LOL - Chi ride è fuori is an Italian comedy reality television show based on the format of Japanese comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto's Documental. It is hosted by Fedez, Mara Maionchi (Season 1) and Frank Matano (Season 2–3), The first four episodes were published on 1 April 2021, while the remaining two were made available on April 8.
On April 23, 2021, the game show was renewed for a second edition. The first 4 episodes of the second edition were released on February 24, 2022, while the remaining 2 on March 3, 2022.
Contents
Rules
The rules are the same as other editions: 10 comedians are locked in a house-theater for six consecutive hours. The goal of each player is to make others laugh by any means: jokes, gags, props (present in a special "locker room" or brought from outside). In case of laughter, smiles and grimaces, a player is initially cautioned with a yellow card and, subsequently, sent off with a red card and then eliminated from the game. Furthermore, the players are obligated to actively participate in the game, under penalty of a warning or elimination.
The conductors (here defined as host and co-host), positioned in the so-called control room, observe and comment on what is happening in the room through a camera system and, using a console, give the competitors precise commands and / or suggest to them inputs for comic interventions. The last player remaining wins. The final prize is 100,000 euros, which the winner will donate entirely to charity.
First edition
Competitors
Angelo Pintus
Caterina Guzzanti
Ciro Priello
Elio
Frank Matano
Gianluca Fru
Katia Follesa
Lillo
Luca Ravenna
Michela Giraud
Elimination table
The winner, Ciro Priello, donates his 100,000 euros prize to ActionAid.
Second edition
Competitors
Alice Mangione
Corrado Guzzanti
Diana Del Bufalo
Gianmarco Pozzoli
Maccio Capatonda
Mago Forest
Maria Di Biase
Max Angioni
Tess Masazza
Virginia Raffaele
Elimination table
The winner, Maccio Capatonda, donates his 100,000 euros prize to WWF.
Christmas Special
Competitors
Frank Matano
Lillo
Mago Forest
Mara Maionchi
Maria Di Biase
Michela Giraud
Elimination table
The winner, Mago Forest, donates his 100,000 euros prize to non-profit associations CasAmica and A Casa Lontani da Casa.
Third edition
Competitors
Brenda Lodigiani
Cristiano Caccamo
Fabio Balsamo
Herbert Ballerina
Luca Bizzarri
Marina Massironi
Marta Filippi
Nino Frassica
Paolo Cevoli
Paolo Kessisoglu
Elimination table
Fabio Balsamo and Luca Bizzarri, at the end of the six hours of play, agreed on a draw and donated the 100,000 euros prize to the non-profit associations AS.IT.O.I. and ABEO.
Fourth edition
Competitors
Angela Finocchiaro
Aurora Leone
Claudio Santamaria
Diego Abatantuono
Edoardo Ferrario
Giorgio Panariello
Loris Fabiani
Lucia Ocone
Maurizio Lastrico
Rocco Tanica
In addition, at the beginning of the game Fedez is added as an extra competitor, with the disadvantage of direct elimination at the first laugh.
Elimination table
The winner, Giorgio Panariello, shares his 100,000 euros prize with runner up Edoardo Ferrario, and donates it to non-profit associations Lega per la difesa del cane and Helpcode.
Fifth edition
Competitors
Federico Basso
Enrico Brignano
Flora Canto
Tommy Cassi
Alessandro Ciacci
Raul Cremona
Geppi Cucciari
Valeria Graci
Andrea Pisani
Marta Zoboli
Sixth edition
Competitors
Carlo Amleto
Valentina Barbieri
Giovanni Esposito
Barbara Foria
Sergio Friscia
Francesco Mandelli
Paola Minaccioni
Scintilla
UfoZero2
Yoko Yamada
Promotion
The official trailer was released on March 19, 2021, while a one-hour aftershow was released online on April 26, attended by 10 comedians from the first edition.
Reviews
In an interview with Variety magazine, Nicole Morganti, head of Italian productions of the Amazon Prime Video platform, stated that the game show was the most viewed title ever on the platform.