ABC in chase of "Funniest" comedians

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – In "The Fast & the Funniest," a new absoluteness antagonism appearance that ABC is developing, comedians accept to be funny on the fly.

The appearance follows a accumulation of stand-ups as they biking cross-country aggressive in challenges and performances. The aboriginal three to ability the final destination will accomplish for a banknote prize.

The activity is produced by Page Hurwitz and Javier Winnik, who were complex with the asleep absoluteness challenge "Last Comic Standing."

"Funniest" could represent a added burning booty on the comic-competition alternation architecture fabricated accepted by "Standing," which ran for several years on NBC until it was canceled in 2008.

(Editing by Sheri Linden at Reuters)

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