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LOL: Last One Laughing

By Marty Brown, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 17+

Edgy Mexican comedy contest more desperate than funny.

TV Amazon Prime Video Reality TV 2018
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A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this TV show.

  • LOL: Waiting for a yellow card
  • LOL: Last One Laughing Series: The Golden Scorpion
  • LOL: Last One Laughing Series: A serious circle

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What's the Story?

In LOL: LAST ONE LAUGHING, host Eugenio Derbez gathers a diverse group of ten comedian/entertainers and lock them in a room together for six hours. The last person to get caught laughing will win one million pesos. It's a free-for-all as the comedians desperately try to crack each other up using costumes, props, and their own creativity, while Derbez watches from afar in order to eliminate anyone who so much as smiles the wrong way.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say: Not yet rated
Kids say: Not yet rated

There's a fun concept at the heart of this over-the-top series, which the show refers to as "an experiment." That seems right, because the experiment is mostly a failure. The comedians mostly come off as desperate for a laugh -- because they are! -- and they only pick the lowest hanging fruit for their material. It's a reminder that even professional comedians -- unless they're Robin Williams or that caliber of genius -- aren't always just funny off the top of their heads. Good jokes need time and craft to really pay off. Plus, there's an extra level of awkwardness that comes from the artificial set-up in LOL: Last One Laughing. It might have been funnier, not to mention more fun, to just watch these ten creative people get paid to hang out for six hours.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about the game itself. How does a person's behavior change when they're trying to make someone laugh? When they're trying not to laugh? What are some examples of this on the show?

  • What are the different strategies the comedians in LOL: Last One Laughing use to make each other laugh? How effective are they? Are there any things that make you laugh every time?

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