The Best of Just for Laughs

[Lise]

Anyone catch Just for Laughs, that Montreal comedy skits. I love this show!!

  [A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNykCq75zeI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNykCq75zeI[/A]    

[P.C.]

That's a GREAT show.  We've watched it for years (even before this newer version).

I always find it amazing that it's all done with no dialogue.....and none is needed.

  (that one with the dog taking off was kinda sad.....the looks of sincere concern on those peoples faces was really touching) cute skit none the less.

[sofarsogood]

 Lise wrote:
Anyone catch Just for Laughs, that Montreal comedy skits. I love this show!!
 
[a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNykCq75zeI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNykCq75zeI[/a]

Yes I often have, but, and my girl agrees with this, it's quite dumb and ignorantly over the top most of the time, and plain mean too at other times.  Indeed, the only times I ever laughed at it was when there were dogs involved.
When I lived in Montreal in the 80's, a friend of mine described how he was a prank victim of that show or of a similar hidden camera show, when an absolutely hysteric woman began doing antiques of some sort.  After the 'ha ha gotcha, look at the hidden camera' moment, he was asked to sign a release form.  He said: What are you paying me?  They said: Nada.  So he said: No way hosay.

 
 
 

[P.C.]

Yes I often have, but, and my girl agrees with this, it's quite dumb and ignorantly over the top most of the time, and [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffbf"]plain mean too at other times[/FONT].  Indeed, the only times I ever laughed at it was when there were dogs involved.
When I lived in Montreal in the 80's, a friend of mine described how he was a prank victim of that show or of a similar hidden camera show, when an absolutely hysteric woman began doing antiques of some sort.  After the 'ha ha gotcha, look at the hidden camera' moment, he was asked to sign a release form.  He said: What are you paying me?  They said: Nada.  So he said: No way hosay.


  Really ?  That IS a good reason for not enjoying it.  I'm the last person to enjoy watching others being put in a hurtful situation....but I actually find that I get something out of some of the scenes where they put complete strangers in a position of being responsible for someones elses property....and seeing how committed and involved they get.  Or the concern people show for strangers.  It kind of restores my faith in human kindness.

  As far as not being paid.....that's easy.....just don't sign the release.  It appears that most of the people take these pranks with good nature. (well...those shown anyways...lol)