{"id":6145,"date":"2019-07-06T17:43:22","date_gmt":"2019-07-06T22:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=6145"},"modified":"2019-07-06T17:43:22","modified_gmt":"2019-07-06T22:43:22","slug":"new-series-bring-the-funny-tuesday-july-9-on-nbc-10pm-et","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/06\/new-series-bring-the-funny-tuesday-july-9-on-nbc-10pm-et\/","title":{"rendered":"New Series! &#8220;Bring the Funny&#8221; Tuesday, July 9 on NBC @ 10PM ET"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6146\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/bring-the-funny.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/bring-the-funny.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/bring-the-funny-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/bring-the-funny-560x308.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/bring-the-funny-260x143.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/bring-the-funny-160x88.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Chrissy Teigen, Jeff Foxworthy, and Kenan Thompson are the judges in this new 10-episode comedy competition series showcasing the best standups, sketch troupes and variety acts.<\/p>\n<p>The new competition series for the next generation of comedy lovers. 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