LOL (format)

LOL, whose full original title is LOL: Last One Laughing, is an international comedy format through the Amazon Prime Video platform. It has been adapted in Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Mexico, India[1]and Brazil[2] The concept was developed first in Japan, the original show is called "Hitoshi Matsumoto Presents Documental", also a Prime Original and has been aired in nine seasons since 2016.

Rebel Wilson, host of the Australian edition
Fedez, host of the Italian edition
Michael "Bully" Herbig, host of the German edition

Rules

Ten comedians stay in a living-room style studio with hidden cameras for a few hours (usually six). During this time, they must try to make their opponents laugh in any way and by any means, while not reacting at their opponents attempts to make them break.

At the first laugh, the competitor is cautioned (yellow carded), while a second eliminates the player from the game (red carded). Eliminated players join the host in the observation room, but may return as an external challenger to the remaining contestants. The comedians can also be eliminated if they aren't active enough. The only way to communicate with the outside is a telephone controlled by the host.[3]

Versions

Japan

The Japanese comedy show was developed and is hosted by comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto and was first released in 2016. By now nine seasons have been released and the format has been adapted into the international format LOL. Most rules are completely identical to those in the adapted shows.

Mexico

The Mexican edition is titled LOL: Last One Laughing, and it is hosted by Eugenio Derbez. The first season, consisting of six episodes, was released in 2018, while the second, also of six episodes, in 2019. The third season has released on December 2021.

Australia

The Australian edition, distributed under the title LOL: Australia, was hosted by Rebel Wilson: the first season was released in 2020.[4]

Italy
Main article: LOL - Chi ride è fuori

The Italian edition is entitled LOL - Chi ride è fuori and is hosted by singer Fedez and TV personality Mara Maionchi. The first season consists of a total of six episodes, of which the first four were made available on April 1st 2021, while the remaining two were released on April 8th 2021.[5]

Germany

The German edition is entitled LOL: Last One Laughing and is conducted by actor and comedian Michael "Bully" Herbig. The first season consists of a total of six episodes, of which the first four were made available on April 8th 2021, while the remaining two were released on April 15th 2021.[6] There is a second season started in October, 2021.

Spain

The Spanish edition is called LOL: Si te ríes, pierdes,[7] and is conducted by Santiago Segura. The first 5 episodes were released on May 14th 2021, with a 6th episode being released one week later.[8]

France

The French edition has been announced and it's called LOL: Qui rit, sort!.

India

The Hindi-language edition of the format is titled LOL: Hasse Toh Phasse. Hosted by Bollywood actors Boman Irani and Arshad Warsi, the show premiered on Amazon Prime on 29 April 2021. Participants include notable TV and stand-up comedians like Mallika Dua, Aakash Gupta (winner of Comicstaan Season 2), and Aditi Mittal.

The Tamil-language version, LOL: Enga Siri Paapom, released on 27 August 2021.

Brazil

The Brazilian edition is entitled LOL: Se Rir, Já Era and is hosted by the comedians Tom Cavalcante and Clarice Falcão. The series is only available in Brazil.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, the first season was entirely shot in Uruguay.[9] The first 3 episodes of the series were released on December 3, 2021.[10]

References
  1. "India", Wikipedia, 21 November 2021, retrieved 28 November 2021
  2. https://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/cultura/2021/12/03/interna_cultura,1328013/reality-lol-se-rir-ja-era-desafia-humoristas-a-nao-rir-de-piadas.shtml
  3. "LOL: Last One Laughing – Rebel Wilson's very silly reality TV series". BT.com. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  4. "LOL Australia su Amazon Prime Video: chi sarà l'ultimo a ridere?". PlayBlog.it (in Italian). 18 June 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  5. "LOL: Chi ride è fuori - Uscito il trailer dello show comico di Prime Video". MAM-e (in Italian). 19 March 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  6. "LOL: Last One Laughing Germany (TV Series 2021–)", IMDb, April 2021, retrieved 7 April 2021
  7. "Amazon adaptará en España LOL junto a Santiago Segura y Endemol Shine Iberia". TTV News (in Spanish). 29 September 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  8. "'Lol: Si te ríes pierdes', los cómicos españoles llegan a Prime Video". 13 May 2021.
  9. https://noticiasdatv.uol.com.br/noticia/series/por-pandemia-amazon-transforma-uruguai-em-sao-paulo-alemanha-e-barra-da-tijuca-67093
  10. https://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/cultura/2021/12/03/interna_cultura,1328013/reality-lol-se-rir-ja-era-desafia-humoristas-a-nao-rir-de-piadas.shtml
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