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1/2 Hour Comedy Hour

1989–1990 · 3 seasons

A loose, low-stakes parade of stand-up sets that plays like background chatter with the occasional sharp laugh.

Created by
Bruce Leddy
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Pauly Shore, Phil Nee, Ray Romano
Overview
A showcase for stand-up comedians on MTV.

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Created by
Bruce Leddy
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Pauly Shore, Phil Nee, Ray Romano
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • media
  • celebrity
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour7
Realism8
Romance0
Tension1
Darkness1
Complexity1
Emotional weight1

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Details

Genres
comedy
Created by
Bruce Leddy
Written by
Rick Crom
Starring
Pauly Shore, Phil Nee, Ray Romano, Jimmy Woodard, John Bowman, Todd Lemisch, Dave Chappelle, Margaret Cho
Length
3 seasons, 4 episodes
Network
MTV
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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