Talkshow with Spike Feresten
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Talkshow with Spike Feresten is an American
late-night talk show
television program
on Fox
starring Spike Feresten
that aired from September 16, 2006 to May 16, 2009. It was the longest-running late night talk show in Fox's history, with three seasons. Unlike most late-night talk shows in the United States, it only aired on Saturday nights.
and Arctic Monkeys
. On May 7, 2007 the show was renewed for a second season, making it the longest-running talk show on Fox.
Beginning on December 13, 2008 Talkshow began to be broadcast in HD
. From January 17 to February 21, 2009, the show swapped timeslots with MADtv
for six weeks and expanded to an hour.
In May 2009, Talkshow was cancelled after three seasons. Repeats aired until the start of The Wanda Sykes Show
on November 7, 2009.
, Jeff Cesario
and Adam Felber
.
Some of the regular sketches on the show included "Idiot Paparazzi", where photographers hit the streets and take photos of people who vaguely look like famous people; "Comedy for Stoners", comedy visuals specially designed for someone who might be stoned; "Tomorrow's Headlines Today", when Spike reads fictional headlines ("Ford Lays Itself Off", "Al Gore
Melts", "NBC
Pre-cancels Fall '07 Lineup" The release of "Tyler Perry's, Why Do I Even Bother Naming The Movies As Long As It Says "Tyler Perry
's" In Front of It", etc.) from Sunday's paper from various newspapers; sponsors for the show (such as Pitters beer, a very flammable beer sold in a breakaway bottle, with an AIDS
test on the label, etc.), and "Backfat Sponsorship", where Spike uses one of his writer's (seemingly Felber, although not identified) backfat to advertise Fortune 500 companies (Red Bull
, PS3, and Ign.com).
, on The Comedy Channel
South Africa
, the program airs on the Mnet Series channel on digital satellite service provider DSTV.Canada
, the program airs on Global
or E!, depending on the market.Singapore
,Ireland
, the program used to air on TV3
. But was dropped after only 2 shows.Iceland
, the program airs on Stöð 2 Extra.Israel
, the program airs on Bip channel.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
late-night talk show
Late-night talk show
In American television, the late-night talk show is a specific kind of comedy-oriented talk and variety show that airs late at night. Characteristics of the genre include topical monologues in which the host makes fun of the day's news, comedy sketches, celebrity interviews, and musical performances...
television program
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
on Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
starring Spike Feresten
Spike Feresten
Spike Feresten is an American television writer, screenwriter and television personality.-Origins and early career:Feresten was born September 3, 1964 in Fall River and raised in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, where he attended public schools. Feresten then attended Berklee College of Music in...
that aired from September 16, 2006 to May 16, 2009. It was the longest-running late night talk show in Fox's history, with three seasons. Unlike most late-night talk shows in the United States, it only aired on Saturday nights.
History
The show debuted on September 16, 2006 with guests Andy RichterAndy Richter
Paul Andrew "Andy" Richter is an American actor, writer, comedian, and late night talk show announcer. He is best known for his role as the sidekick of Conan O'Brien on each of the host's programs: Late Night and The Tonight Show on NBC, and Conan on TBS...
and Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys are an English indie rock band. Formed in 2002 in High Green, a suburb of Sheffield, the band currently consists of Alex Turner , Jamie Cook , Nick O'Malley and Matt Helders...
. On May 7, 2007 the show was renewed for a second season, making it the longest-running talk show on Fox.
Beginning on December 13, 2008 Talkshow began to be broadcast in HD
High-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
. From January 17 to February 21, 2009, the show swapped timeslots with MADtv
MADtv
MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series. It licensed the name and logo of Mad, but otherwise had no connection with the humor magazine outside the animated Spy vs. Spy and Don Martin cartoon shorts and images of Alfred E. Neuman that the show featured during the late 1990s. Its first...
for six weeks and expanded to an hour.
In May 2009, Talkshow was cancelled after three seasons. Repeats aired until the start of The Wanda Sykes Show
The Wanda Sykes Show
The Wanda Sykes Show was an American talk show hosted by comedian Wanda Sykes on Fox that debuted on November 7, 2009. The show was announced in March 2009 by the president of Fox, Kevin Reilly...
on November 7, 2009.
Staff
Writers included Joe FureyJoe Furey
Joe Furey is a comedian/writer/producer whose various credits include Late Night with David Letterman, Newsradio, Watching Ellie, and Talkshow with Spike Feresten, as well as the feature film Love and Support....
, Jeff Cesario
Jeff Cesario
Jeff Cesario is an American comedian and writer, who has written for Dennis Miller Live and The Larry Sanders Show...
and Adam Felber
Adam Felber
Adam Felber is an American political satirist, author, radio personality, actor, humorist, novelist, television writer, and comic book writer.Felber attended Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, and graduated as an English major in 1989...
.
