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Mr. Show with Bob and David (1995)

Mr. Show with Bob and David poster
Genre
comedy television series
Country
United States
Length
4 seasons, 30 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 94 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Bob Odenkirk and David Cross host a sketch comedy show with a mix of live sketches and pre-taped segments. The sketches are performed by a rotating cast of alternative comedians.

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What happens

Mr. Show with Bob and David, also known as Mr. Show, is an American sketch comedy television series starring and hosted by Bob Odenkirk and David Cross. It aired on HBO from November 3, 1995, to December 28, 1998. Cross and Odenkirk introduce most episodes as semi-fictionalized versions of themselves, before transitioning to a mixture of on-stage sketches performed in front of a live audience and pre-taped segments. The show features an ensemble of actors and of alternative comedians as both cast members and writers, including Sarah Silverman, Paul F. Tompkins, Jack Black, Karen Kilgariff, Tom Kenny, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Brian Posehn, Scott Adsit, Jill Talley, Scott Aukerman, Jerry Minor, Jay Johnston, and Dino Stamatopoulos. It was nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards and one Golden Satellite Award. The show is currently available on HBO Max. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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