The Chris Gethard Show: Public Access
★ 10 · 2011 · 60m · 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.
Episodes
▶1. The First Episode60m · The first episode was a rocky episode. The beginning of a very wild ride.▶2. The Episode Where Everything Started60m · The second episode. After being shut out of having any prep time, we just took calls - and realized that calls could be the basis for the whole show and we were way over thinking things.▶3. The Third Episode Episode60m · Shirtless Fanelli. A pre-presidential run and very visibly uncomfortable Connor Ratliff. Our first show in the small studio.▶4. The Tazapper Episode60m · The first appearances of Anthony Atamaniuk and Horatio Sanz. I gotta tell you, I thought this public access experiment had crashed and burned, and Horatio showed up last minute with no warning.▶5. The Wiffle Bat Gang Episode60m · The Wiffle Bat gang makes their debut - our first truly violent in an unexpected and way too much fashion experiment.▶6. The Last Small Studio Show60m · Our final small studio show and the first ever hosted by Shannon O'Neill.▶7. The Hands on an Audience Member Episode60m · ▶8. The Kickboxer Episode60m · Considered an all time classic. Heavy hitter guests John Mulaney and Matt Besser.▶9. The Dance Battle Episode60m · A controversial episode. Our friends the Oroboros Dance Crew came in and showed us what they do - little did we know that they would pants the Human Fish.▶10. The Human Crane Episode60m · The most legendarily disastrous bit in the history of TCGS, the first attempt at The Human Crane remains the only stunt we've bailed on halfway through.▶11. The How Random Is Random Jean Episode60m · The Chris Gethard Show debut of Jake Fogelnest.▶12. The Fanelli Birthday Episode60m · ▶13. The What's on My Head Episode60m · What's on My Head? What a weird, fun game.▶14. The Drawing Pictures Episode60m · ▶15. The Find the Human Fish Episode60m · Perhaps the dumbest idea we ever did - "Let's take the most popular thing about this show - in fact, the only thing that everyone loves all the time - and hide it from view for the entire show."▶16. Goodbye Random Jean60m · A heartbreaking goodbye to an old friend.▶17. New Friends and Long Lost Friends60m · We go on a search for the new Random.▶18. The Physical Fitness Episode60m · Chris Gethard watched an episode and decided he needed to lose a few pounds.▶19. The Great American Presidential Debate and Halloween Spooktacular60m · Connor invited every Republican candidate for president to debate him on the show.▶20. Sibling Rivalry60m · Tom Scharpling in studio to mediate the relationship of Chris Gethard and his brother.▶21. The Milkshake of Death60m · The Milkshake of Death. So gross, so fucked up, and such a fond memory.▶22. Random Andrew and the Hero's Journey60m · Random Andrew was taking it on the chin from our callers.▶23. Sandwich Night60m · A hundred-plus people showed up ready to eat.▶24. The Greatest Rivalry in Sports60m · A bunch of people from the show play on a basketball team together in NYC.▶25. Papa Gethard's Love Cauldron60m · Our dating episode. This one was really fun but also a mess.▶26. Monologues Only60m · This was the great JD Amato's idea, and man was it a good one. All monologue jokes all the time.▶27. One Hundred Callers60m · We attempted to get 100 callers in a single episode.▶28. Ruin This Show60m · This one hurt. The only show that actually went off the rails.▶29. The Dominatrix60m · ▶30. The Night of Zero Laughs III60m · The Night of Zero Laughs.▶31. The Blindfold Show60m · ▶32. Loser Is the New Nerd60m · ▶33. The Search for the New Random60m · We had to say goodbye to Random Andrew, and it was so sad.▶34. The Birth of the Third Random60m · We meet Random Melissa.▶35. Checking in with Alyssa60m · Why have something like The Chris Gethard Show if you don't do something nice for other people with it?▶36. How Do Girls Work60m · Our callers quiz Chris on female related topics and it becomes very clear how little Chris knows about women.▶37. The Culture Show60m · ▶38. The Birth of the Hintmaster60m · When Chris sets out to play the somewhat complicated word-game "Guess The Magic Word" he gets immediate feedback from the viewers that they are confused and bored by the game.