Australia's Funniest Home Videos

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Australia's Funniest Home Videos
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AFHV title screen (2009–present)
Also known as Graham Kennedy's Funniest Home Video Show (1990)
Australia's Funniest Home Video Show (1991-2004)
Genre Variety
Created by Vin Di Bona
Presented by Shelley Craft (2008–present)
(see hosts)
Country of origin Australia
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 22
No. of episodes 981 (as of 26 November 2011)
Production
Location(s) Sydney, New South Wales (1990-1999, 2005-present)
Melbourne, Victoria (2000-2004)
Running time 47 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel Nine Network
Picture format 576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Audio format Dolby Digital 5.1
Original run 29 March 1990 (1990-03-29) – present
External links
Website

Australia's Funniest Home Videos (originally Graham Kennedy's Funniest Home Video Show in its first season and Australia's Funniest Home Video Show in subsequent seasons) is an Australian television show on the Nine Network that presents home videos sent in by viewers.

The show is similar in content to You've Been Framed and America's Funniest Home Videos, which was also created by Vin Di Bona (which was based on Tokyo Broadcasting System's Fun TV with Kato-chan and Ken-chan). The videos frequently feature slapstick and lowbrow humour such as people tripping over or animals behaving in amusing ways. Most videos are overdubbed with a voice-over and sound effects.

Each new Australian video shown receives A$500. At the end of each episode the audience watching at home can choose their favourite video of the night from a selection of 4, via telephone and SMS voting. The winning clip receives $10,000. At the end of each year there are semi finals and a grand final, where third place receives a home theatre package from JVC, second place receives a prize package worth around $100,000, normally two or three cars and the winner receives $250,000 in cash.

For most of the show's life, Australia's Funniest Home Video Show has been a half-hour program on Tuesday at 7.30 pm. In 2001 the show moved to 6.30 pm Saturday evening,and in 2004, was extended to one hour, and now provides a fair amount of non-video content (e.g. End of Year Prize Ads), although the majority of content still comes from videos. In 2005, the show received a revamp with a new set, logo and theme music, leaving behind the original look of worldwide Funniest Video Shows for a "futuristic" look with a brighter and more open set.

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