| The Jamie Kennedy Experiment | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality Sketch comedy |
| Starring | Jamie Kennedy |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 62 (including one special) |
| Production | |
| Production companies | Karz Entertainment Bahr/Small Productions Warner Bros. Television Big Ticket Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | The WB |
| Release | January 13, 2002 – April 29, 2004 |
The Jamie Kennedy Experiment is a half-hour-long American hidden camera/practical joke reality television series that debuted in 2002 and was broadcast on The WB. The host and star of the show is Jamie Kennedy, a comedian who presented a reality TV format which combined hidden camera with sketch comedy. The show was a production of Bahr-Small Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television and Big Ticket Television and ran from January 13, 2002 until April 29, 2004.
The show's format vaguely resembled that of earlier TV shows like Candid Camera .
In the show, Kennedy travelled across the U.S. and found people to participate in his on-camera practical jokes ("experiments"). Usually there was at least one person who was in on the joke and the "mark" or victim of the prank (usually a friend or relative of the accomplice). Kennedy dons one of several disguises and assumed a character of his own creation to be part of the gag, often using a different voice. The mark then finds him/herself in some bizarre, unbelievable situation. When it appeared that the mark has had as much nonsense as he or she could tolerate, Kennedy delivered his punchline: "You've been X'ed!"
In September 2004, ABC Family added the series to its lineup. G4 also aired the show in 2006 for a brief period. It has not been seen on TV since. Distribution rights are held by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, but they are not currently offering the show to any station.
Paramount Home Media Distribution released all three seasons of The Jamie Kennedy Experiment on DVD.
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