Funny You Should Ask is an American television series which aired from 1968 to 1969 on ABC. Hosted by Lloyd Thaxton, it was a comedy game show featuring celebrities, and aired as part of a programming block which also included The Newlywed Game and The Dating Game. The series debuted on October 28, 1968, and was produced by Heatter-Quigley Productions.
Among the show's frequent celebrity guests were Jan Murray, Rose Marie, Stu Gilliam, and Jim Backus. Additionally, many of the celebrities were fixtures on fellow Heatter-Quigley game show Hollywood Squares and several other H-Q shows.
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2017 series
A new series with the same title is being distributed by Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios and hosted by Jon Kelley. Among the panel of comedians are Gabriel Iglesias, Sherri Shepherd, Louie Anderson, Bill Bellamy, Sheryl Underwood, Jon Lovitz, Jackée Harry, Howie Mandel, Cedric the Entertainer, Anthony Anderson, Byron Allen, and many others.
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Game play
Original version
Five celebrities are each asked for their answer to a question (such as which magazine best describes their personality), which usually results in humorous answers. Two contestants are asked to identify which celebrity said which answer.
2017 syndicated version
Six celebrities, mostly comedians, are each asked for their answers to a trivia question, which usually results in a humorous answer. The two contestants are asked to determine if the answer is right or wrong. If each answer is correct, the contestant wins $100 in the first round, $200 in second, and $300 in third. The contestant with the most money on their scoreboard (the max amount is $1,800) wins the game and has a chance to win an additional $5,000 in the Big Money bonus round.
Running time
Unusually, the series aired in a 25-minute time-slot, and was followed by a 5-minute series titled The Children's Doctor. Since it was a daytime series, it featured more advertising than a prime-time series of the same period, with a 1-minute commercial break approximately every 5 minutes, plus plugs for the providers of prizes. The 2017 revival keeps its similar half-hour daytime format.
Availability
An episode appears on YouTube. Since the episode lacks a copyright notice, it also appears on the Internet Archive. The episode features Stu Gilliam, Rose Marie, Meredith MacRae, Marty Allen and Dean Jones. In addition, another four episodes are known to circulate among video collectors.
Theme song
This theme song was later used by KPRC-TV in Houston, for their late afternoon newscast, The Scene at 5, with Ron Stone & Doug Johnson, from the 70's to the early 80's. The theme song is a variant of "Shades" by Patrick Williams, released in 1968.
In the 2017 revival, the show's theme is "Happy" by Pharrell Williams.
References
External links
- Funny You Should Ask on IMDb
- Episode on the Internet Archive
Source of article : Wikipedia
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