The Joke Machine
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- | Jarred Christmas (as The Joke Master) | + | [[Jarred Christmas]] (as The Joke Master) |
== Broadcast == | == Broadcast == | ||
- | Liberty Bell Productions for CBBC, 26 May to | + | Liberty Bell Productions for CBBC, 26 May to 15 October 2014 (50 episodes in 1 series) |
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The Joke Master beams children from two primary schools onto his spaceship, and asks them to tell their funniest joke. Good jokes are cheered, ones he doesn't like are subject to a comedy forfeit. Whichever school impresses him more is declared the winner. | The Joke Master beams children from two primary schools onto his spaceship, and asks them to tell their funniest joke. Good jokes are cheered, ones he doesn't like are subject to a comedy forfeit. Whichever school impresses him more is declared the winner. | ||
- | <div class=image>[[File:The joke machine ship.jpg]]''Joke machine: go!''</div> | + | <div class=image>[[File:The joke machine ship.jpg|400px]]''Joke machine: go!''</div> |
The structure - children delivering setup-and-punchline - ensures the show keeps moving, and comedy ejections evoke the spirit of Monty Python. The show runs for just 5 minutes and never outstays its welcome. | The structure - children delivering setup-and-punchline - ensures the show keeps moving, and comedy ejections evoke the spirit of Monty Python. The show runs for just 5 minutes and never outstays its welcome. |
Current revision as of 12:51, 7 July 2020
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Host
Jarred Christmas (as The Joke Master)
Broadcast
Liberty Bell Productions for CBBC, 26 May to 15 October 2014 (50 episodes in 1 series)
Synopsis
The Joke Master beams children from two primary schools onto his spaceship, and asks them to tell their funniest joke. Good jokes are cheered, ones he doesn't like are subject to a comedy forfeit. Whichever school impresses him more is declared the winner.
The structure - children delivering setup-and-punchline - ensures the show keeps moving, and comedy ejections evoke the spirit of Monty Python. The show runs for just 5 minutes and never outstays its welcome.
Catchphrases
Joke-you-later!