Funny You Should Ask (2017 game show)

Funny You Should Ask
GenreGame show
Created byByron Allen
Presented byJon Kelley
Narrated byJohn Cramer
Opening theme"Happy" by Pharrell Williams (season 1)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time22 minutes
Production companyEntertainment Studios
Original release
NetworkSyndication
ReleaseSeptember 4, 2017 (2017-09-04) –
present
Related
Funny You Should Ask (1968 game show)
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Funny You Should Ask is a syndicated American game show that launched in 2017.[1] It is distributed by Entertainment Studios and hosted by Jon Kelley. Reruns air on the Entertainment Studios cable television channel Comedy.TV and through syndication.[2]

Regular and frequent comics on the show have included Jon Lovitz, Louie Anderson,[3] Bill Bellamy, Sheryl Underwood, Tim Meadows, Jackée Harry, Jimmie Walker, Howie Mandel, Cedric the Entertainer, Caroline Rhea, Natasha Leggero, Bill Engvall, Cheryl Hines, Gabriel Iglesias, Anthony Anderson, Maz Jobrani, Jamie Kennedy, Jodi Miller, Billy Gardell, Pauly Shore, Whitney Cummings, Dave Coulier, Sherri Shepherd, Tom Arnold, Tiffany Haddish, Kathy Griffin, Loni Love, Tommy Davidson, Vivica A. Fox, and Raven-Symoné.[4] Byron Allen, who is the creator and executive producer of the show, also appears often.[5]

Lovitz (lower left) and Allen (upper right) are regular panelists. Louie Anderson (lower right) was a regular before his death; since then Mandel has occupied Anderson's seat, whose left arm bears a plaque marked "Louie's Chair." The middle chairs on each row are occupied by female panelists, with the celebrity in the upper left chair rotating.

The program used "Happy" by Pharrell Williams as its theme song from its first season, and a similar-sounding tune from the second season onward.[6]

The series is slightly related in title and format to the 1968 version of Funny You Should Ask, a game show that aired on ABC.

Funny You Should Ask was renewed into the 2022–23 season, for a total of six syndicated seasons (new episodes were produced during the first four seasons).[7][8] It was the second double-season renewal, the first being in 2018.[9][10]

  1. ^ "Watch Funny You Should Ask". Funny You Should Ask. 19 September 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  2. ^ Albiniak, Paige (January 23, 2017). "In an Unusual Market, Stations Try DIY". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
  3. ^ "Byron Allen Says Louie Anderson's Death a Big Loss for 'Family' of Comedians". TMZ. January 21, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  4. ^ "Funny You Should Ask Renewed Through the 2020-21 Season". The Industry Cosign. 2017. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  5. ^ "New comedy game show 'Funny You Should Ask' announces an All-Star comedy lineup for premiere week". TheGrio. January 10, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  6. ^ "Review: Funny You Should Ask". BuzzerBlog. October 3, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  7. ^ "Funny You Should Ask: Season Six; Syndicated Game Show renewed Through 2022-23". TV Series Finale. January 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  8. ^ "Funny You Should Ask Gets 2 More Seasons". TV News Check. January 22, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  9. ^ "Funny You Should Ask Renewed For Two Seasons By Entertainment Studios". Deadline. January 22, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  10. ^ "Funny You Should Ask: Game Show Renewed for Two Seasons". TV Series Finale. January 11, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2022.