The Man Show
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The Man Show was a half hour comedy television show on Comedy Central. It was created in 1999 by its two original co-hosts, Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Carolla, and their executive producer Daniel Kellison. The show celebrated the male perspective in a sexually charged, humorous light. The show consisted of a variety of pre-recorded comedy sketches and live in-studio events, usually requiring audience participation.
The Man Show is particularly well-known for its buxom female models, the Juggy Dance Squad, who would dance in themed, revealing costumes at the opening of every show, and in the aisles of the audience just before the show went to commercial break. The first year of the show featured beer-guzzling entertainer Bill "The Fox" Foster as the show's emcee. The Fox specialized in chugging two beers in record time (sometimes while suspended upside down) and singing lewd drinking songs. He would close every episode by leading the audience in the German drinking toast "Zicke zacke, zicke zacke, hoi hoi hoi", a tradition that continued after his death in 2000.
An Australian version of the show is currently being developed by The Comedy Channel, set to be based in Brisbane. #redirect
Recurring segments
Some of the show's features included:- A recurring character called The Man Show Boy, an overweight teenager named Aaron Hamill with a sharp wit and rude mouth, who would set upon unsuspecting passersby while a hidden camera recorded his antics.
- Frequent parody of NBA star Karl Malone performed by Kimmel, who was made up to appear black, muscular, and bearded, as well as shot from below to appear taller.
- Game show parodies, including Wheel of Fortune parody Wheel of Destiny, in which men from the audience relied on fate to win prizes, half of which would be grotesque and undesirable.
- As guaranteed when the show began, every episode ends with footage of "girls jumping on trampolines" during the end credits.
- Another recurring feature was the "Man-O-Vations" segment, where the two hosts came up with inventions for a manner of incidents.
- One famous skit included a movement to "end women's suffrage."
Departure of Kimmel and Carolla
In 2003, Kimmel and Carolla left the show and the job of hosting was passed down to Fear Factor host Joe Rogan and comedian Doug Stanhope. Whereas the The Man Show struck a successful balance between celebrating masculinity and lightheartedly mocking machismo during the Kimmel-Carolla era, under Rogan and Stanhope it took a decidedly darker approach. The show lost its luster with most fans, leading to its eventual cancellation.Kimmel and Carolla have since gone on to helm their own respective late night talk shows (Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC and Too Late with Adam Carolla on Comedy Central).
G4 Reruns and DVDs
Reruns of the show are currently airing on G4TV weeknights at 10:00 p.m. EST and 10:30 p.m. EST and on Saturdays at 12:00 a.m. EST. None of the Rogan-Stanhope era episodes are currently shown and the commercials referred to the syndicated episodes as "the way Jimmy and Adam made it."The first four seasons of the show are also available on DVD.
See also
- Christy Hemme (former Juggy)
- Joanna Krupa
- Rachel Sterling
- Vanessa Kay
- Arturo Gil (The Man Show Dwarf)
External links
- [Jump The Shark]
- [The Man Show - TV.com]
- [Pazsaz Entertainment Network - Episode Information And Airdates]
- [TheManShow.com - Internet Archive Wayback Machine]
- [G4tv.com - The Man Show]
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