Series synopsis
Crossballs: The Debate Show is an American comedy television series that premiered on Comedy Central on July 6, 2004. It ended on August 25, 2004. It was created by Matt Besser. It stars Mary Birdsong, Paul Scheer, Rich Fulcher and Dannah Feinglass Phirman.
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 Tu ...
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Mary Birdsong
- Paul Scheer
- Rich Fulcher
- Dannah Feinglass Phirman
- Andy Daly
- Matt Besser
- Janet Varney
- Brian Huskey
Supporting cast
Guest cast
- Michael Placencia as Athlete
- Alex D. Linz as PSA Kid
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 24 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 24 | July 6, 2004 | August 25, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Reality TV Major issue: Reality TV craze |
July 6, 2004 |
| 2 |
Driving in America Major issues: Teenage drivers, senior drivers, drunk driving. |
July 7, 2004 |
| 3 |
Drugs Major issues: Legalization of marijuana, consequences of using drugs, drug use among teens. |
July 8, 2004 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Comedy Central |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 6, 2004 |
| Last aired | August 25, 2004 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday |