughs ABC and Telemundo First - run syndication 17 July 2007 -- 12 July 2009 September 2015 -- present Singapore Just for Laughs Gags Asia and Just for Laughs Gags MediaCorp Channel 5 and DIVA Asia 12 January 2010 -- present Japan Just for Laughs Fox 2011 -- present Philippines Just for Laughs Gags Philippines GMA Network, PhLighting Channel 5 November 2011 -- August 2012 Russia Radi Smeha ( in Russian, Ради Смеха ) Ren TV 2012 -- present Kazakhstan Tek Kuʼlki uʼsʼin ( in Kazakh, Тек Күлкі Үшін ) NTK TV 2008 -- present Turkey Komikler ( Just for Laughs Gags ) Kanal D 2012 -- present Azerbaijan Just for Laughs Gags Lider TV 2006 -- present Indonesia Just for Laughs Gags INDOSIAR 2014 -- present Morocco Just for Laughs Gags 2M TV 2010s -- present Brazil Só Risos ( Only Laughs ) Rede Bandeirantes de Televisão ( terrestrial TV ) 15 July 2013 -- present Pegadinhas ( Pranks ) Viva ( pay TV ) 5 January 2013 -- present Kazakhstan Тек Күлкі Үшін HTK 2012 -- present Hong Kong 笑 笑 大 搞 作 ATV 2007 Taiwan 歡樂 夏 夏 叫 Videoland Television Network China 国外 恶作剧 搞笑 录像 / 老外 整 人 Kenya Just for Laughs Gags KTN Kosovo Kamera e Fshehur RTK 20 ? ? -- present Croatia Skrivena kamera Žuta minuta RTL Television 2010 -- present India Just for Laughs Gags Zee Cafe, Zee Trendz, Zee Studio and Pogo 1 January 2004 -- present Pakistan Just for Laughs Gags Cartoon Network Filmax 2008 -- 2010 2014 -- Present Serbia Skrivena kamera - Скривена Камера Prva Srpska Televizija Radio Television of Serbia 2010 -- present 2017 - present Malaysia Just for Laughs Gags and Just for Laughs Gags Asia TV3, Disney Channel Asia, DIVA Asia and NTV7 1 January 2005 -- present Poland Ale numer ! TV Puls 2007 -- present South Africa Just for Laughs Gags Comedy Central Africa 2012 -- present Portugal Não há crise ! ( There 's no crisis ! ) SIC 2008 -- present Greece Just for Laughs Makedonia TV 2009 -- 2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina Just for Laughs Gags Skrivena kamera Face TV FTV 2015 -- present 12 July 2017 - 30 September 2017 Vietnam Just for Laughs Gags Hanoi Radio Television 2011 -- 2012 Just for Laughs ( U.S. tv series ) Just for Laughs Genre Comedy Created by Rick Miller Presented by Rick Miller Country of origin United States Original language ( s ) English No. of seasons No. of episodes 35 Production Camera setup Single Running time 23 minutes Release Original network ABC Picture format 480i ( SD ) Original release July 17, 2007 ( 2007 - 07 - 17 ) -- July 12, 2009 ( 2009 - 07 - 12 ) Chronology Related shows Just For Laughs Gags Just for Laughs is an American sketch comedy show hosted by Rick Miller that shows clips from the Canadian version of the show. Good ratings during the summer airings in 2007 and a writer 's union strike resulted in ABC adding the show to the network lineup as a midseason replacement for 2007 - 2008. It returned to the schedule on January 1, 2008, before being canceled on May 12, 2008. However, on June 4, 2009, it was announced that a third season would begin airing on June 21, 2009. Program Partners will bring the show back to the United States for a fourth season beginning in fall 2015 ; this season will air in first - run syndication. Seasonal Nielsen ratings Seasonal ratings based on average total viewers per episode of Just for Laughs on ABC : Season Episodes Timeslot ( EDT ) Season Premiere Season Finale TV Season Rank Viewers ( in millions ) 17 Tuesday 8 : 00 PM July 17, 2007 November 6, 2007 2006 - 2007 # 111 7.06 14 Tuesday 8 : 00 PM January 1, 2008 April 1, 2008 2007 - 2008 # 156 4.93 Sunday 7 : 30 PM June 21, 2009 July 12, 2009 2008 - 2009 # 150 3.90 Season 1 ( 2007 ) No. overall No. in season Title Original Airdate `` Episode 1 '' July 17, 2007 `` Episode 2 '' July 24, 2007 `` Episode 3 '' July 31, 2007 `` Episode 4 '' August 7, 2007 5 5 `` Episode 5 '' August 14, 2007 6 6 `` Episode 6 '' August 21, 2007 7 7 `` Episode 7 '' August 28, 2007 8 8 `` Episode 8 '' September 4, 2007 9 9 `` Episode 9 '' September 11, 2007 10 10 `` Episode 10 '' September 18, 2007 11 11 `` Episode 11 '' September 25, 2007 12 12 `` Episode 12 '' October 2, 2007 13 13 `` Episode 13 '' October 9, 2007 14 14 `` Episode 14 '' October 16, 2007 15 15 `` Episode 15 '' October 