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The Chris Gethard Show: Public Access

The Chris Gethard Show: Public Access

10.0 2011 Comedy

The Chris Gethard Show is, according to its website, “the most bizarre and often saddest talk show in New York City.” After starting off as a live show at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York, the show moved to cable access on June 22, 2011. It is a call-in and variety show hosted by Chris Gethard that airs every Wednesday night at 11:00PM on MNN and on a live stream at the show’s website. The Public access television show is written and produced by Noah Forman, Dru Johnston, J.D. Amato and Chris Gethard. It is directed by J.D. Amato. The show, known for its "no cool kids" atmosphere, has been called "oddly uplifting", a "cult hit," "an often riveting experiment in seat-of-your-pants broadcasting," and has gained viewers from around the world.

Cast

Chris Gethard

Episodes 143

1
The First Episode 1h 0m The first episode was a rocky episode. The beginning of a very wild ride.
2
The Episode Where Everything Started 1h 0m The second episode. After being shut out of having any prep time, we just took calls - and…
3
The Third Episode Episode 1h 0m Shirtless Fanelli. A pre-presidential run and very visibly uncomfortable Connor Ratliff. Our first show in the small studio.
4
The Tazapper Episode 1h 0m The first appearances of Anthony Atamaniuk and Horatio Sanz. I gotta tell you, I thought this public access…
5
The Wiffle Bat Gang Episode 1h 0m The Wiffle Bat gang makes their debut - our first truly violent in an unexpected and way too…
6
The Last Small Studio Show 1h 0m Our final small studio show and the first ever hosted by Shannon O'Neill.
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The Hands on an Audience Member Episode 1h 0m
8
The Kickboxer Episode 1h 0m Considered an all time classic. Heavy hitter guests John Mulaney and Matt Besser.
9
The Dance Battle Episode 1h 0m A controversial episode. Our friends the Oroboros Dance Crew came in and showed us what they do -…
10
The Human Crane Episode 1h 0m The most legendarily disastrous bit in the history of TCGS, the first attempt at The Human Crane remains…
11
The How Random Is Random Jean Episode 1h 0m The Chris Gethard Show debut of Jake Fogelnest.
12
The Fanelli Birthday Episode 1h 0m
13
The What's on My Head Episode 1h 0m What's on My Head? What a weird, fun game.
14
The Drawing Pictures Episode 1h 0m
15
The Find the Human Fish Episode 1h 0m Perhaps the dumbest idea we ever did - "Let's take the most popular thing about this show -…
16
Goodbye Random Jean 1h 0m A heartbreaking goodbye to an old friend.
17
New Friends and Long Lost Friends 1h 0m We go on a search for the new Random.
18
The Physical Fitness Episode 1h 0m Chris Gethard watched an episode and decided he needed to lose a few pounds.
19
The Great American Presidential Debate and Halloween Spooktacular 1h 0m Connor invited every Republican candidate for president to debate him on the show.
20
Sibling Rivalry 1h 0m Tom Scharpling in studio to mediate the relationship of Chris Gethard and his brother.
21
The Milkshake of Death 1h 0m The Milkshake of Death. So gross, so fucked up, and such a fond memory.
22
Random Andrew and the Hero's Journey 1h 0m Random Andrew was taking it on the chin from our callers.
23
Sandwich Night 1h 0m A hundred-plus people showed up ready to eat.
24
The Greatest Rivalry in Sports 1h 0m A bunch of people from the show play on a basketball team together in NYC.
25
Papa Gethard's Love Cauldron 1h 0m Our dating episode. This one was really fun but also a mess.
26
Monologues Only 1h 0m This was the great JD Amato's idea, and man was it a good one. All monologue jokes all…
27
One Hundred Callers 1h 0m We attempted to get 100 callers in a single episode.
28
Ruin This Show 1h 0m This one hurt. The only show that actually went off the rails.
29
The Dominatrix 1h 0m
30
The Night of Zero Laughs III 1h 0m The Night of Zero Laughs.
31
The Blindfold Show 1h 0m
32
Loser Is the New Nerd 1h 0m
33
The Search for the New Random 1h 0m We had to say goodbye to Random Andrew, and it was so sad.
34
The Birth of the Third Random 1h 0m We meet Random Melissa.
35
Checking in with Alyssa 1h 0m Why have something like The Chris Gethard Show if you don't do something nice for other people with…