Some of the regular sketches on the show included "Idiot Paparazzi", where photographers hit the streets and take photos of people who vaguely look like famous people; "Comedy for Stoners", comedy visuals specially designed for someone who might be stoned; "Tomorrow's Headlines Today", when Spike reads fictional headlines ("Ford Lays Itself Off", "Al Gore
Al Gore
Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election....
Melts", "NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
Pre-cancels Fall '07 Lineup" The release of "Tyler Perry's, Why Do I Even Bother Naming The Movies As Long As It Says "Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry is an American actor, director, playwright, entrepreneur, screenwriter, producer, author, and songwriter. Perry wrote and produced many stage plays during the 1990s and early 2000s. In 2005, he released his first film, Diary of a Mad Black Woman...
's" In Front of It", etc.) from Sunday's paper from various newspapers; sponsors for the show (such as Pitters beer, a very flammable beer sold in a breakaway bottle, with an AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
test on the label, etc.), and "Backfat Sponsorship", where Spike uses one of his writer's (seemingly Felber, although not identified) backfat to advertise Fortune 500 companies (Red Bull
Red Bull
Red Bull is an energy drink sold by the Austrian Red Bull GmbH, created in 1987 by the Austrian entrepreneur Dietrich Mateschitz. In terms of market share, Red Bull is the most popular energy drink in the world, with 3 billion cans sold each year. Dietrich Mateschitz was inspired by an already...
, PS3, and Ign.com).
Recurring segments
- Lil' Bill O'ReillyBill O'Reilly (political commentator)William James "Bill" O'Reilly, Jr. is an American television host, author, syndicated columnist and political commentator. He is the host of the political commentary program The O'Reilly Factor on the Fox News Channel, which is the most watched cable news television program on American television...
- Idiot PaparazziPaparazziPaparazzi is an Italian term used to refer to photojournalists who specialize in candid photography of celebrities, politicians, and other prominent people...
- Spike and some friends pretend to be Paparazzi and shout the names of celebrities while snapping photos of passing everyday people who have a resemblance to the celebrity being shouted. - Rick Richards reports
- Tomorrow's News Yesterday Today - Spike reads "news from the future".
- Tomorrow's Headlines Today
- Payday Advance Lenders
- The Donny Riffle Show
- Febreeze Elderly
- Priest in a Yellow Ferrari
- Lot Cops
- Bam! Problem Solved
- Fox News Guy
- Stimurol
- Discriminav
- NPR Morning Zoo
- 30 Second Trading Spaces
- The Heckler Whisperer
- EPPT (Early Pregnancy & Paternity Test)
- Aaron SorkinAaron SorkinAaron Benjamin Sorkin is an Academy and Emmy award winning American screenwriter, producer, and playwright, whose works include A Few Good Men, The American President, The West Wing, Sports Night, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, The Social Network, and Moneyball.After graduating from Syracuse...
's Key Shop - Transcripts of Books on Tape
- Girl's Fathers Gone Wild - What happens when fathers catch their girls being videotaped
- Senior Citizen Trannie Lingerie Party
- Dr. Phil's Fan Mail - Spike reads mail intended for Dr. Phil, for voice overs were done by the show's staff, including Executive Producer Michele Armour, Associate Producer of Music Blaire ReinhardBlaire ReinhardBlaire Reinhard is a singer, pianist, and songwriter from Morristown, New Jersey. She is the granddaughter of trumpet player and Tonight Show bandleader Doc Severinsen. She performs with her band The Blaire Reinhard Band in and around New York City...
, and writing assistant Meghan Gambling. - Ye Olde Adult Video Shoppe - What porn would have been like during the American Revolution.
- Shoe Store Predictions
- Backfat Sponsorship -
- Discount Puppies and Cats
- Indignant Editorial
- Classaction Lawsuit
- Crappy Neighbor
- Celebrity Space Shuttle
- Clinica de Medico
- What's Nuts Now? - in the episode with Jerry Seinfeld
- Cops Guy
- Chinese Product Recall
- Comedy for Stoners - a series of sketches that should only be considered funny to stoners.
- Pitters Beer - an ad for a beer that makes you wince when you drink it.
- How to do a Nerdy Intern Segment - starring actual nerdy staffer, DJ Lubel, the show's researcher.
- The Unfair Target
- Hollywood Douchebags
- Extreme Hitlers - Teenagers dressed in Hitler clothing skateboarding in a music video
- Shaolin Cats - Cats that "do battle" in a Mortal Kombat style
- Electric Lincoln - Abraham LincolnAbraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...
, under the influence of drugs, states some historical "facts". (The actor portraying Lincoln is one of the show's editors, Neil Grieve) - Horrifyingly Sexy Larry King - Larry KingLarry KingLawrence Harvey "Larry" King is an American television and radio host whose work has been recognized with awards including two Peabodys and ten Cable ACE Awards....
