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Billy on the Street

American comedy game show

American comedy game show

FieldValue
imageBilly on the Street title card.png
genreComedy
Reality
Game show
presenterBilly Eichner
countryUnited States
languageEnglish
num_seasons5
num_episodes54
locationNew York City, New York, United States
networkFuse (2011–14)
truTV (2015–17)
Digital platforms (2018–2022)
first_aired
last_aired
companyFunny or Die
Lyft Entertainment (2018–19)

Reality Game show truTV (2015–17) Digital platforms (2018–2022) Lyft Entertainment (2018–19)

Billy on the Street with Billy Eichner is an American comedy game show hosted by comedian and actor Billy Eichner. During each episode, Eichner goes out to the streets of New York City and asks pedestrians questions about pop culture. Episodes often include guest stars, usually fellow actors or comedians. Recurring games include "For a Dollar" and "Quizzed in the Face." Eichner is also the executive producer and creator of the series.

The series premiered December 18, 2011 on Fuse and aired for three seasons. The fourth season, which premiered on October 8, 2015, and the fifth season, which premiered on November 15, 2016, aired on truTV. It was announced on September 21, 2017, that the show was leaving truTV and was actively searching for a new network. Select seasons are available through the truTV app, on demand, and website in the United States.

The show returned as short-form web episodes distributed by Funny or Die through various digital distribution platforms in September 2018 with Lyft as the presenting sponsor. A few promotional episodes were made in 2022 for Eichner's movie Bros, without Lyft sponsoring.

Episodes

Season 1 (2011–12)

Special guest: Rachel Dratch Special guest: Joan Rivers Special guest: Mark Hoppus

Season 2 (2012–13)

Special guest: Rashida Jones Special guest: Will Ferrell Special guest: Andy Cohen Special guest: Rachel Dratch Special guest: Nas and Ashley Benson Special guest: Zachary Quinto and Julie Klausner Special guest: Maya Rudolph and Rashida Jones Special guest: Debra Messing and Christian Borle Special guest: P!nk Special guest: Hank Azaria

Other segments: "Nicole Kidman Rally" and "Moments Never Seen" Special guest: Kristen Johnston

Season 3 (2014)

Special guest: Olivia Wilde Special guest: Lena Dunham Special guest: Neil Patrick Harris and Lindsay Lohan Special guest: Seth Meyers Special guest: Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler Special guest: Joel McHale Special guest: Amy Poehler Special guest: Patton Oswalt Special guest: Sean Hayes and Olivia Wilde Special guest: Nick Offerman

Season 4 (2015)

Season 5 (2016–17)

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
2013Daytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Game Show HostBilly Eichner
2015Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment ProgramBilly on the Street with First Lady Michelle Obama, Big Bird and Elena!!!
2016Webby AwardsOnline Film & Video: Comedy, Individual Short or Episode
2017Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Variety Sketch SeriesBilly on the Street
2019Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Short Form Variety SeriesBilly on the Street

Russian version

On the Russian Che channel there started a local version named Begushchy Kosar (lit. The Running Thousand) in which host Alexey Zhirov gives 1000 rubles for the right answer.

References

References

  1. (May 13, 2015). "truTV Keeps "Way More Fun" Momentum Going with Two New Series, Three Specials and Five Pilots". [[TV by the Numbers]].
  2. (21 September 2017). "Billy Eichner's 'Billy on the Street' to Leave TruTV".
  3. (5 September 2018). "'Billy on the Street' Returning as Web Series Produced by Lyft".
  4. Metcalf, Mitch. (October 9, 2015). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Update:10.8.2015". Showbuzzdaily.
  5. Metcalf, Mitch. (October 16, 2015). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Update: 10.15.2015". Showbuzzdaily.
  6. (November 16, 2016). "Updated: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.15.2016". Showbuzz Daily.
  7. (June 21, 2017). "The 41st Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Winners". emmyonline.org and [[National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences]].
  8. "Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program - 2015". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
  9. "20TH ANNUAL WEBBY AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED". [[Webby Awards]].
  10. "Outstanding Variety Sketch Series - 2017". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
  11. "Outstanding Short Form Variety Series Nominees / Winners 2019".
  12. [http://gsblog.ru/2016/02/21/begushhijj-kosar-startuet-v-ehfire-29-fevralya/ «Бегущий косарь» стартует в эфире 29 февраля!] {{Webarchive. link. (2016-05-28 {{in lang). ru
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