The Benson Interruption
| The Benson Interruption | |
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| Starring | Doug Benson |
| Composer | Hard 'n Phirm |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Music Box Theater (Hollywood, CA) |
| Running time | 21 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Comedy Central |
| Release | November 5 – December 17, 2010 |
The Benson Interruption is a stand-up comedy show on Comedy Central[1] starring Doug Benson. The show was cancelled after one season.[2] The concept of the show was that three stand-up comedians per episode perform their acts in front of an audience, with Benson sitting on a throne by the side of the stage. When the time to present a humorous punch line approaches, Benson interrupted the comic with a comment with the intent of adding to the humor of the joke.
The first season aired on Fridays at midnight on Comedy Central.
History
[edit]The Benson Interruption was based on the live stage show Benson hosted in Los Angeles, California. The version shown on Comedy Central consisted of the same format.
Episodes
[edit]Every episode featured at least one "tweet-off", where Benson and the current guest read Twitter posts off of their own Twitter accounts in an effort to outdo each other with funny tweets. The entire series was released on a bonus DVD with the album "Potty Mouth."
| Episode | Airdate | Comedians (In order of appearance) |
|---|---|---|
| 1x1 | November 5, 2010 | Nick Swardson, Nick Kroll, Chris Hardwick |
| 1x2 | November 12, 2010 | Eugene Mirman, Rob Huebel, Mary Lynn Rajskub |
| 1x3 | November 19, 2010 | Todd Barry, The Sklar Brothers, Paul Scheer |
| 1x4 | December 3, 2010 | Michael Ian Black, Thomas Lennon, Andrew Daly |
| 1x5 | December 10, 2010 | Brian Posehn, Greg Proops, Tig Notaro |
| 1x6 | December 17, 2010 | T. J. Miller, Adam Carolla, Graham Elwood |
Podcast episodes
[edit]Starting January 21, 2011, unedited live shows of The Benson Interruption became available to download as podcasts.
References
[edit]- ^ "The Benson Interruption – Comedy Central - Fall TV Preview". www.channelguidemag.com. Archived from the original on 2010-08-26.
- ^ "Doug Benson". www.boiseweekly.com.