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The Ben Stiller Show

American television series (1990–93)

Summary

American television series (1990–93)

Field	Value
image	Ben-Stiller-Show-titles.png
runtime	~23 minutes
company	HBO Independent Productions
creator	Ben Stiller
Judd Apatow
starring	Ben Stiller
Andy Dick (Fox version)
Janeane Garofalo (Fox version)
Bob Odenkirk (Fox version)
writer	Ben Stiller
Judd Apatow
Robert Cohen
David Cross
Brent Forrester
Bob Odenkirk
Sultan Pepper
Dino Stamatopoulos
theme_music_composer	Dweezil Zappa
country	United States
network	MTV (1990)
Fox (1992–93)
Comedy Central (1995)
first_aired
last_aired
first_aired2
last_aired2
num_episodes	13

Judd Apatow Andy Dick (Fox version) Janeane Garofalo (Fox version) Bob Odenkirk (Fox version) Judd Apatow Robert Cohen David Cross Brent Forrester Bob Odenkirk Sultan Pepper Dino Stamatopoulos Fox (1992–93) Comedy Central (1995) The Ben Stiller Show is an American sketch comedy series starring Ben Stiller that aired in two iterations, the first series airing six episodes on MTV in 1990, and the second series airing 12 episodes on Fox from September 27, 1992, to January 17, 1993, with a 13th episode airing in 1995 on Comedy Central. The Fox version also starred Andy Dick, Janeane Garofalo and Bob Odenkirk. Character actor John F. O'Donohue also appeared in every episode.

The program featured numerous filmed comedy segments, many of which parodied pop culture trends from the late 1980s to early 1990s. Despite receiving mostly positive reviews, Fox canceled the series after only 13 episodes, due to low ratings.

Unlike most sketch comedy programs, The Ben Stiller Show did not use a studio audience, and was the first Fox sketch comedy program not to use a laugh track. The semi spinoff, The Andy Dick Show, used the same format. After cancellation, the series won the 1993 Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program.

MTV series

The original MTV version of The Ben Stiller Show aired in 1990, and ran for six episodes. It is not available on DVD, although excerpts from the program are featured as a bonus on the release of the Fox series. Produced by Jim Jones, who would go on to produce the Fox series and starring Ben Stiller and co writer Jeff Kahn, it was a self effacing show within a show format.

Part of MTV's pre-Real World and experimental Vid-Com season of 1989 to 1990, it was interspersed with music videos that Ben and company would introduce in their short comedy sketches. Regulars included Harry O'Reilly and Ben's sister Amy Stiller. Guest stars included Ben's parents Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller, as well as John F. O'Donohue, Melina Kanakaredes, Al Lewis and MTV regular Martha Quinn.

Episodes

Home media

Warner Home Video released all 13 episodes of the Fox version of The Ben Stiller Show on DVD in Region 1 on December 2, 2003.

DVD name	Ep#	Release date	Additional information
The Ben Stiller Show: Complete Series	13	December 2, 2003

Reunion

In November 2012, there was a reunion at the New York Comedy Festival with the original cast members. Apatow hosted the reunion which featured Stiller, Janeane Garofalo, Andy Dick and staff writers Robert Cohen and Jeff Kahn. Bob Odenkirk also appeared via Skype video chat.

References

(2012-09-21). "The New York Comedy Festival Announces Additional Shows To 2012 Schedule – New York Times". Markets.on.nytimes.com.
(3 December 2003). "The Ben Stiller Show | DVD Review". Slant Magazine.
"The Ben Stiller Show : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video". Dvdtalk.com.
Wolk, Josh. (2003-12-05). "Stiller Standing". EW.com.
Itzkoff, Dave. (2012-09-21). "'Ben Stiller Show' Reunion Is Set for New York Comedy Festival - NYTimes.com". Artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com.
Itzkoff, Dave. (2012-09-22). "ARTSBEAT - Reunion at Festival For 'Ben Stiller Show' - Brief - NYTimes.com". New York Times.
Luippold, Ross. (2012-11-12). "Janeane Garofalo Forgot She Was Married For 20 Years". Huffington Post.

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