A new comedy game show makes it's debut Monday, September 11 when Funny You Should Ask debuts in syndication.
Hosted by Jon Kelley and produced by Entertainment Studios, the shows features contestants who take on a panel of comedians. The results could be hilarious.
In the Twin Cities, Funny You Should Ask will air on CW 23 at 11 PM following the late episode of Family Feud.
It will be the second show to us the aforementioned title. In 1968, ABC aired a daytime game show that was similar to NBC's hit comedy game show Hollywood Squares. Hosted by Lloyd Thaxton, two contestants tried to match answers to questions that frequently elicited humorous answers. Produced by the team of Merrill Heatter and Bob Quigley, the show used celebrities that also appeared on Hollywood Squares such as Rose Marie, Paul Lynde and Abby Dalton.
Two contestants competed on each show. The game began with the contestants offstage and the celebrities were read a question. After giving an answer, the contestants returned and they had to determined which answer the celebrity gave. Four consecutive matches won the "Funny Money Jackpot" that started at $100 and increased by the same amount each round until a contestant won it.
Funny You Should Ask debuted on October 27, 1968 at 1:30 ET opposite CBS's long running soap opera As the World Turns and NBC's hit game show Let's Make a Deal. Two months into its run, the show was moved back an hour to 12:30 ET to make room for Let's Make a Deal, which moved from NBC after contract negotiations broke down with that network.
The show would last another six months before ABC cancelled the show in favor of That Girl reruns. Can the second Funny You Should Ask have a much longer run than the first? Tune in Monday and find out if it's going to be a hit.
No comments:
Post a Comment