The Ben Stiller Show

– The Ben Stiller Show is the name of two sketch comedy television shows that aired on MTV from 1990 t..

Type:
TVSeries
Rating:
7.10 / 10
Duration:
5 Hours and 6 Minutes
Release Year:
1992
The Ben Stiller Show (1992)

The Ben Stiller Show is the name of two sketch comedy television shows that aired on MTV from 1990 to 1991, and then on Fox from September 1992 to January 1993. The Fox show stars Ben Stiller, Andy Dick, Janeane Garofalo and Bob Odenkirk. Character actor John F. O'Donohue also appeared in every episode. It featured numerous filmed comedy segments, many of which parodied mid-1980s to early 1990s pop-culture. Despite mostly positive reviews, Fox canceled the series after only 12 episodes, due to low ratings.

Unlike most sketch comedy shows, The Ben Stiller Show did not use a studio audience or a laugh track. This was the only Fox sketch comedy program not to use a laugh track. The semi-spinoff, The Andy Dick Show, used the same format.

After cancellation, the series won the 1993 Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Variety Series.

Producing Country:
USA
Genre:
Release Date:

27 Sep 1992

Language:

English

Writer:

Judd Apatow, Jeff Kahn, Ben Stiller

Main Actors:

Ben Stiller, Andy Dick, Janeane Garofalo, Bob Odenkirk

Plot:

This comedy/variety show specialized in parodies of movies and television shows and commercials. Often, they would also have a special guest (e.g., a TV actor) join them in the comedy sketches, with hilarious results.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.1/10