▶39. The Camera Cannon60m · Eventually we had to let our audience use our cameras like guns that shoot missiles, so we went ahead and just did it.▶40. The Wisdom of the Aged60m · We invited the interesting, articulate, and 66 year old Peter Benjaminson to the show to help us wrestle with the concept of aging.▶41. Math Sucks, Hintmaster Sucks60m · A show dedicated to the ups and downs of education.▶42. The Hintmaster Show60m · Completing his transition from hero to villain, the Hintmaster takes over an entire episode of TCGS, renaming it The Hintmaster Show.▶43. Multiple Choice Cavalcade of Fiascos60m · The Multiple Choice Cavalcade of Fiascos is the ultimate bringer of either reward or punishment.▶44. Foreign Language Bingo60m · This week the TCGS panel is filled with friends of the show who speak different languages.▶45. We Got Nothing60m · This week we test our ability to put on a show by literally planning nothing. No call in topic. No bits. No guests. Nothing.▶46. Robot Fights60m · The Keeper of the Battledome has time traveled back from the future to oversee a night of insanity on TCGS.▶47. Birthday Night60m · This week is not only Gethard's birthday but also the last show before he takes to the streets for #BonnarooGethard.▶48. The Great Gethard Look-Alike Extravaganza60m · With Gethard and much of the crew out on the road, the rest of the gang hosts the Great Gethard Look-Alike Extravaganza.▶49. Farewell Melissa60m · Random Melissa's last episode.▶50. The One Year Anniversary Show60m · It's been one whole year since we first started this circus and we're doing our one year anniversary right.▶51. The Night of Zero Laughs60m · If you laugh, you get eliminated.▶52. The Genuine Sadness Episode60m · This week we weren't in the mood for dumb stuff.▶53. The Shitty Art Show60m · This week we explore both the art world as well as the world of tricking dummies into giving us money.▶54. The Twist Magazine August 2012 Issue60m · In unison we read the August 2012 Issue of Twist Magazine. For the entire show.▶55. The Setup Show60m · Behind the scenes of the setup for TCGS.▶56. Sum Yourself Up in One Sentence60m · Panel, Callers, and friends are all asked to sum up their entire lives in one sentence.▶57. Celebrities Come Validate Us60m · With Chris out of town, Shannon hosts the show and urges celebrities to come down to the show to validate us.▶58. The Crowd-Sourced Character Contest60m · Viewers sent in their submissions for names of new TCGS characters.▶59. Happy Murf Day60m · A day dedicated to Murf's head-shot and the man himself.▶60. Truth or Dare60m · The TCGS cast and crew participate in a viewer submitted game of truth or dare.▶61. The Ultimate Public Access Party60m · When Andrew W.K. comes to the show, we attempt to throw the most unforgettable party possible within with guidelines of public access television rules.▶62. Smash Cut to the Future60m · The Keeper of the Battledome returns to TCGS.▶63. Smash Cut to the Past60m · The Chris Gethard Show gets stuck in ancient Rome.▶64. A Book Shall Be Written60m · R.L Stine, D.C. Pierson, and Dave Hill join the panel and attempt to write a book live on public access television in one hour.▶65. The Blindfold Show II60m · The second Blindfold Show in which the entire panel is blindfolded.▶66. The Softer Side of Shannon O'Neill60m · We attempt to bring out the softer side of Shannon O'Neill.▶67. The Cans Film Festival 201260m · We screen ten films each under one minute in the first ever Cans Film Festival.▶68. The Beef Off60m · The Beef Off: After a caller tried to determine the beefiest member of the TCGS crew, we decided to hold an official contest to figure out who the beefiest member of the TCGS family might be.▶69. Sandwich Night 2012: 2 Sandwich 2 Night60m · A bunch of friends gathering at a public access studio and eating sandwiches together on the eve of Thanksgiving - This year's Sandwich Night was massively successful.▶70. Fan Fiction Theatre60m · Viewers send in their own original TCGS Fan Fiction and we perform it live on the show with Bobby Moynihan, Anthony Atamanuik, and many of our TCGS friends.▶71. First Night in Harlem60m · While our regular studio is being renovated we have to head uptown to do the show from MNN's secondary studio in Harlem.▶72. Panic Attacks and Technical Disasters60m · Our second week in Harlem and fittingly we are talking about panic attacks.