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| The Ben Stiller Show | |
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| Created by | Ben Stiller Judd Apatow |
| Written by | Ben Stiller Judd Apatow Robert Cohen David Cross Brent Forrester Bob Odenkirk Sultan Pepper Dino Stamatopoulos |
| Starring | Ben Stiller Andy Dick (Fox version) Janeane Garofalo (Fox version) Bob Odenkirk (Fox version) |
| Theme music composer | Dweezil Zappa |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Running time | ~23 minutes |
| Production company | HBO Independent Productions |
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| Network | MTV (1990) Fox (1992–93) Comedy Central (1995) |
| Release | January 21 – March 1, 1990 |
| Release | September 27, 1992 – August 26, 1995 |
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The Ben Stiller Show was an American sketch comedy series starring Ben Stiller that aired in two iterations, the first series airing six episodes on MTV in 1990, and the second series airing 12 episodes on Fox from September 27, 1992, to January 17, 1993, with a 13th episode airing in 1995 on Comedy Central. The Fox version also starred Andy Dick, Janeane Garofalo and Bob Odenkirk. Character actor John F. O'Donohue also appeared in every episode.
The program featured numerous filmed comedy segments, many of which parodied pop culture trends from the late '80s to early '90s. Despite receiving mostly positive reviews, Fox canceled the series after only 13 episodes, due to low ratings.[1][2]
Unlike most sketch comedy programs, The Ben Stiller Show did not use a studio audience, and was the first Fox sketch comedy program not to use a laugh track. The semi spinoff, The Andy Dick Show, used the same format. After cancellation, the series won the 1993 Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program.
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