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Premium Blend

Field	Value
image	Premium Blend.png
image_size	250
genre	Stand-up comedy
runtime	approx. 23 minutes
creator	Paul Miller
executive_producer	Kimber Rickabaugh
Paul Miller
country	United States
language	English
network	Comedy Central
first_aired
last_aired
num_seasons	9
num_episodes	85

Paul Miller

Premium Blend was a stand-up comedy series created and directed by Paul Miller that aired on the American cable television channel Comedy Central from 1997 to 2005. In 2005, the show was changed and now known as "Live at Gotham".

The show was born out of Comedy Central's attempts to find new comedy stars. These "attempts" were $1,000 to $10,000 productions that allowed unnoticed comedians to share their material. Premium Blend acted as a showcase where most of the material and bits were shown.

Overview

Every year since its premiere in 1997, the program featured a well-known stand up comedian as an emcee who introduced four or five lesser-known comedians looking for a big break on television. The host and guests would change every year. Each comedian presented a short set of jokes, which was edited to last about five minutes on the airing of the show.

Many alumni have gone on to have their own Comedy Central Presents specials or further acclaim, including Mitch Hedberg, Stephen Lynch, Demetri Martin, Dane Cook, B. J. Novak, Anthony Jeselnik, Paul F. Tompkins, Darrell Hammond, Mike Birbiglia, Greer Barnes, Wayne Federman, Daniel Tosh, Chelsea Handler, Jamie Kennedy, Gabriel Iglesias, Fred Armisen, Andy Samberg, Dean Edwards, Finesse Mitchell, and Ron White.

Hosts

Each year the show would get a new comedian to serve as host for each of the season's ten episodes. The hosts were:

Kathy Griffin (1997)
Jim Breuer (1998)
Tommy Davidson (1999)
Harland Williams (2000)
David Alan Grier (2001)
Wanda Sykes (2002)
D. L. Hughley (2003)
Jamie Kennedy (2004)
Damon Wayans (2005)

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (1997)

Season 2 (1998)

Season 3 (1999-2000)

Season 4 (2000–01)

Season 5 (2001)

Season 6 (2002-03)

Season 7 (2003-04)

Season 8 (2004-05)

References

(1997-11-29). "Premium Blend". Comedy Central, Rickmill Productions.
Coster, Helen. "No Laughing Matter".
"Premium Blend - TheTVDB.com".

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