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  • NBC
  • Apr 9, 2007
  • NBC
  • Apr 9, 2007
Thank God You're Here

Summary Thank God You're Here is an improv competition in which various comedic performers act in scenes without a script. The performers' comedy skills, improvisational fortitude and acting talents are then judged by Dave Foley. The winner receives a 'Thank God You're Here' trophy and 'Hollywood street cred.' This show is derived from the Austr...

  • NBC
  • Apr 9, 2007
  • NBC
  • Apr 9, 2007
Thank God You're Here
Season 1
Season Premiere: Apr 9, 2007
Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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Summary Thank God You're Here is an improv competition in which various comedic performers act in scenes without a script. The performers' comedy skills, improvisational fortitude and acting talents are then judged by Dave Foley. The winner receives a 'Thank God You're Here' trophy and 'Hollywood street cred.' This show is derived from the Austr...

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Episode 1 • Apr 9, 2007
Episode #1.1
Jennifer Coolidge, Bryan Cranston, Joel McHale and Wayne Knight all show off their improv skills in this episode.
Episode 2 • Apr 9, 2007
Episode #1.2
Mo'nique steals the show with her game show hostess. Kevin plays a clueless mountain climbing guide. Richard is a sound engineer at a morning radio show. Edie is a straying wife in a counseling session.
Episode 3 • Apr 16, 2007
Episode #1.3
Jason is captain of a starship; Harland is an explorer at a Royal Georgraphic meeting; Jane is a 40-year old teenager still living at home; Brian meets his teenage date's critical father. All play pirates.
Episode 4 • Apr 18, 2007
Episode #1.4
Chelsea Handler is a Bride at her wedding, George Takei is a "Endocripticthoraxologist", Shannon Elizabeth pitches liqueur advertising aimed at children, and Tom Green is a plumber who has issues with a lonely housewife.
Episode 5 • May 2, 2007
Episode #1.5
Episode 6 • May 9, 2007
Episode #1.6
Episode 7 • May 16, 2007
Episode #1.7

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
39
8% Positive
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42% Mixed
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50% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
39
8% Positive
1 Review
42% Mixed
5 Reviews
50% Negative
6 Reviews

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63
NBC's new "Thank God You're Here" doesn't start out as strong as I'd hoped. It has potential, though.
By Doug Elfman FULL REVIEW
60
The show is gently entertaining in a way reminiscent of variety shows of old.
By Rob Owen FULL REVIEW
50
There's much to recommend in "Thank God You're Here!," but the show could be vastly improved by giving viewers at home a little more credit.
By Tim Goodman FULL REVIEW
30
Hit-miss in the way improv almost invariably is, the show feels flabby at an hour.
By Brian Lowry FULL REVIEW
30
There are clever moments in NBC's new improv series "Thank God You're Here," but you can get awfully restless waiting for them.
By Barry Garron FULL REVIEW
30
A very hit-or-miss improvisational exercise, with miles of miss for every inch of hit.
By Matthew Gilbert FULL REVIEW
10
Almost anything sounds preferable to NBC's "Thank God You're Here."
By Tom Shales FULL REVIEW

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