Fake Off
Fake Off is an American reality competition television series. The show features groups of performers who recreate and reimagine moments from pop culture in spectacular 90-second routines. The teams use a diverse range of stage disciples including black light theatre, projection mapping, puppetry, and dance. The term "Faking" is used to describe the act of recreating an iconic moment. It debuted on TruTV on October 27, 2014, and is produced by Shine America. TruTV renewed the show for a second season, which was also its last.
Summary
The knock-out performance competition is hosted by Robert Hoffman and judged by actor and dancer Harry Shum, Jr., Pop Star Rozonda Thomas and renowned choreographer Michael Curry. The series features ten teams of performers who each week are given a new pop-culture theme. Each team has one week to turn their theme into a 90-second Fake that is then scored by the three judges and the studio audience. The team whose Fake got the lowest score is eliminated from the competition. The Fakes consist of visually stunning special effects that are generated by the group through various stagecraft techniques. After eight episodes one team wins the title of America's Best Fakers and $100,000.Contestants
Competition summary
Season 1
Week 1
;Running order| Contestant | Theme | Total Score | Result |
| The Body Poets | Video Game Revolution | 24 + 7 = 31 | Safe |
| Wilderbe | Titanic | 29 + 9 = 38 | Safe |
| Archedream | TV Drama | 26 + 7 = 33 | Safe |
| Inspirati | Children's Cartoons | 26 + 9 = 35 | Safe |
| PUSH Physical Theatre | The Super Bowl | 26 + 9 = 35 | Safe |
Week 2
;Running order| Contestant | Theme | Total Score | Result |
| Freelusion USA | Western | 22 + 8 = 30 | Safe |
| Kristef Strikes Back | Horror Movies | 26 + 9 = 35 | Safe |
| Lightwire Theater | Local TV News | 27 + 9 = 36 | Safe |
| YFX | Sci-fi Movies | 21 + 6 = 27 | Safe |
| Verses | Movies | 22 + 7 = 29 | Safe |
Week 3
Season 2
The judges are Harry Shum Jr., Laurieann Gibson, and Beau Casper Smart.The host is Corbin Bleu. Meghan Camarena is the backstage correspondent.
10 new teams competed in Season 2.
- Winners: Academy of Villains
- Runners-Up: Cubametricks
- 3rd Place: The Surrealists
- 4th Place: Tribe of Fools
- Eliminated: Astra Dance Theatre, LUMA, ClownSnotBombs, The Deca Crew, JUNK, On The Fly
Week 1
| Team | Theme | Harry | Laurieann | Beau | Judges' Total | Audience | Total | Result |
| Academy of Villains | Horror Movies | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 10 | 35 | Safe/Highest Score |
| Astra Dance Theatre | Fantasy Movies | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 8 | 31 | Safe |
| CubeMetricks | Sci-Fi Movies | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 28 | Safe |
| On The Fly | Kung Fu Movies | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 27 | Safe |
| ClownSnotBombs | Silent Movies | 6 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 7 | 26 | Safe/Lowest Score |