LOL: Last One Laughing UKFamous for his dark humour, one liners and THAT laugh, Jimmy Carr challenges 10 of Britain’s funniest comics to spend the day together without so much as cracking a smile. The 10 comics use every ounce of their comedic talents to try and break their opponents without cracking up themselves.
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October 23, 2026
Shake Your Tush
Mar 20, 2025
Jimmy Carr oversees the chaos while Bob Mortimer, Daisy May Cooper, Harriet Kemsley, Joe Lycett, Joe Wilkinson, Judi Love, Lou Sanders, Rob Beckett, Richard Ayoade, Roisin Conaty and Sara Pascoe try to make each other laugh without cracking a smile.
Naughty Taughty
Mar 20, 2025
It’s carnage in there as Jimmy starts to dish out the cards. Meanwhile, Rob Beckett pays a touching tribute to his grandma and there’s a sprinkling of magic from Bob Mortimer. Plus, when someone breaks the rules, Jimmy decides it’s time for an old school punishment.
Anyone for Ping Pong?
Mar 20, 2025
As the game nears the halfway point, Daisy is tested to the limit by Bob’s songs, Lou sees a side of herself she didn’t know existed, and the gang get a taste of the occult when Jimmy sends in an unexpected guest.
Cracking Up
Mar 20, 2025
Bob shows off his newsreader skills, Judi introduces a furry friend, and it all kicks off when a surprise celebrity guest invades Rob’s personal space. Meanwhile, one of the comics gets the serious giggles. And as the clock ticks down, can anyone make Richard Ayoade laugh?
Meats and Cheeses
Mar 27, 2025
Two hours to go, so it’s time for one player to unleash her comedy grenade. Jimmy sends a comic back in to play gameshow host, some intimate details are revealed, and the Ronaldo and Messi of comedy face off in a memorable Head-to-Head.
The Last Laugh
Mar 27, 2025
It’s the last episode and the cards come thick and fast, as the finalists throw everything they’ve got at each other. The comedians try to hit the high notes as Jimmy sets a singing challenge with a difference, there’s an epic head-to-head battle, and it’s a photo finish as our final two race to be crowned the winner.
Effie
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**The set is TOO BIG.** There are some genuinely great moments in LOL, but it suffers from one massive, fundamental flaw: the set design is way too big. If you've watched the original Japanese "Documental" version, you know exactly what makes this format work. Documental used a small, claustrophobic set blocked out with loads of objects in the way. That confined space was a pressure cooker. It forced all the comedians to overhear each other's jokes, keeping it fast-paced and forcing at least 75% of the comedians who weren't participating in a bit to overhear the jokes and see the funny expressions. The narrow walkways often had people stood in the way, so if someone was trying not to laugh, they were physically trapped with several people actively trying to make them laugh, and not then laugh themselves too. This stopped them peacefully walking away and dragged out the 'struggling not to laugh' moments even longer, which were hilarious. They seriously struggled to dissipate the laugh energy. In the UK "LOL" version, the sprawling set completely kills that tension. You end up with groups of two or three drifting off into far corners, unable to hear other groups, their jokes, or see their comedic expressions and bits. They literally can't hear the jokes to even try not to laugh. This means there are fewer laughs, fewer people organically playing off already comedic moments, and fewer drawn out 'trying not to laugh' moments. Comedians can just saunter away to cool off when they feel a laugh coming on, which massively lowers the stakes, and reduces the comedic moments. Instead of a chaotic, fast-paced comedy crossfire, the huge empty space makes the pacing drag. It honestly makes the comedians seem bored half the time and the editors are clearly trying to cut around it. It feels like a corporate, watered-down version of the original (which, ironically, was also produced by Amazon). They completely misunderstood the structural essence of what made the original so hilarious and brilliant.
