Funniest Wins is an American reality television competition on TBS show hosted by Marlon Wayans, in which comedians compete to be judged the funniest. The series ran from June 20, 2014 to August 15, 2014. The series holds a TV-14 rating, though some episodes are rated TV-MA.
Format Ten comedians, ranging from traditional stand-up comedians to influencer comedians from Vine and YouTube, compete in a variety of comedy challenges, including sketch comedy, music video parodies, roasts, and more. Each episode, a contestant is sent home until one comedian is left, with the winner receiving a $100,000 cash prize and a chance to star in an online series for Marlon Wayans’ website WhatTheFunny.com.
Production In February 2014, it was announced that TBS had picked up eight one-hour episodes of a new competition series led by Marlon Wayans, with the then-working title Funniest Wins. To select the contestants, comedians sent in audition tapes, followed by a round of live auditions.
Series overview Episode Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8ChallengeWinner Christina Billy Sydney Christina JennyManon Billy Billy N/A
Contestants and progress Contestant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Sydney CastilloLOWWINWINSAFEWINSAFEBTM2WINNERBilly SorrellsSAFEWINBTM2BTM2BTM2WINWINRUNNER UPJenny ZigrinoWINSAFEWINSAFESAFEBTM2SAFERUNNER UPChristina PazsitzkyBTM2BTM2SAFESAFEWINSAFEELIMManon MathewsSAFEWINLOWWINSAFEELIMTiffany HaddishLOWSAFESAFELOWELIMKey LewisWINSAFELOWELIMJason NashSAFELOWELIMMatt McManusSAFEELIMRyan "Rydoon" MuldoonELIM
The contestant won the competition. The contestant(s) was the runner-up. The contestant won the Elimination Challenge and was safe. The contestant received negative criticism in the Elimination Challenge, but was not in the bottom 2. The contestant was in the bottom 2 and was the last to be announced safe. The contestant was eliminated from the competition.
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See also Last Comic Standing
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