Bring the Funny | |
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Genre | Reality Talent contest |
Presented by | Amanda Seales |
Judges | |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 11 |
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Network | NBC |
Release | July 9 – September 17, 2019 |
Bring the Funny is an American comedy competition series that aired on NBC from July 9 to September 17, 2019. [1]
Hosted by comedian Amanda Seales, the series features various comedy acts performing in front of an audience for a chance to win $250,000. The first season consisted of 11 episodes: 10 regular episodes [2] [3] and an additional results episode for the finale. The series's panel of judges consists of Kenan Thompson, Chrissy Teigen and Jeff Foxworthy. [4]
The Open Mic round featured 40 contestants appearing over four episodes, with 10 acts per episode. The judges selected six out of the 10 acts in each episode to move onto the next round, the Comedy Clash; the other four acts were eliminated.
Participant | Genre | From | Result |
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Matt Rife | Standup | Los Angeles, California | Advanced |
Frangela | Sketch | Los Angeles, California | Advanced |
Jarred Fell | Variety | Auckland, New Zealand | Advanced |
Harry & Chris | Variety | Ealing, United Kingdom | Advanced |
Ali Kolbert | Standup | New York, New York | Eliminated |
Ian Lara | Standup | New York, New York | Eliminated |
Armando Anto | Variety | Los Angeles, California | Eliminated |
Mister Zed | Variety | New Jersey | Eliminated |
JK! Studios | Sketch | Provo, Utah | Advanced |
Orlando Leyba | Standup | Glendale, California | Advanced |
Participant | Genre | From | Result |
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Randy Feltface | Variety | Victoria, Australia | Advanced |
Michael Longfellow | Standup | Los Angeles, California | Advanced |
Room 28 | Sketch | New York, New York | Eliminated |
Willy Appleman | Sketch | Brooklyn, New York | Advanced |
Daphnique Springs | Standup | Burbank, California | Eliminated |
ISMO | Standup | Los Angeles, California | Advanced |
Mandy Muden | Variety | London, United Kingdom | Eliminated |
Regan & Watkins | Variety | Los Angeles, California | Eliminated |
Morgan Jay | Variety | Los Angeles, California | Advanced |
Jesus Trejo | Standup | Long Beach, California | Advanced |
Participant | Genre | From | Result |
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Calvin Evans | Standup | Los Angeles, California | Advanced |
Handsome Naked | Variety | Chicago, Illinois | Eliminated |
Kristin Key | Variety | Redondo Beach, California | Advanced |
Candice Thompson | Standup | Los Angeles, California | Eliminated |
Audrey Stewart | Standup | Los Angeles, California | Eliminated |
Drennon Davis | Variety | Los Angeles, California | Advanced |
Andrea Lopez | Sketch | Washington, D.C. | Advanced |
Lost Moon Radio | Sketch | Los Angeles, California | Eliminated |
Kids These Days | Sketch | New York, New York | Advanced |
Ali Siddiq | Standup | Houston, Texas | Advanced |
Participant | Genre | From | Result |
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Tacarra Williams | Standup | Los Angeles, California | Advanced |
The Valleyfolk | Sketch | Los Angeles, California | Advanced |
Rocky Dale Davis | Standup | Brookwood, Alabama | Advanced |
Lewberger | Variety | Los Angeles, California | Advanced |
Rivkah Reyes | Variety | Chicago, Illinois | Eliminated |
Graham Kay | Standup | Brooklyn, New York | Eliminated |
Leclerc Andre | Standup | Brooklyn, New York | Eliminated |
Erica Rhodes | Standup | Los Angeles, California | Advanced |
The Chris and Paul Show | Sketch | Stamford, Connecticut | Advanced |
Lucas Bohn | Variety | Brooklyn, New York | Eliminated |
The Comedy Clash features all 24 selected acts and pits them against each other. The Judges then vote on who advances to the Showcase (twelve move on, twelve are eliminated).
