Shows like impractical jokers uk

Impractical Jokers is an American hidden camera reality game show with improvisational elements. Produced by NorthSouth Productions, Impractical Jokers premiered on truTV on December 15, 2011 starring the four members of The Tenderloins: Joseph "Joe" Gatto, James "Murr" Murray, Brian "Q" Quinn, and Salvatore "Sal" Vulcano.

An episode of Impractical Jokers is a series of competitive games of dare in which each joker receives either a thumbs up or thumbs down for his performance. At the end of the episode, the joker who tallied the most thumbs down is the loser and is thereby subjected to a "punishment," which he is contractually forbidden from refusing. The games are contrived scenarios in which one joker is challenged to embarrass himself by engaging with unwitting members of the general public, receiving commands from the other jokers who are orchestrating and surveying the bizarre scenario from behind the scenes with covert recording equipment. The most common premise is "you refuse - you lose." The intro of Impractical Jokers describes the show as, "scenes of graphic stupidity among four lifelong friends who compete to embarrass each other." The games are loosely structured, relying heavily upon improvisation. The show's comedic themes range from witty dialogue to slapstick routines, with the reactions of both the jokers and the members of the public serving as punchlines.