Dave and Steve's Video Game Explosion
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Dave and Steve’s Video Game Explosion was a television video-game review show. In November 2001, it began airing on TBS (Turner Broadcasting System
) as well as the Burly Bear TV network
and later was part of a one hour time slot.
Dave & Steve were listed on Entertainment Weekly's It List in 2002.
The comedy-based variety show was hosted by two accomplished comedy writers, David Mandel
(Cat in the Hat, Eurotrip
, Seinfeld
and Saturday Night Live
) and Steve Lookner (Seinfeld
and Saturday Night Live
). VGE was produced by Jack Helmuth and Shawn Valine. The main writers were Craig Digregorio(Da Ali G Show
) and James Eagan.
Between game reviews the hosts often mocked their sponsor, SoBe
, or abused their cheerleader Tiffany Holiday.
It was produced by the Burly Bear Network
(also known as Burly TV), a college television network headed by Lorne Michaels
.
Turner Broadcasting System
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. is the Time Warner subsidiary managing the collection of cable networks and properties started and acquired by Robert Edward "Ted" Turner starting in the mid-1970s. The company has its headquarters in the CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia. TBS, Inc...
) as well as the Burly Bear TV network
Burly Bear Network
The Burly Bear Network was an American cable TV channel targeted at 18- to 24-year-old college students. Programming was offered on some university TV stations, including Arizona State University, Ball State University, Iowa State University, Northern Kentucky University, Purdue University, the...
and later was part of a one hour time slot.
Dave & Steve were listed on Entertainment Weekly's It List in 2002.
The comedy-based variety show was hosted by two accomplished comedy writers, David Mandel
David Mandel
David Mandel is an executive producer and director of Curb Your Enthusiasm , and one of the producers of the teen-comedy Eurotrip. He was a writer for Seinfeld during its seventh, eighth, and ninth seasons. He is also one of the creators of Clerks: The Animated Series, and he was a writer for...
(Cat in the Hat, Eurotrip
EuroTrip
EuroTrip is a 2004 teen comedy film directed by Jeff Schaffer and written by Alec Berg, David Mandel and Schaffer. The main plot follows Scotty "Scott" Thomas from Hudson, Ohio who travels across Europe to search for his German pen pal Mieke , whom he initially mistakes for a man named Mike...
, Seinfeld
Seinfeld
Seinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in syndication. It was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the latter starring as a fictionalized version of himself...
and Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
) and Steve Lookner (Seinfeld
Seinfeld
Seinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in syndication. It was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the latter starring as a fictionalized version of himself...
and Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
). VGE was produced by Jack Helmuth and Shawn Valine. The main writers were Craig Digregorio(Da Ali G Show
Da Ali G Show
Da Ali G Show is the name of two related satirical TV series created by and starring British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen and featuring the character Ali G....
) and James Eagan.
Between game reviews the hosts often mocked their sponsor, SoBe
SoBe
SoBe is a brand of teas, fruit-juice blends and enhanced water beverages owned by PepsiCo. The name SoBe is an abbreviation of South Beach, named after the upscale area located in Miami Beach, Florida. In the past, the SoBe name has also been licensed for gum and chocolate products...
, or abused their cheerleader Tiffany Holiday.
It was produced by the Burly Bear Network
Burly Bear Network
The Burly Bear Network was an American cable TV channel targeted at 18- to 24-year-old college students. Programming was offered on some university TV stations, including Arizona State University, Ball State University, Iowa State University, Northern Kentucky University, Purdue University, the...
(also known as Burly TV), a college television network headed by Lorne Michaels
Lorne Michaels
Lorne Michaels, CM is a Canadian-American television producer, writer, and comedian best known for creating and producing Saturday Night Live and producing the various film and TV projects that spun off from it.-Early life:...
.