▶73. Hyperresolutions60m · We're in Harlem again and this time we're asking callers to give us their hypersolutions. We then take those hyperresolutions and then put Andrew Parrish in charge of making them come true.▶74. Keeper and Company60m · With Chris out of town we head to the time stream and check in on The Keeper of the Battledome's morning talk show Keeper and Company.▶75. Loser Is Still the New Nerd60m · Chris is joined by Jesse Ventura and Bethany to officially celebrate Loser-dome for the second time on the TCGS air waves. Callers and audience members explain why they might be losers.▶76. Angels and Devils60m · This week the panelists take calls from people seeking advice and let them choose whether they want good or bad advice.▶77. Belly Burrito60m · The panelists talk about some real stuff with callers as they help make a Belly Burrito.▶78. Farewell Manesha60m · Chris Gethard is joined by Danny Tamberelli and Mike Maronna from the Adventures of Pete and Pete as we say goodbye to "Random Manesha" who we literally only met once.▶79. Race to the Top60m · After challenging (begging) the fans to make the show #1 on iTunes, the panelists reward their successful efforts by degrading Chris Gethard.▶80. Ambidextrous?60m · The panelists test the limits of their non-dominant hands in a show concept suggested by a fan on the show's message boards.▶81. February Beach Party60m · After getting hit in the head with a coconut Vacation Jason has lost his memory and transformed in the stuffy suit-wearing Jason Reinlib.▶82. When the Cat's Away, the Ratz Will Play60m · With Chris Gethard down in Austin for South By Southwest, Shannon takes over hosting duties for the night and promptly gives all the power to our chatroom viewers. The legendary Ratz Carlton.▶83. First Times60m · Chris Gethard has first time callers, first time foods, first time experiences, and first time giant life moments. Special guest Aidy Bryant.▶84. Someone will Die60m · One of the fictional characters will die.▶85. The Royal Rumble of Twister60m · Colt Cabana is the guest for the first ever Royal Rumble of Twister. Every two minutes a new competitor joins the fray as callers give twister-based challenges.▶86. Beyonce60m · With Chris Gethard out of town, caller and friend of the show Alyssa takes the reigns and hosts a night dedicated to Beyonce. One full hour dedicated to Beyonce.▶87. Let's Get Real60m · This week we decide to get real and talk about anything our callers want to divulge.▶88. What's in Hot Dog's Mouth60m · 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 Characters60m · We try to prove that we can play ball just like any mainstream late night talk show, so we invite some conventional late night talk show guests onto our show.▶90. Who Needs a Haircut?60m · Special guest Zach Galifianakis joins us in studio to give haircuts to strangers.▶91. We Will Predict Your Future60m · Amy Poehler helps us predict the future. We use fortune cookies, tarot cards, magic eight balls, and our own intuition to determine what will happen to our callers.▶92. Sum Yourself Up in a Dance Move60m · 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?60m · This week the audience was challenged to submit the most offensive things they can muster.▶94. Conspiracy Theory Gary Show60m · The show was handed over to fellow MNN producer Conspiracy Theory Gary and let him put on the Conspiracy Theory Gary Show.▶95. The Hour Long Song60m · What happens when a bunch of strangers come together with random instruments and make up an hour long song?▶96. The Crowd Sourced Character Contest 260m · It's back. Viewers submitted over 700 character names, we picked 10, and now you get to see these characters come to life.▶97. True or False60m · Callers tell stories and our panel has to decide if they are true or not.▶98. Leaked E-mails60m · Following the lead of Edward Snowden, Gethard decides to leak all emails and text messages associated with this week's show.▶99. Looking at Dicks for an Hour: A New Low60m · Four adult men look at each other's dicks for an hour.▶100. Hundo60m · Chris gives a State of The TCGS speech while getting speech jammed.▶101. Glory Hole Kissing Booth60m · With special guests Aidy Bryant and Vanessa Bayer, the panel is challenged to guess the lips of TCGS characters by kissing them in the first ever Glory Hole Kissing Booth.