The Dana Carvey Show
| The Dana Carvey Show | |
|---|---|
| Created by |
Dana Carvey Robert Smigel |
| Starring |
Dana Carvey |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 (1 unaired) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Robert Smigel Bernie Brillstein Charles Dalaklis Brad Grey |
| Running time | 30 minutes (with commercials) |
| Production company(s) |
Brillstein-Grey Entertainment TriStar Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | March 12 – April 30, 1996 |
Dana Carvey
Steve Carell
Bill Chott
Stephen Colbert
Elon Gold
Heather Morgan
Peggy Shay
Robert Smigel
James Stephens III
The Dana Carvey Show was an American sketch comedy television show that aired on ABC during the spring of 1996. Dana Carvey was the host and principal player on the show while Louis C.K. served as head writer.
The show's cast consists heavily of Saturday Night Live and Second City alumni including Carvey, Steve Carell, Bill Chott, Stephen Colbert, Elon Gold, Chris McKinney, Heather Morgan, Peggy Shay, Robert Smigel, and James Stephens III. The writing team also included Louis C.K, Charlie Kaufman, Jon Glaser, Dino Stamatopoulos, Spike Feresten, and Robert Carlock. In addition, Carvey and Smigel's former Saturday Night Live colleague Greg Daniels contributed material for the premiere episode.
The Dana Carvey Show aired only seven of its planned 10 episodes. While the program was short-lived and featured controversial material, it has since been considered ahead of its time. The show is also recognized for providing early exposure to Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert, two comedians who would go on to have critical success many years later. In addition, The Dana Carvey Show served as a launchpad for Smigel's series of TV Funhouse cartoons.
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