Goofball Academy (U.S. TV series)

[[Image:|256px]] Goofball Academy Genre Reality competition Format Created by Judges Creative director Starring Voices of Composer(s) Opening theme Country of origin United States Original language(s) English Number of seasons 21 completed 22 soon Number of episodes 210 Production Executive producer(s) Producer(s) Running time roughly an hour Production company(s) Broadcast Original channel RageTV Picture format 1080i (HDTV) Audio format Stereo 5.1 Surround Sound Original run September 22, 2001 – present

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Goofball Academy is an American reality competition and the first country to produce the titular franchise.

Format

Casting calls are accepted online. Participation is only available for contestants over the age of 16.

Judges' timeline

Judge	Seasons
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Milèna Price
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Gilbert Bavagnoli
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Season summary

Season	Premiere	Finale	Winner	Runner-up	Third place	Judges (chair order)
1	September 22, 2001	November 24, 2001				???	???	Milèna
2	September 14, 2002	November 16, 2002	Gilbert Bavagnoli
3	September 20, 2003	November 22, 2003				???	???
4	September 18, 2004	November 20, 2004				???
5	September 24, 2005	November 26, 2005				???
6	September 2, 2006	November 4, 2006				???
7	September 15, 2007	November 17, 2007
8	September 20, 2008	November 22, 2008				???	???
9	August 22, 2009	October 24, 2009
10	September 18, 2010	November 20, 2010				???	???
11	September 24, 2011	November 26, 2011
12	September 15, 2012	November 17, 2012					???
13	September 14, 2013	November 16, 2013					???
14	September 20, 2014	November 22, 2014				???	???
15	August 22, 2015	October 24, 2015
16	September 17, 2016	November 19, 2016				???	Gilbert
17	September 2, 2017	November 4, 2017
18	September 15, 2018	November 17, 2018				Gilbert	???
19	September 21, 2019	November 23, 2019					???
20	September 19, 2020	November 21, 2020					???
21	September 25, 2021	November 27, 2021					???
22	Upcoming season

International versions

• Albania: Akademia pa kuptim (2005-)
• Argentina: Operación Comediante Argentina (2003-09; 2020-)
• Armenia: Humor Akademia (2012-)
• Australia: Goofball Academy Australia (2004-)
• Azerbaijan: Yumor Məktəbi (2009-14)
• Belgium: Goofball Academy Vlaanderen (2003-) and Goofball Academy Belgique (2006-)
• Brazil: Operação Comediante Brasil (2004-)
• Cambodia: Salarien sochivothmr (2002-06)
• Canada: Académie Goofball (2003-)
• Chile: Operación Comediante Chile (2003-09)
• China: Xià yīgè xǐjù yǎnyuán (2004-21)
• Croatia: Komedijska škola (2012-)
• Denmark: Komedieskole (2003-)
• Ecuador: Operación Comediante Ecuador (2006-)
• Finland: Komediakoulu (2003-)
• France: Goofball Academy France (2006-)
• Georgia: K'omik'osi ak'ademia (2002-06; 2020-)
• Germany: Goofball Academy (2003-)
• Hungary: Komédia iskola (2003-09)
• Iceland: Gamanleikskóli (2015-17; 2020-)
• India: Goofball Academy India (2005-)
• Indonesia: Goofball Academy Indonesia (2004-11; 2017-)
• Ireland: Ireland's Next Goofball (2008-)
• Italy: Operazione Comica (2003-)
• Japan: Goofball Academy Nippon (2005-)
• Kazakhstan: Golfbol akademïyası (2008-)
• Kenya: Goofball Academy Kenya (2002-03; 2012-)
• Lithuania: Komedijos mokykla (2005-10)
• Malaysia: Goofball Academy Malaysia (2004-)
• Mexico: Operación Comediante México (2003-)
• Netherlands: Goofball Academy Nederland (2004-)
• Nigeria: Goofball Academy (2002-06; 2020-)
• Norway: Goofball Academy Norge (2015-)
• Pakistan: Goofball Academy Pakistan (2010-)
• Philippines: Goofball Academy Philippines (2007-)
• Poland: Komik Operacyjny (2006-)
• Portugal: Operação Comediante Portugal (2004-)
• Romania: Operațiunea Comedie (2003-)
• Russia: Akademiya Gofbola (2007-)
• South Korea: Goofball Academy Korea (2013-)
• Spain: Operación Comediante España (2007-)
• Sweden: Komedi Skola (2012-)
• Turkey: Komedyen Akademisi (2010-)
• Ukraine: Akademiya Hufbolu (2008-)
• United Kingdom: Britain's Next Goofball (2002-)
• Vietnam: Goofball Academy Vietnam (2008-)