's head placed over the body of a dancer dressed in a bikini and suspenders - Fat Albert Gore - Fat AlbertFat AlbertFat Albert may refer to:* Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, a cartoon show* Fat Albert , a 1973 comedy album by Bill Cosby* Fat Albert , a 2004 live-action film...
dressed in a suit sings about the environment in the way Al GoreAl GoreAlbert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election....
would make a speech about the environment - Strobe Light Monkeys - Monkeys dance around to the song "99 Luftballons99 Luftballons"99 Luftballons" is a protest song by the German pop-rock band Nena from their 1983 self-titled album. Originally sung in German, it was later re-recorded in English as "99 Red Balloons" for their album 99 Luftballons in 1984...
", while strobe lights flash in the background - Electric Lincoln Par II - Lincoln gets shot this time around
- Mexican Space Lizard - A lizard in a sombreroSombreroSombrero in English refers to a type of wide-brimmed hat originating in Mexico. In Spanish, however, it is the generic word for "hat", which originates from "sombra", meaning "shade"....
with space scenes in the background - Slow-Mo Humanimal Races - Two people dressed as animals race through a hallway in slow motion. (The panda humanimal is one of the show's writers, Adam Felber, and the tiger humanimal is the show's Associate Producer of Music, Blaire ReinhardBlaire ReinhardBlaire Reinhard is a singer, pianist, and songwriter from Morristown, New Jersey. She is the granddaughter of trumpet player and Tonight Show bandleader Doc Severinsen. She performs with her band The Blaire Reinhard Band in and around New York City...
) - Cheeto Dogfights - Two fighter planes made of CheetosCheetosCheetos is a brand of cheese-flavored cornmeal snack made by Frito-Lay, a subsidiary of PepsiCo. Fritos creator Charles Elmer Doolin invented Cheetos in 1948, and began national distribution in the U.S. The initial success of Cheetos was a contributing factor to the merger between The Frito Company...
fight in the sky - Martin Scorsese's Exploding Squirrel - A squirrel explodes
- Vincent Gallo Underwear Parade - A parade of guys in their underwear
- Morbidly Obese Aquarium - Underwater view of morbidly obese men swimming in their underwear
- Bigfoot Opera - an Opera where BigfootBigfootBigfoot, also known as sasquatch, is an ape-like cryptid that purportedly inhabits forests, mainly in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. Bigfoot is usually described as a large, hairy, bipedal humanoid...
rides a unicornUnicornThe unicorn is a legendary animal from European folklore that resembles a white horse with a large, pointed, spiraling horn projecting from its forehead, and sometimes a goat's beard... - Senior Citizen Trannie Lingerie Party - Old men dress in lingerie and dance
- Horrifyingly Sexy Hannity and Colmes - Same as with "Sexy Larry King"
- Smooth Jazz Rectal Exams - People getting rectal exams as jazz music plays
- Emo Baby VS. Goth Baby Smackdown - Two babies, one a goth and one emoEmoEmo is a style of rock music and its associated subcultureEmo may also refer to:- Businesses :* Emo , an Irish oil company and filling station chain* Emo Speedway, a racetrack in Emo, Ontario...
, fighting each other - Mr. Happy Handshake - A man who farts when you shake his hand meets a guy who shakes people's hands when they fart
- Nightvision Elvis - Three Elvises shown in Nightvision
- Racist Nose Party - A black finger tries to pick a white nose
- Techno Turtle - A Turtle dances to techno music
- The Narcoleptic skydiver - A skydiver prone to fall asleep
- Comedy for stoners live - A live guest creates his own comedy for stonerStoner-People:* Stoner , bass guitarist* Alyson Stoner , American actress and dancer* Andrew Stoner , Australian politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, and the Leader of the New South Wales National Party...
s - Rainbows - The hidden truth about rainbowRainbowA rainbow is an optical and meteorological phenomenon that causes a spectrum of light to appear in the sky when the Sun shines on to droplets of moisture in the Earth's atmosphere. It takes the form of a multicoloured arc...
s - S.M.A.P. - A shy mooner's solution to mooning
International broadcasts
AustraliaAustralia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, on The Comedy Channel
The Comedy Channel
The Comedy Channel is an Australian subscription television channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television.-History:...
South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, the program airs on the Mnet Series channel on digital satellite service provider DSTV.Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, the program airs on Global
Global Television Network
Global Television Network is an English language privately owned television network in Canada, owned by Calgary-based Shaw Communications, as part of its Shaw Media division...
or E!, depending on the market.Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
,Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, the program used to air on TV3
TV3 Ireland
TV3 is a free-to-air commercial television network in the Republic of Ireland. Launched on 20 September 1998 it was Ireland's first commercial broadcaster. The channel is owned by TV3 Group a subsidiary of Doughty Hanson & Co.-The TV3 Group:...
. But was dropped after only 2 shows.Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
, the program airs on Stöð 2 Extra.Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, the program airs on Bip channel.