CROSSBALLS (UCB fans check it out)
 

Just got this from the UCB mailing list:

CROSSBALLS to debut on July 6



COMEDY CENTRAL'S NEW SERIES "CROSSBALLS" PITS REAL PEOPLE AGAINST FAKE EXPERTS AND SKEWERS DEBATE SHOWS, BEGINNING TUESDAY, JULY 6 AT 7:30 P.M.

"Crossballs" Sitelet On comedycentral.com To Launch On July 6

LOS ANGELES, June 15, 2004 -- COMEDY CENTRAL introduces a new take on the traditional debate show format, where comedians pose as experts and debate real people who don’t know the show is fake. Out of the Crossfire, beyond Hardball, this is Crossballs: The Debate Show, premiering Tuesday, July 6 at 7:30 p.m. Each half-hour episode will debut on Tuesday through Thursdays for eight consecutive weeks.

"Crossballs," hosted by Chris Tallman, puts unsuspecting real people, experts in their field, against characters played by comedians in a heated debate on current issues. The show includes other bogus elements, including fake TV magazine stories, commercials, and additional “experts” who appear via phony satellite feeds. Shot in front of a live audience, “Crossballs” is a smart, comedic spoof of programs such as “Crossfire,” “Hardball with Chris Matthews,” and the entire Fox News Network.

Characters breathe life into stodgy old debates, with opinions like:
“Sports stars should be kept in cages.”
“People should be allowed to hunt animals with their cars.”
“We should all have the right to marry food.”
“Immigrants would be happier on the moon.”
“Fixing bad neighborhoods starts with dressing the homeless as clowns.”
“Fashion is a gay conspiracy.”

The “Crossballs” cast includes: Chris Tallman, the host, comedians Matt Besser, Jerry Minor, Andrew Daly and Mary Birdsong. These comedians portray different characters in each episode. They pose as “experts” and bewilder real people -- true experts who aren’t in on the joke.

In the debut episode, the heated debate is on Reality TV. Besser plays a Reality TV star who believes that true actors are “liars” and says it takes more talent to eat bugs than act. Also, Andrew Daly plays a mentally challenged, wannabe reality star who doesn’t understand why he can’t volunteer to be pranked on a hidden camera show. They debate against real experts, a professional actor of stage and screen and a casting director for Reality TV shows, who are outraged and baffled but never realize the whole show is a joke.

In the second episode, Besser portrays a driving instructor who teaches “offensive driving”, and believes women should not be allowed to drive SUV’s. Jerry Minor plays a taxi driver who claims he’s mastered the art of drunk driving. When the discussion turns to the topic of elderly driving, Mary Birdsong argues that the elderly “unlearn” how to drive as they get older, and at age 55 should be forced to paint their cars bright orange to identify themselves.

Chris Tallman, host of “Crossballs,” has appeared on “Reno 911” and “The Jamie Kennedy Experiment.” Matt Besser, improv actor and one of Crossballs’ executive producers, was a creator and performer in “Upright Citizens Brigade.” Another improv actor, Andrew Daly, was a cast member on “Mad TV.” Jerry Minor is a former cast member of “Saturday Night Live” and HBO’s “Mr. Show with Bob and David.” Mary Birdsong was a cast member on CBS’s “Welcome to New York.”

"Crossballs" repeats Wednesday through Fridays at 1:00 p.m.

http://www.hollywood-hero.us/Hollywo...Show-FINAL.htm

lol

It's like the Phil Hendrie Show :eek

isn't phil hendrie a conservative though??

he supposrts our troops >:

i like this show yall

I'm watching it now. It's really funny. :X

I had no interest in the idea of the show, but I watched it tonight. It does come off really funny, but it also comes off blatantly fake. I thought the joke was that real experts didn't know the whole thing was a joke.

It was still really funny though, but I don't know how long they could keep it up with this kind of feel to it.

I'll take it over that faggy british talk show.

They shot 24 episodes all at once and they're showing them out of order. 3 episodes a week for 8 weeks. After that there probably won't be anymore. And if there is they'll probably have a hard time finding experts that don't know about the show.

coughbrasseyecough

I haven't seen Brass Eye for ages. :(

But yeah, it does sound awfully similar, so anybody who likes this should download or buy the Brass Eye pedophilia special.

I need to see Brass Eye now. Chris Morris is the shit, and The Day Today is one of my all time favourite shows.

I'm surprised they invested in that many episodes.

The show is pretty funny, but it's so over the top, it's hard to believe the people don't realize they're on a fake show. And also, they seem to lose focus on interacting with the real expert, and end up just doing skit-like discussion between the actors. It's still funny, but it just seems like they went about it all wrong.

word. i saw the pot one last night. maybe its just certan experts they dont fuck with....

The Drugs episode was hysterical. This show is really great. But it's totally like a television version of the Phil Hendrie Show.

I am making DVDs of this.

related: does comedy central look like shit to anybody else? I used to always see these scrolls at the bottom of the screen saying that they are switching to a digital signal or something like that, and at some point comedy central just started looking softer and blurrier. I used to wait untill conan aired on comedy central before taping it because it used to look clearer than my shitty NBC station, but now my shitty NBC station looks much better in comparison.

it looks about the same to me as it always have, I have direct tv though.


I love that they are shwing 3 new episodes a week, just sucks there are only 24. Oh well a show like this can only last so long and still be funny. matt besser is so awesome

For some reason Comedy Central comes in stupidly fuzzy here while every other channel is fine. :(

They're showing 3 episodes a week? I've only see the pot one. When do they show each episode?

tues,wed and thrus same time every night. so far there has been

Reality Tv
Driving
Drugs

I saw the pot one 4 times in one day.

Go outside.

Royal: Brass eye is on DVD. As is JAM, which is far sicker and weirder, and the short film he recently made, 'My Wrongs'.

I finally saw this show because Chris Tallman posts on these other boards i go to and every body sucks his wang about it.

It was the only thing better than I love the 90's all night...

the animal one wasnt funny

It was the one about censorship in hollywood.