In this funniest of contests, the audience’s laughs help launch the career of a new stand-up comedian. Unknown comedians perform before a live audience, a task that requires great sense of humor and improvisation skills. Contestants can tell jokes, funny stories or do imitations. The winner is revealed by the Laugh-O-Meter, a device that measures the decibels of the audience’s laughter. Laugh-O-Meter reveals the newest comedy stars through the best possible way: by measuring the laughter they provoke.