36
How Do Girls Work 1h 0m Our callers quiz Chris on female related topics and it becomes very clear how little Chris knows about…
37
The Culture Show 1h 0m
38
The Birth of the Hintmaster 1h 0m When Chris sets out to play the somewhat complicated word-game "Guess The Magic Word" he gets immediate feedback…
39
The Camera Cannon 1h 0m Eventually we had to let our audience use our cameras like guns that shoot missiles, so we went…
40
The Wisdom of the Aged 1h 0m We invited the interesting, articulate, and 66 year old Peter Benjaminson to the show to help us wrestle…
41
Math Sucks, Hintmaster Sucks 1h 0m A show dedicated to the ups and downs of education.
42
The Hintmaster Show 1h 0m Completing his transition from hero to villain, the Hintmaster takes over an entire episode of TCGS, renaming it…
43
Multiple Choice Cavalcade of Fiascos 1h 0m The Multiple Choice Cavalcade of Fiascos is the ultimate bringer of either reward or punishment.
44
Foreign Language Bingo 1h 0m This week the TCGS panel is filled with friends of the show who speak different languages.
45
We Got Nothing 1h 0m This week we test our ability to put on a show by literally planning nothing. No call in…
46
Robot Fights 1h 0m The Keeper of the Battledome has time traveled back from the future to oversee a night of insanity…
47
Birthday Night 1h 0m This week is not only Gethard's birthday but also the last show before he takes to the streets…
48
The Great Gethard Look-Alike Extravaganza 1h 0m With Gethard and much of the crew out on the road, the rest of the gang hosts the…
49
Farewell Melissa 1h 0m Random Melissa's last episode.
50
The One Year Anniversary Show 1h 0m It's been one whole year since we first started this circus and we're doing our one year anniversary…
51
The Night of Zero Laughs 1h 0m If you laugh, you get eliminated.
52
The Genuine Sadness Episode 1h 0m This week we weren't in the mood for dumb stuff.
53
The Shitty Art Show 1h 0m This week we explore both the art world as well as the world of tricking dummies into giving…
54
The Twist Magazine August 2012 Issue 1h 0m In unison we read the August 2012 Issue of Twist Magazine. For the entire show.
55
The Setup Show 1h 0m Behind the scenes of the setup for TCGS.
56
Sum Yourself Up in One Sentence 1h 0m Panel, Callers, and friends are all asked to sum up their entire lives in one sentence.
57
Celebrities Come Validate Us 1h 0m With Chris out of town, Shannon hosts the show and urges celebrities to come down to the show…
58
The Crowd-Sourced Character Contest 1h 0m Viewers sent in their submissions for names of new TCGS characters.
59
Happy Murf Day 1h 0m A day dedicated to Murf's head-shot and the man himself.
60
Truth or Dare 1h 0m The TCGS cast and crew participate in a viewer submitted game of truth or dare.
61
The Ultimate Public Access Party 1h 0m When Andrew W.K. comes to the show, we attempt to throw the most unforgettable party possible within with…
62
Smash Cut to the Future 1h 0m The Keeper of the Battledome returns to TCGS.
63
Smash Cut to the Past 1h 0m The Chris Gethard Show gets stuck in ancient Rome.
64
A Book Shall Be Written 1h 0m R.L Stine, D.C. Pierson, and Dave Hill join the panel and attempt to write a book live on…
65
The Blindfold Show II 1h 0m The second Blindfold Show in which the entire panel is blindfolded.
66
The Softer Side of Shannon O'Neill 1h 0m We attempt to bring out the softer side of Shannon O'Neill.
67
The Cans Film Festival 2012 1h 0m We screen ten films each under one minute in the first ever Cans Film Festival.
68
The Beef Off 1h 0m The Beef Off: After a caller tried to determine the beefiest member of the TCGS crew, we decided…
69
Sandwich Night 2012: 2 Sandwich 2 Night 1h 0m A bunch of friends gathering at a public access studio and eating sandwiches together on the eve of…
70
Fan Fiction Theatre 1h 0m Viewers send in their own original TCGS Fan Fiction and we perform it live on the show with…
71
First Night in Harlem 1h 0m While our regular studio is being renovated we have to head uptown to do the show from MNN's…
72
Panic Attacks and Technical Disasters 1h 0m Our second week in Harlem and fittingly we are talking about panic attacks.
73
