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Bring the Funny
The cast of JK! Studios in Bring the Funny
Genre	Reality Talent contest
Presented by	Amanda Seales
Judges	Kenan Thompson Chrissy Teigen Jeff Foxworthy
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	11
Production
Executive producers	David Friedman Matilda Zoltowski
Production companies	Universal Television Alternative Studio Just for Laughs Television Open 4 Business Productions
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	July 9 (2019-07-09) – September 17, 2019 (2019-09-17)

Bring the Funny is an American comedy competition series that aired on NBC from July 9 to September 17, 2019.

Hosted by comedian Amanda Seales, the series features various comedy acts performing in front of an audience for a chance to win $250,000. The first season consisted of 11 episodes: 10 regular episodes and an additional results episode for the finale. The series's panel of judges consists of Kenan Thompson, Chrissy Teigen and Jeff Foxworthy.

Open Mic

The Open Mic round featured 40 contestants appearing over four episodes, with 10 acts per episode. The judges selected six out of the 10 acts in each episode to move onto the next round, the Comedy Clash; the other four acts were eliminated.

Week 1

Participant	Genre	From	Result
Matt Rife	Standup	Los Angeles, California	Advanced
Frangela	Sketch	Los Angeles, California	Advanced
Jarred Fell	Variety	Auckland, New Zealand	Advanced
Harry & Chris	Variety	Ealing, United Kingdom	Advanced
Ali Kolbert	Standup	New York, New York	Eliminated
Ian Lara	Standup	New York, New York	Eliminated
Armando Anto	Variety	Los Angeles, California	Eliminated
Mister Zed	Variety	New Jersey	Eliminated
JK! Studios	Sketch	Provo, Utah	Advanced
Orlando Leyba	Standup	Glendale, California	Advanced

Week 2

Participant	Genre	From	Result
Randy Feltface	Variety	Victoria, Australia	Advanced
Michael Longfellow	Standup	Los Angeles, California	Advanced
Room 28	Sketch	New York, New York	Eliminated
Willy Appleman	Sketch	Brooklyn, New York	Advanced
Daphnique Springs	Standup	Burbank, California	Eliminated
ISMO	Standup	Los Angeles, California	Advanced
Mandy Muden	Variety	London, United Kingdom	Eliminated
Regan & Watkins	Variety	Los Angeles, California	Eliminated
Morgan Jay	Variety	Los Angeles, California	Advanced
Jesus Trejo	Standup	Long Beach, California	Advanced

Week 3

Participant	Genre	From	Result
Calvin Evans	Standup	Los Angeles, California	Advanced
Handsome Naked	Variety	Chicago, Illinois	Eliminated
Kristin Key	Variety	Redondo Beach, California	Advanced
Candice Thompson	Standup	Los Angeles, California	Eliminated
Audrey Stewart	Standup	Los Angeles, California	Eliminated
Drennon Davis	Variety	Los Angeles, California	Advanced
Andrea Lopez	Sketch	Washington, D.C.	Advanced
Lost Moon Radio	Sketch	Los Angeles, California	Eliminated
Kids These Days	Sketch	New York, New York	Advanced
Ali Siddiq	Standup	Houston, Texas	Advanced

Week 4

Participant	Genre	From	Result
Tacarra Williams	Standup	Los Angeles, California	Advanced
The Valleyfolk	Sketch	Los Angeles, California	Advanced
Rocky Dale Davis	Standup	Brookwood, Alabama	Advanced
Lewberger	Variety	Los Angeles, California	Advanced
Rivkah Reyes	Variety	Chicago, Illinois	Eliminated
Graham Kay	Standup	Brooklyn, New York	Eliminated
Leclerc Andre	Standup	Brooklyn, New York	Eliminated
Erica Rhodes	Standup	Los Angeles, California	Advanced
The Chris and Paul Show	Sketch	Stamford, Connecticut	Advanced
Lucas Bohn	Variety	Brooklyn, New York	Eliminated

Comedy Clash

The Comedy Clash features all 24 selected acts and pits them against each other. The Judges then vote on who advances to the Showcase (twelve move on, twelve are eliminated).

