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Smosh's Try Not to Laugh: 2016 Season

135 episodes Premiered Dec 19, 2016 Updated Sep 26, 2026

Smoshs Try Not to Laugh is a comedy television series that originally premiered in 2016. The show was created by Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla. According to the series synopsis, the program features cast members attempting to make one another laugh through the use of props, bits, improvisation, and overall silly and goofy behavior. The show is categorized under the comedy genre. Information regarding the full series

Season overview

Smoshs Try Not to Laugh is a comedy television series that originally premiered in 2016. The show was created by Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla. According to the series synopsis, the program features cast members attempting to make one another laugh through the use of props, bits, improvisation, and overall silly and goofy behavior. The show is categorized under the comedy genre. Information regarding the full series cast is listed on The Movie Database under the series cast section. As a digital media production, the series reflects the comedic style associated with its creators. The overview and metadata are hosted on The Movie Database platform, which documents the release year of 2016 for the first season. No additional plot points, episode counts, viewership metrics, or awards are documented in the provided source material.

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S1·E5 Filler

TRY NOT TO LAUGH CHALLENGE #5 w/ GUS JOHNSON

Mar 27, 2018 · 16 min

Thursdays just got a whole lot sexier! Join us as we bring you weekly Squad Vlogs and show you what it's like behind the scenes with Smosh!

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TRY NOT TO LAUGH CHALLENGE #16

Jan 8, 2019 · 16 min

The whole gang is together for this one, get ready to see some man nipples! This is actually the last pre-recorded Smosh Pit video that was shot before our parent company imploded

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TRY NOT TO LAUGH #18 w/ ZACHARY LEVI

Mar 19, 2019 · 13 min

Shazam himself— Zachary Levi, stopped by to try and make us laugh! It sure would take someone SUPER to succeed. Be sure to catch Shazam in theaters EVERYWHERE on Friday, April 5!

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TRY NOT TO LAUGH CHALLENGE #19

Apr 2, 2019 · 15 min

The Smosh Pit squad is back with another epic Try Not To Laugh challenge! You're welcome!

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TRY NOT TO LAUGH CHALLENGE #29 w/ FUNHAUS

Sep 10, 2019 · 19 min

Our friends from Funhaus stopped by for an epic round of try not to laugh! Do they have what it takes to survive the yellow stool of laughs?! Let’s find out!

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Try Not To Laugh Challenge #30 - THE DUEL

Sep 24, 2019 · 15 min

Today we're trying out a new spin on your favorite show! It's Try Not To Laugh meets musical chairs, and the last people sitting will win it all!

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Try Not To Laugh Challenge #39 - PROP TART!

Feb 4, 2020 · 18 min

Today's Try Not To Laugh twist comes from one of YOU! Someone commented and suggested we let the person in the hot seat choose which props everyone had to use to make them laugh, a

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Try Not To Laugh Challenge #52

Aug 25, 2020 · 20 min

We’re back with everyone’s favorite— the try not to laugh challenge! It’s Jackie’s first time in the world famous yellow stool of laughs, wish her luck!

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Try Not To Laugh Challenge #53

Sep 8, 2020 · 19 min

“I’m not like the other girls. I know how to breathe.” Try not to laugh, we dare you!

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Try Not To Laugh Challenge #63 - Hard Mode!

Feb 2, 2021 · 17 min

Oh my god, you read that right— the try not to laugh challenge is now on x-games mode. The stakes are higher as we play for points and the winner is awarded with the first ever try

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Try Not To Laugh Challenge #64

Feb 16, 2021 · 14 min

Two harmonicas sound better than one, so this try not to laugh challenge is all about putting our favorite dynamic duos to the test!

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Try Not To Laugh Challenge #69 - The Roast of Sarah

May 4, 2021 · 24 min

Try not to laugh? More like, try not to cry because Sarah is saying goodbye to Smosh! We’re sending her off the best way we know how— roasting the crap out of her!

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Try Not to Laugh Challenge #70

May 18, 2021 · 23 min

Welcome back to another Try Not to Laugh! This time...no harmonicas, no water, no survivors!!

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Try Not To Laugh Challenge #76 - Hard Mode

Aug 10, 2021 · 18 min

The Try Not To Laugh: Hard Mode challenge returns—now, with water! Who will take home the trophy this time? Only one way to find out…

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Try Not To Laugh Challenge #77 - Green Screen Edition!

Aug 24, 2021 · 18 min

For this Try Not to Laugh Challenge, we filmed some random clips in front of a green screen and let our editors have fun with them! Don’t worry— no one was fired in the making of t

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Try Not To Laugh #78 - Shayne's Birthday!

Sep 14, 2021 · 13 min

It's not Monday, but it is Shayne's birthday so today's Try Not To Laugh challenge is a toast to some of Shayne's best bits ever!

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Try Not To Laugh Challenge #79 - Hard Mode

Sep 28, 2021 · 30 min

@gustoonz‬, the king of not laughing, could win our hard mode edition of Try Not To Laugh in his sleep— but, can we finally make him crack this time?

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Try Not To Laugh #80 - Luck of the Dice

Oct 12, 2021 · 19 min

Hope you’re feeling lucky, because today’s try not to laugh challenge will be determined by the luck of the dice!

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Try Not To Laugh Challenge #81 - Simon Says!

Oct 26, 2021 · 23 min

Try Not to Laugh: Simon Says returns, but we let YOU guys call the shots this time! We shot this episode in front of a live Twitch audience! Check us out every Monday, Wednesday,

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Try Not To Laugh Challenge #82 - Hard Mode!

Nov 9, 2021 · 25 min

Try Not To Laugh: Hard Mode returns! Who do you think is taking home the trophy this time? Offset your carbon footprint with me on Wren - https://www.wren.co/start/smoshpit ! We'll

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Try Not To Laugh Challenge #84 - Magic Word

Dec 7, 2021 · 22 min

We pulled a brand new try not to laugh twist out of a magical hat with help from one of you guys, where the laugh doesn't count if you don't say the magic word!

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Try Not To Laugh Challenge #87: HOUSE PARTY Edition

Feb 1, 2022 · 21 min

It's not like a regular house party, it's a Try Not To Laugh house party. Why are we in a house? WELL a brand new Smosh studio is currently under construction! We can't wait for y

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Try Not To Laugh Challenge #91: Duos Only

Mar 29, 2022 · 16 min

In this episode of the Try Not To Laugh Challenge, we are teaming up with someone else to make the person in the hot seat laugh! The twist is, we don't know who we are pairing up w

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Try Not To Laugh Challenge #92

Apr 12, 2022 · 22 min

On this special episode of the Try Not To Laugh Challenge we are joined by our fantastic and hilarious writers!

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Try Not To Laugh Challenge #100!

Aug 2, 2022 · 47 min

WE DID IT! Episode 100! Thanks for watching us try not to laugh, now go watch the other 99 please!

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Try Not To Laugh Challenge #101

Aug 16, 2022 · 19 min

Now we're on our way to 200! Going back to basics this week with a classic Try Not To Laugh Challenge.

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Try Not To Laugh Challenge #117 w/ Team StarKid!

Apr 11, 2023 · 17 min

Check out ‪@starkid‬'s channel featuring musicals like “Twisted,” “The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals,” and coming later this year, “Nerdy Prudes Must Die!”

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