Hyperresolutions 1h 0m We're in Harlem again and this time we're asking callers to give us their hypersolutions. We then take…
74
Keeper and Company 1h 0m With Chris out of town we head to the time stream and check in on The Keeper of…
75
Loser Is Still the New Nerd 1h 0m Chris is joined by Jesse Ventura and Bethany to officially celebrate Loser-dome for the second time on the…
76
Angels and Devils 1h 0m This week the panelists take calls from people seeking advice and let them choose whether they want good…
77
Belly Burrito 1h 0m The panelists talk about some real stuff with callers as they help make a Belly Burrito.
78
Farewell Manesha 1h 0m Chris Gethard is joined by Danny Tamberelli and Mike Maronna from the Adventures of Pete and Pete as…
79
Race to the Top 1h 0m After challenging (begging) the fans to make the show #1 on iTunes, the panelists reward their successful efforts…
80
Ambidextrous? 1h 0m The panelists test the limits of their non-dominant hands in a show concept suggested by a fan on…
81
February Beach Party 1h 0m After getting hit in the head with a coconut Vacation Jason has lost his memory and transformed in…
82
When the Cat's Away, the Ratz Will Play 1h 0m With Chris Gethard down in Austin for South By Southwest, Shannon takes over hosting duties for the night…
83
First Times 1h 0m Chris Gethard has first time callers, first time foods, first time experiences, and first time giant life moments.…
84
Someone will Die 1h 0m One of the fictional characters will die.
85
The Royal Rumble of Twister 1h 0m Colt Cabana is the guest for the first ever Royal Rumble of Twister. Every two minutes a new…
86
Beyonce 1h 0m With Chris Gethard out of town, caller and friend of the show Alyssa takes the reigns and hosts…
87
Let's Get Real 1h 0m This week we decide to get real and talk about anything our callers want to divulge.
88
What's in Hot Dog's Mouth 1h 0m We spend an hour trying to guess the different objects hidden in Hot Dog's mouth.
89
Let's Sell Out with Real Late Night Characters 1h 0m We try to prove that we can play ball just like any mainstream late night talk show, so…
90
Who Needs a Haircut? 1h 0m Special guest Zach Galifianakis joins us in studio to give haircuts to strangers.
91
We Will Predict Your Future 1h 0m Amy Poehler helps us predict the future. We use fortune cookies, tarot cards, magic eight balls, and our…
92
Sum Yourself Up in a Dance Move 1h 0m Callers, cast, and friends all describe the motions that make them unique. With special guest Griffin Newman.
93
What's the Worst Thing You Can Make Us Say? 1h 0m This week the audience was challenged to submit the most offensive things they can muster.
94
Conspiracy Theory Gary Show 1h 0m The show was handed over to fellow MNN producer Conspiracy Theory Gary and let him put on the…
95
The Hour Long Song 1h 0m What happens when a bunch of strangers come together with random instruments and make up an hour long…
96
The Crowd Sourced Character Contest 2 1h 0m It's back. Viewers submitted over 700 character names, we picked 10, and now you get to see these…
97
True or False 1h 0m Callers tell stories and our panel has to decide if they are true or not.
98
Leaked E-mails 1h 0m Following the lead of Edward Snowden, Gethard decides to leak all emails and text messages associated with this…
99
Looking at Dicks for an Hour: A New Low 1h 0m Four adult men look at each other's dicks for an hour.
100
Hundo 1h 0m Chris gives a State of The TCGS speech while getting speech jammed.
101
Glory Hole Kissing Booth 1h 0m With special guests Aidy Bryant and Vanessa Bayer, the panel is challenged to guess the lips of TCGS…
102
Destroy-A-Toy 1h 0m Bobby Moynihan loves toys. Callers decide which challenges Bobby has to endure in order to save toys from…
103
Turtle Birthday 1h 0m We have a birthday for a Turtle.
104
Space Battle 1h 0m The Human Fish has been captured by an alien and only a board-game based space battle captained by…
105
Caller Critiques 1h 0m Jake Fogelnest joins the panel to critique our callers.
106
The Villain's Journey 1h 0m Is Random Messenger Bag truly a hero or just a man who has yet to be properly tested?…
107
We Got Nothing 2 1h 0m We got nothing. The only things we got are Quitzow who mesmerizes our audience in dancing a lot.
108
