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The original format was called "Gotcha" and was designed as a BBC series to be presented by Paul Daniels , David Copperfield (the British comedian) and Pamela Stephenson . The pilot show was rejected, allegedly, for being 'too vulgar'. Jeremy Beadle then re-wrote the format - some say with British producer Michael Hurll in the US - and approached LWT, where producer and LWT Entertainment head Alan Boyd put the finishing touches to it. The show mixed elements of the US series " Candid Camera " and " Truth Or Consequences ", to which LWT bought rights. The hosts for its first few series were Jeremy Beadle, Matthew Kelly , Henry Kelly (no relation) and Sarah Kennedy . When Kelly, Kelly & Kennedy left, the hosts were Jeremy Beadle, Martin P Daniels (son of Paul Daniels), Rustie Lee , Lee Peck and Debbie Rix. The show revolved around a variety of Practical Jokes , either in game-type formats played out within the studio or as often elaborate set-ups on unsuspecting members of the public, either studio-based or shot on location. Each segment would end with the victim being made aware of the joke by a presenter, who would then announce that the person had proved to be "game for a laugh". Although the other presenters went on to other different types of show, Jeremy Beadle went on to present several more practical-joke type shows, including " Beadle's About !" and became strongly identified with the genre in the UK. The production team for the series overlapped with the later " Surprise, Surprise ", which was originally a spin-off format from "Game For a Laugh", designed by Alan Boyd to comprise the 'surprising', bizarre and humorous 'real people' elements from "Game For a Laugh". |
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