BIG GAY SKETCH SHOW, THE: EPISODE 1 {SERIES PREMIERE} (TV)

Summary

The premiere of this sketch comedy series focusing mostly on gay-centric topics.

Highlights include: a parody commercial for “Pocket Gay Friend”; a news report concerning sightings of a “bear” (i.e. a large gay man) in a suburban neighborhood; “Logo Life Tips” featuring a tutorial on how to add ice cubes to drinks; a series of parodies of NBC’s “The More You Know” intertitles; “Political Project Runway,” a parody of “Project Runway” featuring famous politicians and public figures attempting to design clothing; a parody of “The Honeymooners” featuring a semi-secret lesbian relationship between Alice and “Rhonda Kramden;” and a sketch featuring an irate parodic version of Elaine Stritch taking a job as a greeter at Wal-Mart. Commercials deleted.

(This is the first of two programs on this asset. For synopsis and credits of the second, “The Big Gay Sex Show, Episode 2, see ACCNUM 122025).

Details

NETWORK: LOGO
DATE: April 24, 2007 10:00 PM
RUNNING TIME: 0:22:13
COLOR/B&W: Color
CATALOG ID: 103626
GENRE: Comedy
SUBJECT HEADING: LGBT Collection; Comedy
SERIES RUN: LOGO - TV series, 2007-2010
COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

Joe Del Hierro … Executive Producer
Dan MacDonald … Executive Producer
Rosie O'Donnell … Executive Producer
Jim Biederman … Executive Producer
Eileen Opatut … Executive Producer
Dave Mace … Executive Producer
Scott King … Co-Executive Producer
Amanda Bearse … Producer, Director
Eliot Laurence … Producer, Writer
Stephanie Mnookin … Producer, Writer
Craig Chester … Producer, Writer
Alec Holland … Producer, Writer
Marla Ratner … Producer
Abby Hoyt … Line Producer
Rebecca Drysdale … Writer
Bob Kirsh … Writer
Paul Goldowitz … Music by
Joe McGinty … Music by
Tim Albrecht … Choreographer
Greg O'Connor … Theme Music by
Michael Lloyd … Theme Music by
Erica Ash … Cast
Stephen Guarino … Cast
Kate McKinnon … Cast
Michael Serrato … Cast
Nicole Paone … Cast
Dion Flynn … Cast
Julie Goldman … Cast
Jonny McGovern … Cast
Elaine Stritch