Game for a Laugh [SEP] original network
Game for a Laugh
Game for a Laugh is a British light entertainment programme which ran for 56 editions and four specials between 26 September 1981 and 23 November 1985, made by LWT for the ITV network.
Description.
The show revolved around a variety of practical jokes, either in game-type formats played out within the studio or as often elaborate set-ups on unsuspecting members of the public, either studio-based or shot on location. Studio games included the Dunk Tank, Glube Tube and Pie Chair
without the original stars.
One tradition on USA was an afternoon lineup of game show reruns mixed in with several original low-budget productions that aired over the years. It began in October 1984 with reruns of "The Gong Show" and "Make Me Laugh." In September 1985, the network began airing its first original game show, a revival of the mid-1970s game show "Jackpot;" two more original game shows, "Love Me, Love Me Not," and a revival of the short-