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| Goofball Academy
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| Genre
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Reality competition
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| Format
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| Created by
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| Judges
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| Creative director
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| Starring
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| Voices of
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| Composer(s)
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| Opening theme
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| Country of origin
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China
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| Original language(s)
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Chinese
English
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| Number of seasons
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18
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| Number of episodes
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175
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| Production
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| Executive producer(s)
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| Producer(s)
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| Running time
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roughly an hour
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| Production company(s)
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| Broadcast
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| Original channel
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DragonTV
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| Picture format
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1080i (HDTV)
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| Audio format
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Stereo
5.1 Surround Sound
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| Original run
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April 15, 2004 – present
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| [Source]
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Goofball Academy, also known as Xià yīgè xǐjù yǎnyuán (Chinese: 下一个喜剧演员) is a Chinese reality competition based on the titular franchise.
Format
Casting calls are accepted online. Participation is only available for contestants over the age of 18.
Season summary
| Season
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Premiere
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Finale
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Winner
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Runner-up
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Third place
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| 1
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April 15, 2004
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June 17, 2004
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| 2
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April 21, 2005
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June 23, 2005
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| 3
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April 13, 2006
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June 15, 2006
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| 4
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April 19, 2007
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June 21, 2007
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| 5
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April 17, 2008
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June 19, 2008
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| 6
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April 23, 2009
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June 25, 2009
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| 7
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April 15, 2010
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June 17, 2010
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| 8
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April 28, 2011
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June 30, 2011
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| 9
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April 26, 2012
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June 28, 2012
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| 10
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April 18, 2013
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June 20, 2013
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| 11
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April 10, 2014
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June 12, 2014
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| 12
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April 23, 2015
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June 25, 2015
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| 13
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April 21, 2016
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June 23, 2016
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| 14
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April 13, 2017
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June 15, 2017
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| 15
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April 19, 2018
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June 21, 2018
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| 16
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April 11, 2019
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June 13, 2019
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| 17
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April 16, 2020
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June 18, 2020
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| 18
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April 22, 2021
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June 29, 2021
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TBA
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