The Chris Gethard Show
| The Chris Gethard Show | |
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| Created by | Chris Gethard |
| Written by | JD Amato Noah Forman Chris Gethard Dru Johnston Emma Noble |
| Directed by | JD Amato |
| Starring |
Chris Gethard Shannon O'Neill Bethany Hall Murf Meyer David Bluvband Mimi Fischer |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 155 + 11 specials (MNN) 20 + 1 special (Fusion) (list of episodes) |
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| Location(s) | Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States |
| Running time | 60 minutes (MNN) 22 minutes (Fusion, season 1) 43 minutes (Fusion, season 2-) |
| Production company(s) | Funny or Die |
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| Original network |
MNN (2011-2015) Fusion (2015-current) |
| Original release | June 22, 2011 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The Chris Gethard Show is, according to its website, "the most bizarre and often saddest talk show in New York City." After starting off as a live show at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York, the show moved to cable access on June 22, 2011. It is a call-in and variety show hosted by Chris Gethard that originally aired every Wednesday night at 11:00PM on MNN. It transitioned to the cable channel Fusion on May 28, 2015. The show can also be found distributed across the web. The public-access television show is written and produced by Noah Forman, Dru Johnston, J.D. Amato and Chris Gethard. It is directed by J.D. Amato. The show, known for its "no cool kids" atmosphere, has been called "oddly uplifting", a "cult hit," "an often riveting experiment in seat-of-your-pants broadcasting," and has gained viewers from around the world.
On January 5, 2016, Gethard announced that the show had been renewed for a second season by Fusion, now expanded to one-hour episodes, to air in the spring.
The format of the MNN show was extremely loose, but almost every episode features the panel interacting with callers. Episodes are usually based around a call-in topic, a game, or occasionally a plot. On public access, every episode ran one-hour in length and broadcast live on Wednesday nights. On cable, season one episodes were taped Tuesdays with a live-streamed interactive taping, with an edited half-hour version premiering on Thursdays. Season two episodes are taped Thursdays, with a live-streamed interactive taping, with an edited one hour version premiering on Wednesdays.
Chris Gethard is the show's host, namesake, and an executive producer. Often openly discussing his neuroses, including anxiety and depression, Gethard has a habit of putting himself in painful and/or degrading situations.
The artistic director of the Upright Citizens Brigade theatre, Shannon O'Neill is Gethard's sidekick, and often plays the role of , contrasting with Gethard's less-restrained, anxious behavior.
The Human Fish is a character performed by comedian David Bluvband. The Human Fish is a half man, half fish hybrid who emerged from the sea in order to learn about humans, almost always dressed in goggles, blue swimming trunks and flippers. The Human Fish always has something on his mind, often phrased in an x vs. y format. The character was briefly retired during the final episode of the first season on MNN, with Bluvband later joining the panel out of character. The Human Fish later returned for the final MNN episode, and remained a main cast member during the Fusion series.
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