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The show has had a number of hosts. They are: |
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* [[Graham Kennedy]] ([[1990]]) - the original host & his last ever job as a TV show host |
* [[Graham Kennedy]] ([[1990]]) - the original host & his last ever job as a TV show host |
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* [[Jacqui McDonald]] ([[1991]]) |
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* [[Lisa Patrick]] ([[1992]]) |
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Revision as of 09:49, 24 June 2006
Australia's Funniest Home Video Show (originally Graham Kennedy's Funniest Home Videos) is the name of an Australian television show on the Nine Network that presents 'funny' home videos sent in by viewers. These most typically feature people falling over; people falling over and hurting themselves; babies and animals doing amusing things, or; old people doing things they shouldn't be doing.
This show is similar in content to You've Been Framed and America's Funniest Home Videos.
Each new Australian video shown receives $500. At the end of each episode the audience watching at home via Telephone and SMS (Cell Phone Texting) voting, choose their favourite video of the night was out of a selection of 4. The winner receives $5000.
At the end of each year there are semi finals and a grand final, where 3rd place receives a home theatre package from JVC, 2nd place receives three new cars and the winner receives $200,000.
The show has had a number of hosts. They are:
- Graham Kennedy (1990) - the original host & his last ever job as a TV show host
- Jacqui McDonald (1991)
- Lisa Patrick (1992)
- Jo Beth Taylor (1993-1997)
- Catriona Rowntree (1997)- only did a few shows as a guest host
- Kim Kilbey (1998-2002)
- Toni Pearen (2003-)
For most of the show's life, Australia's Funniest Home Video Show has been a half hour program on Tuesday evening at 7:30. In 2004 the show was extended to 1 hour and moved to 6:30 Saturday evening, and now provides a fair amount of non-video content (ie. End of Year Prize Ads), although the majority of content still comes from funny videos. The show has been suited by this change in demographic, which is particularly well executed by current hostess Toni Pearen. In 2005 the show received a revamp with a new set, logo and theme music, leaving behind the original look of worldwide Funniest Videos Shows for a "futuristic" look with a bright and more open set.