The Mole 1h 0m Someone leaked confidential information to Gimghoul Castle in North Carolina, which begs us to ask the question: Who…
109
The Beef Off 2 1h 0m Will Rob Malone defend his title? Will Jersey Dave repeat his first round failure from TBO1? Only the…
110
Olympic Training 1h 0m Callers help us train Connor Ratliff in possible events for the upcoming Summer Olympics. Will he find his…
111
We Watch You 1h 0m We use Skype to watch our audience watch us.
112
TCGS Half Hour + Saddle Bee Neigh T Hive 1h 0m TCGS performs a half-hour opener for the hit live variety sketch show Saddle-Bee Neigh-t Hive starring Horse and…
113
Mike at the Library 1h 0m We let a guy from Cornell lead us around his school library via Skype for a full hour.
114
Rid Us of This Cursed Doll 1h 0m We have a haunted doll. We want to give it to you. By the end of this show…
115
Open for Delivery 1h 0m Viewers send things to the studio and we just sit back and let the fun come to us.
116
Place Your Bets 1h 0m You make bets, we do them.
117
A Big Announcement 1h 0m A big announcement. Anything can happen. No cool kids.
118
Sandwich Night Br3advolution 1h 0m The third annual Sandwich Night. The biggest crowd, the most sandwiches, and calls from other sandwich celebrations.
119
Scare the Shit Out of Bethany 1h 0m We try to make Bethany Hall cry live on air with help from horror actress Blanche Baker and…
120
The Cream Wedding 1h 0m The wedding you've all been waiting for: The Guy Who Likes Cream But Not Too Much Cream &…
121
The Human Fish Gets Waxed 1h 0m The Human Fish gets waxed. With special guest Sal Vulcano, and musical guest Wheatus.
122
Tell Us Something You've Never Told Anyone 1h 0m Chris Gethard and the panel ask the callers to tell them something they have never told anyone before.
123
J.D.'s Nightmare 1h 0m
124
I'm Nervous All the Time 1h 0m Planned to be about nervousness regarding the future. Instead, a completely unplanned chant of "eat more butts" broke…
125
Say It to My Face 1h 0m Chris Gethard invited fellow MNN producers who have been talking shit to come on air and talk it…
126
Don Fanelli Builds a Human Size Bird House 1h 0m Don Fanelli builds a human size bird house. A callback from the very first episode.
127
Paintin' Faces with Diana Kolsky 1h 0m Diana Kolsky face paints panelists.
128
Spanish Calls Only 1h 0m An episode where only Spanish is allowed to be spoken.
129
How Would You Fight Me? 1h 0m Callers were asked to call in and describe how they would fight Chris Gethard.
130
Straight Up Phone Sex 1h 0m Callers were asked to call in and have phone sex with various members of our panel, and our…
131
Talkin' Teenz 1h 0m Chris Gethard invites a Canadian teenager to interview the panel about comedy and teenagers.
132
Juan in a Million 1h 0m The Chris Gethard Show celebrates the long time creative contributor Juan in a live retrospective.
133
The Night of Zero Laughs V 1h 0m The Night Of Zero Laughs V. If you laugh, you get eliminated.
134
The First Call Show 1h 0m The first person to call in decides the topic of the entire episode.
135
We Aren't Done Talking About Wrestling Yet 1h 0m Special guest Eddie Kingston in studio to help us work on the ancient art of cutting wrestling promos.
136
Talk About Whatever You Want (But We Recommend Professional Wrestling) 1h 0m "El Matador" Tito Santana and SNL's Brooks Wheelan are joining us to talk about pro wrestling for the…
137
Why Did You Stop Watching the Chris Gethard Show? 1h 0m No characters, no costumes, no musical guest, no house band, no hula hooping. Just taking calls from people…
138
ShoutOutTV Presents the Booty Shake Hour with Bo Montez 1h 0m Bo Montez takes over the The Chris Gethard Show time slot, so get ready to shake your rumps…
139
I Can Do Bad All by Myself 1h 0m There are no camera operators, floor managers, or any crew, Chris Gethard takes over all the reins with…
140
18th Century American Gladiators 1h 0m The Chris Gethard Show traveled back to the 1700s to see some of our nation's founding fathers compete…
141
Should We Keep Doing the Show? 1h 0m The Chris Gethard Show has a simple call in topic this week - "Should we keep doing this…
142
The Hallowcane Squeezetacular 1h 0m Due to Hurricane Sandy shutting down most of New York, TCGS is forced to put on an impromptu…
143
12 Hours of Election Coverage 1h 0m