and Australia and Netflix plans to begin testing an Android version later this year. The length of each video segment will vary, as short as around 15 seconds and up to 45 seconds or even longer.įast Laughs is available now for Apple iPhone users in in English-speaking countries, including the U.S., Canada, the U.K. You can just lean back and watch the jokes fly in a scrolling montage. But Netflix also built Fast Laughs as a destination unto itself to watch entertaining moments on-the-go, calling to mind a key idea of now-defunct startup Quibi. The Fast Laughs feed will feature snippets from Netflix originals including stand-up specials (Jerry Seinfeld’s “23 Hours to Kill,” Ali Wong’s “Baby Cobra,” Hannah Gadsby’s “Douglas,” Kevin Hart’s “Irresponsible”), as well as TV shows (“Big Mouth,” “Never Have I Ever,” “Schitt’s Creek”) and films (Amy Poehler’s “Moxie,” Adam Sandler’s “Murder Mystery”).įast Laughs lets you add specific titles to your Netflix watch list or click to start watching a program immediately. The main goal, obviously, is to nail up yet another entry point for Netflix subs to find new content to binge on.
The company says the section will provide up to 100 curated clips per day. YouTube Shorts-the video-sharing website's quick clips meant to compete with TikTok-were racking up 3.5 billion views a day during beta testing in India, the platform's head said last month.įacebook-owned Instagram responded to TikTok's popularity with their own short video format called Reels last August.Īnd in November, Snapchat launched Spotlight, a public feed of content produced by users.Netflix’s Fast Laughs displays full-screen vertical video in an auto-playing feed, borrowing a page from apps likes TikTok, and lets users share their favorite bits with friends and social media.
The new feature appeared crafted to appeal to fans of wildly popular TikTok and rides a trend toward viewers enjoying video entertainment in quick hits. "This is the part where we have to say that not all clips will be appropriate for all audiences," Netflix said in the post.įast Laughs was available for iPhone users in select countries, and Netflix said it will soon start testing it on mobile devices powered by Google-backed Android software. "On Netflix, this one little question opens up lots of possibilities from hilarious series and films to laugh-out-loud stand-up specials."įast Laughs clips will come from the vast Netflix comedy catalogue, including shows such as Murder Mystery and Big Mouth and stand-up comedy from performers including Kevin Hart and Ali Wong, according to the Silicon Valley-based service. "Wanna see something funny?" the streaming television service asked rhetorically in a blog post. Tapping a Fast Laughs tab added to the mobile app will launch a stream of funny snippets from movies, sitcoms, comedy routines, and television shows, according to Netflix.
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