The Newz
| The Newz | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Sketch comedy Parody |
| Developed by | Michael Wilson & Wayne Page |
| Written by | Wayne Page, Jeff McCarthy, Jon Ezrine, Michael Price, David Litt, Andrew Ornstein, Micheal Globerman, JoJo Liblier, Terry Ward, Shang Forbes and Micheal Wilson |
| Directed by | Tony Morina, Richie Namm (multi-camera) & Wayne Page (single camera) |
| Starring | Tommy Blaze Mystro Clark Deborah Magdalena Dan O'Connor Stan Quash Brad Sherwood Nancy Sullivan Shawn Alex Thompson Lou Thornton |
| Theme music composer |
Jed Lieber & Wayne Page opentheme = |
| Country of origin |
 United States
|
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 61 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Michael Wilson |
| Producer(s) | Wayne Page, Jon Ezrine |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Celebrity Entertainment Columbia TriStar Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | First-run syndication |
| Original release | September 12, 1994 – March 1995 |
Jed Lieber & Wayne Page
The Newz was a half-hour syndicated sketch comedy television series that aired in 1994 and 1995. It starred Tommy Blaze, Mystro Clark, Deborah Magdalena, Dan O'Connor, Stan Quash, Brad Sherwood, Nancy Sullivan, Shawn Alex Thompson, and Lou Thornton. In addition to the main cast, regular guest stars included Melissa Savage, Mark Fenlon, Justin Cambridge, and Tim Watters as Bill Clinton. The series was aired from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida.
The show was notable for being the first ever nightly scripted sketch comedy show, and was conceived and created by Executive Producer Michael Wilson. Rather than weekly as are most sketch comedies; the show aired five nights a week, plus a repeat episode on Saturdays. The writers were: Wayne Page (Producer / Head Writer), Jeff McCarthy, Jon Ezrine, Michael Price, David Litt, Andrew Ornstein, Micheal Globerman, JoJo Liblier, Terry Ward, Shang Forbes and Micheal Wilson (Executive Producer)
Recurring segments included:
According to Blaze, the show was canceled when it "had mysteriously and inexplicably run out of money" because "the Executive Producer - not Michael Wilson - had misplaced about 1.5 million dollars."
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