Week 5

Participant	Genre	Participant
Jarred Fell	Variety	Randy Feltface
Jesus Trejo	Standup	Tacarra Williams
JK! Studios	Sketch	Kids These Days
Kristin Key	Variety	Morgan Jay

Week 6

Participant	Genre	Participant
Harry & Chris	Variety	Lewberger
Michael Longfellow	Standup	Calvin Evans
The Chris and Paul Show	Sketch	Willy Appleman
ISMO	Standup	Erica Rhodes

Week 7

Participant	Genre	Participant
Matt Rife	Standup	Rocky Dale Davis
Frangela	Sketch	Andrea Lopez
The Valleyfolk	Sketch/Variety	Drennon Davis
Ali Siddiq	Standup	Orlando Leyba

Semi-final Showcase

The semi-final Showcase features the remaining 12 selected acts as voted by the judges. The judges will choose 2 acts from each week to move on to the finale, with the viewers choosing one act to advance to the finale as a wildcard. 7 will be Eliminated.

Week 8

Genre	Participant	Participant	Genre
Sketch	The Chris and Paul Show	JK! Studios	Sketch
Standup	Matt Rife	Ali Siddiq	Standup
Standup	Erica Rhodes	Jarred Fell	Variety

Week 9

Genre	Participant	Participant	Genre
Variety	Morgan Jay	Frangela	Sketch
Standup	Tacarra Williams	Michael Longfellow	Standup
Sketch	The Valleyfolk	Lewberger	Variety

Finale

The finale began by revealing The Valleyfolk got the most votes from the viewers, and they return to the competition. After the episode ends, the viewers then vote on the five acts to decide who brought the funny. The winner of Bring the Funny’s first season will be revealed in a results episode the following week. Three will finish as finalists, and the winner will be announced by Amanda.

Week 10

Participant	Genre
Lewberger	Variety
Tacarra Williams	Standup
The Chris and Paul Show	Sketch
Ali Siddiq	Standup
The Valleyfolk	Sketch

Elimination table

No.	Contestant	Week
No.	Contestant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10/11
1	The Valleyfolk				SAFE			WIN		WC	WINNER
2	Tacarra Williams				SAFE	WIN				SAFE	RUNNER-UP
3-5	Ali Siddiq			SAFE				WIN	SAFE		Finalist
	Lewberger				SAFE		WIN			SAFE	Finalist
	The Chris and Paul Show				SAFE		WIN		SAFE		Finalist
6-12	Frangela	SAFE						WIN		OUT
	Michael Longfellow		SAFE				WIN			OUT
	Morgan Jay		SAFE			WIN				OUT
	Matt Rife	SAFE						WIN	OUT
	Jarred Fell	SAFE				WIN			OUT
	JK! Studios	SAFE				WIN			OUT
	Erica Rhodes				SAFE		WIN		OUT
13-24	Orlando Leyba	SAFE						OUT
	Drennon Davis			SAFE				OUT
	Andrea Lopez			SAFE				OUT
	Rocky Dale Davis				SAFE			OUT
	ISMO		SAFE				OUT
	Willy Appleman		SAFE				OUT
	Calvin Evans			SAFE			OUT
	Harry & Chris	SAFE					OUT
	Kristin Key			SAFE		OUT
	Kids These Days			SAFE		OUT
	Jesus Trejo		SAFE			OUT
	Randy Feltface		SAFE			OUT
25-40	Rivkah Reyes				OUT
	Graham Kay				OUT
	Leclerc Andre				OUT
	Lucas Bohn				OUT
	Handsome Naked			OUT
	Candice Thompson			OUT
	Audrey Stewart			OUT
	Lost Moon Radio			OUT
	Room 28		OUT
	Daphnique Springs		OUT
	Mandy Muden		OUT
	Regan & Watkins		OUT
	Ali Kolbert	OUT
	Ian Lara	OUT
	Armando Anto	OUT
	Mister Zed	OUT

This act was safe from elimination. This act won the Comedy Clash. This act was chosen as a wildcard. This act did not perform. This act was eliminated from the competition.

