Funniest Wins

Funniest Wins
Genre Game show
Presented by Marlon Wayans
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 8 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Adam Kaloustian
Todd A. Nelson
J.D. Roth
Producer(s) Erik Tily
Chris Thoman
Cinematography David Ortkiese
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 21 minutes
Production company(s) Eyeworks USA
Broadcast
Original channel TBS
Original run June 20, 2014 – present
External links
Website

Funniest Wins is an American game show hosted by Marlon Wayans. The series premiered on June 20, 2014, on TBS. The series holds a TV-14, but some episodes are rated TV-MA. The season finale aired on August 15, 2014, a second season has yet to be announced.

Series overview

Season Episodes Original air date (U.S.A. dates)
Season premiere Season finale
1 8 June 20, 2014 August 15, 2014
Episode Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Challenge
Winner
Christina Billy Sydney Christina Jenny
Manon
Billy Billy N/A

Contestants and progress

Contestant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Sydney Castillo LOW WIN WIN SAFE WIN SAFE BTM2 WINNER
Billy Sorrells SAFE WIN BTM2 BTM2 BTM2 WIN WIN RUNNER UP
Jenny Zigrino WIN SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE BTM2 SAFE RUNNER UP
Christina Pazsitzky BTM2 BTM2 SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE ELIM
Manon Matthews SAFE WIN LOW WIN SAFE ELIM
Tiffany Haddish LOW SAFE SAFE LOW ELIM
Key Lewis WIN SAFE LOW ELIM
Jason Nash SAFE LOW ELIM
Matt McManus SAFE ELIM
Ryan "Rydoon" Muldoon ELIM
     The contestant won the competition.
     The contestant(s) was the runner-up.
     The contestant won the Elimination Challenge and was safe.
     The contestant received negative criticism in the Elimination Challenge, but was not in the bottom 2.
     The contestant was in the bottom 2 and was the last to be announced safe.
     The contestant was eliminated from the competition.

Episode list

Season 1 (2014)

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Original air date U.S. viewers
(in millions)
11"The Future of Comedy"June 20, 2014
In the premiere episode of Funniest Wins, Marlon Wayans welcomes the 10 competitors and immediately tasks them with their first challenge, which is to perform comedy for tourists on a double-decker bus as it moves through the streets of Hollywood.
22"Billy Made It Weird"June 27, 2014
Marlon Wayans and Internet superstar Brittany Furlan mentor the nine remaining competitors on the creation of funny Vine videos.
33"Undercover Comic"July 11, 2014
In this week's first challenge, the comedians must create hilarious characters for a round of speed-dating with actual daters
44"Roasted"July 18, 2014
DeRay Davis, is there to coach the comedians through their first challenge, which is the ultimate comedy snap rap battle in the gritty streets of Los Angeles.
55"The Sound of Funny"July 25, 2014
The remaining contestants must create a comedic music video.
66"Tough Crowd"August 1, 2014
Marlon takes the final five to a biker bar and the contestants must make something about the bikers that are funny. Billy wins and Manon is eliminated.
77"Get Animated"August 8, 2014

The Final Four attempts to create short cartoon shows that are funny. In the end, Billy wins and Christina is eliminated.

Note:This Episode Was Rated TV-MA-LS instead of TV-14-DL
88"Funniest Wins, Finally"August 15, 2014
The Final Three have to perform a skit, a live stand-up routine, and a live skit. In the end, the winner of the competition and the $100,000 was Sydney and Billy and Jenny are the runner-ups.

External links

Official website