Participant | Genre | Participant |
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Jarred Fell | Variety | Randy Feltface |
Jesus Trejo | Standup | Tacarra Williams |
JK! Studios | Sketch | Kids These Days |
Kristin Key | Variety | Morgan Jay |
Participant | Genre | Participant |
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Harry & Chris | Variety | Lewberger |
Michael Longfellow | Standup | Calvin Evans |
The Chris and Paul Show | Sketch | Willy Appleman |
ISMO | Standup | Erica Rhodes |
Participant | Genre | Participant |
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Matt Rife | Standup | Rocky Dale Davis |
Frangela | Sketch | Andrea Lopez |
The Valleyfolk | Sketch/Variety | Drennon Davis |
Ali Siddiq | Standup | Orlando Leyba |
The semi-final Showcase features the remaining 12 selected acts as voted by the judges. The judges will choose 2 acts from each week to move on to the finale, with the viewers choosing one act to advance to the finale as a wildcard. 7 will be Eliminated.
Genre | Participant | Participant | Genre |
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Sketch | The Chris and Paul Show | JK! Studios | Sketch |
Standup | Matt Rife | Ali Siddiq | Standup |
Standup | Erica Rhodes | Jarred Fell | Variety |
Genre | Participant | Participant | Genre |
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Variety | Morgan Jay | Frangela | Sketch |
Standup | Tacarra Williams | Michael Longfellow | Standup |
Sketch | The Valleyfolk | Lewberger | Variety |
The finale began by revealing The Valleyfolk got the most votes from the viewers, and they return to the competition. After the episode ends, the viewers then vote on the five acts to decide who brought the funny. The winner of Bring the Funny’s first season will be revealed in a results episode the following week. Three will finish as finalists, and the winner will be announced by Amanda.
Participant | Genre |
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Lewberger | Variety |
Tacarra Williams | Standup |
The Chris and Paul Show | Sketch |
Ali Siddiq | Standup |
The Valleyfolk | Sketch |
No. | Contestant | Week | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10/11 | ||
1 | The Valleyfolk | SAFE | WIN | WC | WINNER | ||||||
2 | Tacarra Williams | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | RUNNER-UP | ||||||
3-5 | Ali Siddiq | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | Finalist | ||||||
Lewberger | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | Finalist | |||||||
The Chris and Paul Show | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | Finalist | |||||||
6-12 | Frangela | SAFE | WIN | OUT | |||||||
Michael Longfellow | SAFE | WIN | OUT | ||||||||
Morgan Jay | SAFE | WIN | OUT | ||||||||
Matt Rife | SAFE | WIN | OUT | ||||||||
Jarred Fell | SAFE | WIN | OUT | ||||||||
JK! Studios | SAFE | WIN | OUT | ||||||||
Erica Rhodes | SAFE | WIN | OUT | ||||||||
13-24 | Orlando Leyba | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||
Drennon Davis | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||
Andrea Lopez | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||
Rocky Dale Davis | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||
ISMO | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||
Willy Appleman | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||
Calvin Evans | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||
Harry & Chris | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||
Kristin Key | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||
Kids These Days | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||
Jesus Trejo | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||
Randy Feltface | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||
25-40 | Rivkah Reyes | OUT | |||||||||
Graham Kay | OUT | ||||||||||
Leclerc Andre | OUT | ||||||||||
Lucas Bohn | OUT | ||||||||||
Handsome Naked | OUT | ||||||||||
Candice Thompson | OUT | ||||||||||
Audrey Stewart | OUT | ||||||||||
Lost Moon Radio | OUT | ||||||||||
Room 28 | OUT | ||||||||||
Daphnique Springs | OUT | ||||||||||
Mandy Muden | OUT | ||||||||||
