The High Court with Doug Benson
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| Genre | Comedy, Court show |
| Directed by | Sharon Everitt |
| Judges | Doug Benson |
| Narrated by | Dude Walker |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 20 (list of episodes) |
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| Location(s) | Los Angeles, California |
| Running time | 11 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Propagate Content |
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| Original network | Comedy Central |
| Picture format | 16:9 HDTV |
| Original release | February 28, 2017 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
The High Court with Doug Benson is an American comedy and arbitration-based reality court show presided over by comedian Doug Benson. The High Court with Doug Benson premiered on Comedy Central on February 28, 2017. In each episode Benson judges real cases while under the influence of cannabis.
While pitching the show to Comedy Central, Doug Benson said that the show would be a "court room show and I'm the judge". Comedy Central accepted it right away, thinking that Benson's antics would be liked by their audience. Benson said the pitch was easiest pitch he had ever made in his career.
Benson is under the influence of cannabis during each trial. Each episode has a special "guest bailiff", who helps make the final decision on the case during the deliberation, often after smoking from a bong on-air along with Benson. All of the cases featured are real and Benson's rulings are real and legally binding. The cases in the show are pulled from the Los Angeles County court records, which is a common practice used in other court shows. The show's budget has money allotted for Benson to pay the people pleading their cases if necessary.
The show is recorded in Los Angeles, California, where recreational use of cannabis has been legal since 2016. A special ventilation system was added to the studio to filter smoke out of the room. The deliberation room is far from the courtroom, so "union hands" wouldn't be impaired during filming.
A woman sues for $600, after she lent the defendant her car and never returned it. The defendant counter-sues for $2,100, because the car had expired tags and was impounded.
A mother claims her daughter borrowed $3,858 for a new car, and never repaid her. The defendant claims she doesn't owe anything because she drives her mother everywhere.
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