Master the Art of Joke-Telling with “The Great American Joke Off” on Friday, March 31
The Craziest Online Videos Take Center Stage in “Totally Weird and Funny” on Saturday,
April 8
Hit Improv Comedy Series “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” Returns for Cycle 12 on Friday,
March 31
Season 3 of “Mysteries Decoded” Opens New Investigations on Sunday, April 2
January 23, 2023 (Burbank, CA) — The CW Network today announced premiere dates for
the new alternative comedy series THE GREAT AMERICAN JOKE OFF, debuting Friday,
March 31, and TOTALLY WEIRD AND FUNNY, premiering Saturday,
April 8. The network has also set return dates for the hit
improv comedy series WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?, which begins its twelfth cycle on
Friday, March 31, and the third season of the investigative documentary
series MYSTERIES DECODED, premiering Sunday, April 2.
THE GREAT AMERICAN JOKE OFF is a new comedy series that celebrates gags,
wisecracks, one-liners and the simple art of telling a great joke. Hosted by Dulcé Sloan, the show
features several riotous rounds in each episode that involve telling as many quick gags as possible
on given categories, mashing different subjects together to create delicious puns, coming up with
hilarious set-ups to different punchlines, or even using the texts on an audience member’s phone
as a springboard for jokes. Dulcé decides which team has won each round based on who she thinks
has been the funniest. THE GREAT AMERICAN JOKE OFF is created and executive produced
by Dan Patterson, with Jed Leventhall and Derek Van Pelt serving as executive producers.
TOTALLY WEIRD AND FUNNY brings the strangest, craziest and most hilarious
videos from online and beyond right to the stage in front of a live studio audience. Every episode
features the panel of hosts—comedian Mikalah Gordon, standup comedian Brian Cooper and actor
Noah Matthews—vying to submit the funniest or weirdest clip of the week. Viewers at home can
also play along with the studio audience in games such as “Real or Fake” where the hosts present
three products, one real and two fake, and it is up to the audience to find the real product.
TOTALLY WEIRD AND FUNNY is created and executive produced by David McKenzie, with
David Martin serving as executive producer.
Hosted by comedian Aisha Tyler, WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? features cast
members Ryan Stiles, Wayne Brady and Colin Mochrie, along with a special guest comedian in
each episode, put their comedic skills to the test through a series of spontaneous improv games,
prompted only by random ideas supplied by Aisha and the studio audience. Based on the wildly
successful U.K. format, which also spawned a previous incarnation in the U.S. that ran for eight
seasons on ABC, WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? is executive produced by Dan Patterson,
Mark Leveson, Jimmy Mulville, Ryan Stiles and Wayne Brady. Co-created by Dan Patterson and
Mark Leveson, WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? is from Angst Productions and Hat Trick
Productions.
Over the course of each hour, the investigative documentary series MYSTERIES
DECODED delves deeper into some of America’s greatest unsolved mysteries, exploring newly
discovered evidence and utilizing high-tech tools in reopening each case. Each investigation is led
by Jennifer Marshall, an accomplished U.S. Navy veteran turned private investigator, as she
mobilizes a team to embark on the formidable quest to bring closure to these long-lingering
historical puzzles. MYSTERIES DECODED is from MorningStar Entertainment and executive
produced by Gary Tarpinian and Paninee Theeranuntawat.