Crossballs: The Debate Show (2004)
Crossballs: The Debate Show is a Comedy Central television show which poked fun at cable news networks' political debate shows, especially CNN's Crossfire and MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews. In each episode, comedians posing as experts on a particular subject would debate two real commentators. The true experts were unaware that the show was a sham. Topics ranged from reality television to religion to violence in video games. It debuted on July 6, 2004 and ran for eight weeks. It aired Tuesday-Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET. The twenty-third and final episode aired on August 24, 2004. Show number 24 was taped but never aired, after one of the unsuspecting guests, James March, threatened to sue Comedy Central.
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Episodes
- 1 1. Reality TV2004-07-06 · 30mMajor issue: Reality TV craze
- 2 2. Driving in America2004-07-07 · 30mMajor issues: Teenage drivers, senior drivers, drunk driving.
- 3 3. Drugs2004-07-08 · 30mMajor issues: Legalization of marijuana, consequences of using drugs, drug use among teens.
- 4 4. Vegetarian or Vegetarded2004-07-13 · 30mMajor issues: Veganism, healthy foods.
- 5 5. FCC or F-YOU-CC2004-07-14 · 30mMajor issues: Indecent exposure on television, innapropriate content of music, TV, and movies and how it affects our youth.
- 6 6. America vs. Aliens2004-07-15 · 30mMajor issues: Immigration to the United States, problem with illegal immigrants, American tourist behavior.
- 7 7. Grand Theft Apocalypse?2004-07-20 · 30mMajor issues: Video game obsession among adults and youth, violence in games, lack of educational value in games.
- 8 8. Fashion: Gay Conspiracy?2004-07-21 · 30mMajor issues: Fashion choices among US people, gay people in the fashion industry, exposing skimpier fashions to youth.
- 9 9. Love Thy Gay-bor2004-07-22 · 30mMajor issues: Gay marriage in the US, rights of gay couples, and fighting for gay rights.
- 10 10. Clones of Contention2004-07-27 · 30mMajor issues: Cloning of animals and humans in the US and the good and bad things associated within.
- 11 11. Frat-tastic or Frat-tastrophe?2004-07-28 · 30mMajor issues: Behavior of college students in fraternities and sororities, grades, and dormitories.
- 12 12. Sports Stars: Monsters?2004-07-29 · 30mMajor issues: Salaries of athletes, recent legal problems of sport icons, and safer sports for youth.
- 13 13. Tipping: Chinese City?2004-08-03 · 30mMajor issues: Cusine, tipping in restaurants.
- 14 14. Makeovers for Jesus?2004-08-04 · 30mMajor issue: Religion in society and throughout the world.
- 15 15. Flabulous or Fat-tastrophe?2004-08-05 · 30mMajor issues: Overweight people in society, fast food, weight loss & diets.
- 16 16. Music in America2004-08-10 · 30mMajor issues: Decline of the music industry, downloading music, explicit lyrics, rap music.
- 17 17. Healing Through Porn?2004-08-11 · 30mMajor issues: Pornographic images & video, strip clubs, sexual influence.
- 18 18. Crime and Funishment?2004-08-12 · 30mMajor issues: Crime in America, prison system, treatment of convicts.
- 19 19. Plastic Surgery: Nip-pocalypse?2004-08-17 · 30mMajor issues: Plastic surgery, demand for perfection in society.
- 20 20. Hellphones vs. Interthreat2004-08-18 · 30mMajor issues: Cell phones, computers, advanced technology.
- 21 21. Mother Earth: Bitch?2004-08-19 · 30m
- 22 22. Voting Electible Dysfunction2004-08-24 · 30m
- 23 23. Sex Battle USA2004-08-25 · 30m
- 24 24. Pistol Whipped America · 30m
Cast
Mary Birdsong
Paul Scheer
Rich Fulcher
Dannah Feinglass Phirman
Andy Daly
Matt Besser
Janet Varney
Brian Huskey
Chris Tallman
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