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  • 2006
  • TV-14
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  • 2006
  • TV-14
  • FOX

Summary Emmy-nominated comic Spike Feresten has just splashed down into the seething, shark-infested ocean that is late-night talk TV. TALKSHOW with Spike Feresten is 30 hot minutes of comedy-infused talk, punctuated with sketches and the occasional bold excursion onto the street. Passers-by, celebrity guests, and even the show's staff are all f...

  • 2006
  • TV-14
  • FOX
  • 2006
  • TV-14
  • FOX

TALKSHOW with Spike Feresten

Season 1 Premiere: Sep 16, 2006
Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 24 Critic Reviews
42
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Summary Emmy-nominated comic Spike Feresten has just splashed down into the seething, shark-infested ocean that is late-night talk TV. TALKSHOW with Spike Feresten is 30 hot minutes of comedy-infused talk, punctuated with sketches and the occasional bold excursion onto the street. Passers-by, celebrity guests, and even the show's staff are all f...

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Spike Feresten

Self - Host, Self

Geoff Witcher

Rick Richards

Mary Mae

Spike's Wife, Bra Berry Lady, Erica Feresten

Joe Furey

Various

Jared Gilmore

Little Bill O'Reilly

Darryl Linkow

Darryl the Soundmixer, Dirty Old Man, Dirty old man

Matt Riedy

Fox Exec #1, Husband, Network Executive

Tuan Pham

2008, 2006, 2007

Daniel Ramos

Blaire Reinhard

Dr. Phil Viewer, Girl Gone Wild, Half Baked Writers Bits Singer

John McGarr

Biker, Bullet Head, Cops guy, Pool Guy, Rectal Exam Patient

Gregory Franklin

Sketch Player, Phil

Melissa Charles

EPPT Wife, Febreze Elderly Housewife, Leprechaun Hunting Wife, Mom, Saddington Bear Mom

Irina Voronina

Sexy Larry King, Hot Girl, Sexy Sean Hannity

Johnny Ray Meeks

Father on Nanny 911, Key Shop Worker, Mark Twain, Mark Twain - Doctor

Andrés du Bouchet

Frank, Mr. Happy Handshake, Sebastian The Herpes Fairy, Sparkles

Carl Reiner

Self

Tim Heidecker

Self, Jim Heckler

Eric Wareheim

Self, Derrick Whipple

Ruffy Landayan

Choi, Choi the Firecracker Boy

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 24 Critic Reviews
42
25% Positive
6 Reviews
25% Mixed
6 Reviews
50% Negative
12 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 24 Critic Reviews
42
25% Positive
6 Reviews
25% Mixed
6 Reviews
50% Negative
12 Reviews

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80
It's hilarious, really, and refreshing, and original and - absolutely - an acquired taste.
By Verne Gay FULL REVIEW
63
Scenes that work are funny... Scenes that fall flat are merely blah, rather than stupid.
By Doug Elfman FULL REVIEW
50
The trouble with Feresten isn't his comedy; it's his difficulty creating any intimacy with the audience or the camera. He's got the irony down cold but the empathy not so much.
By Paul Brownfield FULL REVIEW
30
Feresten's not awful, and the show he has built around himself with video segments has a few laugh-out-loud moments. But he clearly needs to find his identity behind the desk.
By Matthew Gilbert FULL REVIEW
25
As a talk-show host... he's a rank amateur who exhibits no discernible skills.
By Adam Buckman FULL REVIEW
20
Pretty much everything gets tossed against the wall and precious little of it sticks, or even actually makes it as far as the wall.
By Ray Richmond FULL REVIEW
10
Spike Feresten keeps emphasizing how bad and cheap and lame his new weekly show is on tonight’s debut... He’s right.
By Virginia Heffernan FULL REVIEW

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Production Company:
  • Fox Television Studios
  • Skyview Entertainment
Initial Release Date: Sep 16, 2006
Number of seasons: 4 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
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