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| Ireland's Next Goofball
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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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Ireland
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| Original language(s)
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English
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| Number of seasons
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14 completed
15 soon
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| Number of episodes
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140
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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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The Emerald Channel
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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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24 March 2008 – present
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| [Source]
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Ireland's Next Goofball is an English-language Irish reality competition based on the highly successful Goofball Academy franchise.
Format
Casting calls are accepted online. Participation is only available for contestants over the age of 16.
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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24 March 2008
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26 May 2008
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| 2
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16 March 2009
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18 May 2009
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| 3
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22 March 2010
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24 May 2010
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| 4
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14 March 2011
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16 May 2011
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| 5
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19 March 2012
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21 May 2012
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| 6
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25 March 2013
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27 May 2013
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| 7
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24 March 2014
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26 May 2014
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| 8
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16 March 2015
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18 May 2015
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| 9
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14 March 2016
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16 May 2016
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| 10
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20 March 2017
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22 May 2017
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| 11
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12 March 2018
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14 May 2018
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| 12
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18 March 2019
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20 May 2019
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| 13
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16 March 2020
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18 May 2020
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| 14
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22 March 2021
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24 May 2021
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| 15
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March 2022
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May 2022
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TBA
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