Episodes

No.	Title	Original air date
1	"The Open Mic 1"	July 9, 2019 (2019-07-09)
Judges Kenan Thompson, Chrissy Teigen and Jeff Foxworthy search for the funniest comedy act around; in The Open Mic round's first night, sketch, variety and stand-up comedy acts from all over the world give it their all to make it to the next round.
2	"The Open Mic 2"	July 16, 2019 (2019-07-16)
The Open Mic round continues for the second night, as sketch, variety and stand-up comedy acts from all over the world give it their all to make it to the next round of the competition in hopes of ultimately winning the $250,000 grand prize.
3	"The Open Mic 3"	July 23, 2019 (2019-07-23)
The Open Mic round continues for the third night, as sketch, variety and stand-up comedy acts from all over the world give it their all to make it to the next round of the competition in hopes of ultimately winning the $250,000 grand prize.
4	"The Open Mic 4"	July 30, 2019 (2019-07-30)
In the final night of The Open Mic round, sketch, variety and stand-up comedy acts from all over the world give it their all to make it to the next round of the competition in hopes of ultimately winning the $250,000 grand prize.
5	"The Comedy Clash 1"	August 6, 2019 (2019-08-06)
The Comedy Clash round begins as the best acts from the Open Mic round go head-to-head; the winner of each clash, as chosen by the judges, will advance to the semi-final Showcase and be one step closer to winning the $250,000 grand prize.
6	"The Comedy Clash 2"	August 13, 2019 (2019-08-13)
The Comedy Clash round continues with the best acts from the Open Mic round going head-to-head; the winner of each clash, as chosen by the judges, advances to the semi-final Showcase and is one step closer to winning the $250,000 grand prize.
7	"The Comedy Clash 3"	August 20, 2019 (2019-08-20)
The Comedy Clash round continues as the best acts from the Open Mic round will go head-to-head with another comedic act. The winner of each clash, as chosen by the judges, will advance to the semi-final Showcase and be one step closer to winning the $250,000 grand prize.
8	"The semi-final Showcase 1"	August 27, 2019 (2019-08-27)
The remaining contestants from the Comedy Clash round face off in the semi-final Showcase; the judges select two acts to move on to the finale, and America can vote to save one semi-finalist.
9	"The semi-final Showcase 2"	September 3, 2019 (2019-09-03)
The remaining contestants from the Comedy Clash round continue to face off in the semi-final Showcase; the judges select two acts to move on to the finale, and America can vote to save one semi-finalist.
10	"The Finale"	September 10, 2019 (2019-09-10)
The remaining finalists give it their all in one final performance to impress the judges and America who will ultimately decide who wins the $250,000 grand prize and become the first ever winner of the competition.
11	"The Finale Results"	September 17, 2019 (2019-09-17)
The first-ever winner is crowned; former contestants and surprise guests celebrate the season in brand-new comedy performances and skits.

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of *Bring the Funny*
No.	Title	Air date	Rating/share (18–49)	Viewers (millions)
1	"The Open Mic 1"	July 9, 2019	1.2/7	5.97
2	"The Open Mic 2"	July 16, 2019	0.9/5	4.72
3	"The Open Mic 3"	July 23, 2019	0.9/5	4.33
4	"The Open Mic 4"	July 30, 2019	0.7/4	3.53
5	"The Comedy Clash 1"	August 6, 2019	0.9/5	4.21
6	"The Comedy Clash 2"	August 13, 2019	0.7/4	3.44
7	"The Comedy Clash 3"	August 20, 2019	0.7/4	3.66
8	"The semi-final Showcase 1"	August 27, 2019	0.7/4	3.46
9	"The semi-final Showcase 2"	September 3, 2019	0.7/4	3.24
10	"The Finale"	September 10, 2019	0.7/4	3.61
11	"The Finale Results"	September 17, 2019	0.6/4	3.34

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External links

Official website

v t e Bring the Funny
Seasons	1
Winners	The Valleyfolk
Other contestants	Randy Feltface Frangela Graham Kay Kristin Key Ismo Leikola Erica Rhodes Tacarra Williams Mister Zed

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