{"id":10585,"date":"2020-06-08T11:16:21","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T16:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=10585"},"modified":"2020-06-08T11:16:21","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T16:16:21","slug":"jason-sudeikis-hosts-tbs-new-comedy-competition-tournament-of-laughs-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/08\/jason-sudeikis-hosts-tbs-new-comedy-competition-tournament-of-laughs-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Sudeikis Hosts TBS&#8217; New Comedy Competition &#8220;Tournament of Laughs&#8221; [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EbAtKZd1hn4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>TBS is serving up the ultimate comedic match with a seven-episode greenlight for <strong><em>Tournament of Laughs<\/em><\/strong>, set to premiere on Sunday, June 21 at 10:00PM ET\/PT. Hosted by Jason Sudeikis (<em>We&#8217;re The Millers<\/em>, <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em>), the series will present 32 comedians facing off in a hilarious, single-elimination bracket-style tournament, with each episode featuring multiple match-ups. 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