Regan & Watkins | OUT | ||||||||||
Ali Kolbert | OUT | ||||||||||
Ian Lara | OUT | ||||||||||
Armando Anto | OUT | ||||||||||
Mister Zed | OUT |
No. | Title [5] | Original air date [5] | |
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1 | "The Open Mic 1" | July 9, 2019 | |
Judges Kenan Thompson, Chrissy Teigen and Jeff Foxworthy search for the funniest comedy act around; in The Open Mic round's first night, sketch, variety and stand-up comedy acts from all over the world give it their all to make it to the next round. | |||
2 | "The Open Mic 2" | July 16, 2019 | |
The Open Mic round continues for the second night, as sketch, variety and stand-up comedy acts from all over the world give it their all to make it to the next round of the competition in hopes of ultimately winning the $250,000 grand prize. | |||
3 | "The Open Mic 3" | July 23, 2019 | |
The Open Mic round continues for the third night, as sketch, variety and stand-up comedy acts from all over the world give it their all to make it to the next round of the competition in hopes of ultimately winning the $250,000 grand prize. | |||
4 | "The Open Mic 4" | July 30, 2019 | |
In the final night of The Open Mic round, sketch, variety and stand-up comedy acts from all over the world give it their all to make it to the next round of the competition in hopes of ultimately winning the $250,000 grand prize. | |||
5 | "The Comedy Clash 1" | August 6, 2019 | |
The Comedy Clash round begins as the best acts from the Open Mic round go head-to-head; the winner of each clash, as chosen by the judges, will advance to the semi-final Showcase and be one step closer to winning the $250,000 grand prize. | |||
6 | "The Comedy Clash 2" | August 13, 2019 | |
The Comedy Clash round continues with the best acts from the Open Mic round going head-to-head; the winner of each clash, as chosen by the judges, advances to the semi-final Showcase and is one step closer to winning the $250,000 grand prize. | |||
7 | "The Comedy Clash 3" | August 20, 2019 | |
The Comedy Clash round continues as the best acts from the Open Mic round will go head-to-head with another comedic act. The winner of each clash, as chosen by the judges, will advance to the semi-final Showcase and be one step closer to winning the $250,000 grand prize. | |||
8 | "The semi-final Showcase 1" | August 27, 2019 | |
The remaining contestants from the Comedy Clash round face off in the semi-final Showcase; the judges select two acts to move on to the finale, and America can vote to save one semi-finalist. | |||
9 | "The semi-final Showcase 2" | September 3, 2019 | |
The remaining contestants from the Comedy Clash round continue to face off in the semi-final Showcase; the judges select two acts to move on to the finale, and America can vote to save one semi-finalist. | |||
10 | "The Finale" | September 10, 2019 | |
The remaining finalists give it their all in one final performance to impress the judges and America who will ultimately decide who wins the $250,000 grand prize and become the first ever winner of the competition. | |||
11 | "The Finale Results" | September 17, 2019 | |
The first-ever winner is crowned; former contestants and surprise guests celebrate the season in brand-new comedy performances and skits. |
No. | Title | Air date | Rating/share (18–49) | Viewers (millions) |
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1 | "The Open Mic 1" | July 9, 2019 | 1.2/7 | 5.97 [6] |
2 | "The Open Mic 2" | July 16, 2019 | 0.9/5 | 4.72 [7] |
3 | "The Open Mic 3" | July 23, 2019 | 0.9/5 | 4.33 [8] |
4 | "The Open Mic 4" | July 30, 2019 | 0.7/4 | 3.53 [9] |
5 | "The Comedy Clash 1" | August 6, 2019 | 0.9/5 | 4.21 [10] |
6 | "The Comedy Clash 2" | August 13, 2019 | 0.7/4 | 3.44 [11] |
7 | "The Comedy Clash 3" | August 20, 2019 | 0.7/4 | 3.66 [12] |
8 | "The semi-final Showcase 1" | August 27, 2019 | 0.7/4 | 3.46 [13] |
9 | "The semi-final Showcase 2" | September 3, 2019 | 0.7/4 | 3.24 [14] |
10 | "The Finale" | September 10, 2019 | 0.7/4 | 3.61 [15] |
11 | "The Finale Results" | September 17, 2019 | 0.6/4 | 3.34 [16] |
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