23, 2007 16 16 `` Episode 16 '' October 30, 2007 17 17 `` Episode 17 '' November 6, 2007 Season 2 ( 2008 ) No. overall No. in season Title Original Airdate `` Episode 1 '' January 1, 2008 `` Episode 2 '' January 8, 2008 `` Episode 3 '' January 15, 2008 `` Episode 4 '' January 22, 2008 5 5 `` Episode 5 '' January 29, 2008 6 6 `` Episode 6 '' February 5, 2008 7 7 `` Episode 7 '' February 12, 2008 8 8 `` Episode 8 '' February 19, 2008 9 9 `` Episode 9 '' February 26, 2008 10 10 `` Episode 10 '' March 4, 2008 11 11 `` Episode 11 '' March 11, 2008 12 12 `` Episode 12 '' March 18, 2008 13 13 `` Episode 13 '' March 25, 2008 14 14 `` Episode 14 '' April 1, 2008 Season 3 ( 2009 ) No. overall No. in season Title Original Airdate `` Episode 1 '' June 21, 2009 `` Episode 2 '' June 28, 2009 `` Episode 3 '' July 5, 2009 `` Episode 4 '' July 12, 2009 DVD releases Just for Laughs Gags 1 Just for Laughs Gags 2 References Jump up ^ Just for Laughs : Gags `` This crazy Quebec - based troupe uses the city as its stage, and its inhabitants, or victims, as characters ! People are caught in a twisted yet funny web of comedic deception. This updated Candid Camera is a tad more risque and a little kookier with its practical jokes. The little snippets last only a few minutes, and some look more painful than others. '' Jump up ^ `` THE WHOLE WORLD 'S LAUGHING WITH PPI. JUST FOR LAUGHS GAGS CLEARS 75 % FOR SEPTEMBER 2015 '' from PPI ( March 2015 ) Jump up ^ Keyan Tomaselli Cultural Tourism and Identity : Rethinking Indigeneity 2012 -- Page 29 `` The inane Just for Laughs candid camera on the drop - down video screen is interspersed with silent movies on the... Mick Francis... responded to this note : `` as a Canadian I must apologize for the Just for Laughs show as it a strange Canadian export filmed in the late 1980s and mysteriously shown around the world '' ( Francis, personal communication, October 2008 )... '' Jump up ^ Ray Wiss A Line in the Sand : Canadians at War in Kandahar 2010 Page 249 `` It was an episode of Gags from the Just for Laughs organization in Montreal. For those who have not seen this, it is reminiscent of Candid Camera : the comedians set up an outlandish situation on a city street or in a mall and capture people 's reactions. The Afghans got the jokes and laughed as hard as I did. '' Jump up ^ `` Videobash JFL Channel ''. Videobash. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` Just for Laughs Gags Cast and Crew '' IMDb. Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Jump up ^ `` NATPE 2015 : Fall 2015 Syndication ; Buzzr TV : New Game Show Multicast Network Launches This Summer '' from Sitcoms Online ( January 22, 2015 ) External links Just For Laughs Gags Official YouTube Channel Just Kidding Official YouTube Channel Just for Laughs Gags at TV.com Just for Laughs Gags Channel on Videobash.com also at : hahaha.com Hidden Camera classics Just for laughs standup channel Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Just_for_Laughs:_Gags&oldid=854321528 '' Categories : 2000 Canadian television series debuts Television series produced in Montreal Television series produced in Quebec Television series produced in Vancouver CBC Television shows Hidden camera television series The Comedy Network shows Just for Laughs 2000s Canadian comedy television series 2010s Canadian comedy television series Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from July 2014 Articles needing additional references from November 2014 All articles needing additional references Articles with a promotional tone from April 2013 All articles with a promotional tone Articles with multiple maintenance issues Articles needing additional references from June 2014 TV.com template with ID same as Wikidata Talk Contents About Wikipedia Български Bosanski Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Hrvatski Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית Magyar Bahasa Melayu 日本 語 Norsk nynorsk Polski Simple English Suomi Vepsän kel ' Tiếng Việt 中文 13 more Edit links This page was last edited on 10 August 2018, at 13 : 38 ( UTC ). 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Question: where is the show just for laughs gags filmed
Answer: Quebec City