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No Kidding : The Search for the World’s Funniest Joke

Item number (ISN):

351471

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

2003

Item number (ISN):

351471

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

CANADIAN TELEVISION FUND

Accession:

2004-0027

Media:

Video

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

2003

Production company:

Point Grey Pictures Inc.

Production credit:

director/script/executive producer, John Zaritsky; producer, Terence McKeown; photography, John Collins; editing, Stuart de Jong; sound, Patrick Brereton; music, Terry Frewer

Country of production:

cn

Distributor name:

Mundovision World Network

Description:

A scientist set himself to the task of finding the world's funniest joke to see how people in different countries responded to that joke, and whether it can further the understanding of the brain. The jokes, submitted in English to the Laughter Lab Web site, helped find whether humour varied for people of different age, sex and nationality. A voting system whittled down the entries to one winner, which was then told to volunteers undergoing a brain scan to see how the brain reacts. The result should help studies into brain damage and thought processes since understanding a joke requires a number of complex cognitive processes. <42mn 30s>

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. Program was produced with the participation of the Canadian Television Fund created by the Government of Canada (Telefilm Canada : Equity Investment Program), and the Canadian Cable Industry (CTF: Licence Fee Program); Mundovision World Network Ltd.; CTF: SME Distribution Fund, and the Province of British Columbia (Film Incentive BC). ~2. Program was produced with the financial participation of the Rogers Documentary Fund. ~3. Program was produced in association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.~4. Program was produced with the assistance of the Government of Canada Film or Video Tax Credit.~5. Two copies received.

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

397388

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V7 2004-06-0437

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

42:30

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

397414

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 2004-06-0013

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

42:30

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

762257

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

351471.MXF

Number of items:

1

Made from:

V7 2004-06-0437

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

762259

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

351471.MP4

Number of items:

1

Made from:

V7 2004-06-0437

Status:

REF
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Conditions of access:

Open

Consultation copy number:

V1 2004-06-0013

Restrictions on consultation:

No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

Copyright status:

Under copyright.

Copyright owner:

Copyright owner: K.B. Productions Ltd.

Reproduction access:

With written permission of Copyright Owner / Avec la permission écrite du détenteur des droits d'auteur

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