▶102. Destroy-A-Toy60m · Bobby Moynihan loves toys. Callers decide which challenges Bobby has to endure in order to save toys from destruction.▶103. Turtle Birthday60m · We have a birthday for a Turtle.▶104. Space Battle60m · The Human Fish has been captured by an alien and only a board-game based space battle captained by Mad Men's Rich Sommer can get him back.▶105. Caller Critiques60m · Jake Fogelnest joins the panel to critique our callers.▶106. The Villain's Journey60m · Is Random Messenger Bag truly a hero or just a man who has yet to be properly tested? Also, the Front Bottoms join us and make our audience go crazy.▶107. We Got Nothing 260m · We got nothing. The only things we got are Quitzow who mesmerizes our audience in dancing a lot.▶108. The Mole60m · Someone leaked confidential information to Gimghoul Castle in North Carolina, which begs us to ask the question: Who is the goddamn mole?▶109. The Beef Off 260m · Will Rob Malone defend his title? Will Jersey Dave repeat his first round failure from TBO1? Only the beefy will survive.▶110. Olympic Training60m · Callers help us train Connor Ratliff in possible events for the upcoming Summer Olympics. Will he find his event?▶111. We Watch You60m · We use Skype to watch our audience watch us.▶112. TCGS Half Hour + Saddle Bee Neigh T Hive60m · TCGS performs a half-hour opener for the hit live variety sketch show Saddle-Bee Neigh-t Hive starring Horse and Bee. Griffin Newman is the special guest on TCGS as well as the host of SNH.▶113. Mike at the Library60m · We let a guy from Cornell lead us around his school library via Skype for a full hour.▶114. Rid Us of This Cursed Doll60m · We have a haunted doll. We want to give it to you. By the end of this show one of you will get it and all of the curses that come with it.▶115. Open for Delivery60m · Viewers send things to the studio and we just sit back and let the fun come to us.▶116. Place Your Bets60m · You make bets, we do them.▶117. A Big Announcement60m · A big announcement. Anything can happen. No cool kids.▶118. Sandwich Night Br3advolution60m · The third annual Sandwich Night. The biggest crowd, the most sandwiches, and calls from other sandwich celebrations.▶119. Scare the Shit Out of Bethany60m · We try to make Bethany Hall cry live on air with help from horror actress Blanche Baker and the sick and twisted minds of our callers.▶120. The Cream Wedding60m · The wedding you've all been waiting for: The Guy Who Likes Cream But Not Too Much Cream & His Personal Barista. Love, laughs, and - drama?▶121. The Human Fish Gets Waxed60m · The Human Fish gets waxed. With special guest Sal Vulcano, and musical guest Wheatus.▶122. Tell Us Something You've Never Told Anyone60m · Chris Gethard and the panel ask the callers to tell them something they have never told anyone before.▶123. J.D.'s Nightmare60m · ▶124. I'm Nervous All the Time60m · Planned to be about nervousness regarding the future. Instead, a completely unplanned chant of "eat more butts" broke out at the beginning then lasted almost fifteen full minutes.▶125. Say It to My Face60m · Chris Gethard invited fellow MNN producers who have been talking shit to come on air and talk it out. None of them show up.▶126. Don Fanelli Builds a Human Size Bird House60m · Don Fanelli builds a human size bird house. A callback from the very first episode.▶127. Paintin' Faces with Diana Kolsky60m · Diana Kolsky face paints panelists.▶128. Spanish Calls Only60m · An episode where only Spanish is allowed to be spoken.▶129. How Would You Fight Me?60m · Callers were asked to call in and describe how they would fight Chris Gethard.▶130. Straight Up Phone Sex60m · Callers were asked to call in and have phone sex with various members of our panel, and our very special guest, Hannibal Buress.▶131. Talkin' Teenz60m · Chris Gethard invites a Canadian teenager to interview the panel about comedy and teenagers.▶132. Juan in a Million60m · The Chris Gethard Show celebrates the long time creative contributor Juan in a live retrospective.▶133. The Night of Zero Laughs V60m · The Night Of Zero Laughs V. If you laugh, you get eliminated.▶134. The First Call Show60m · The first person to call in decides the topic of the entire episode.▶135. We Aren't Done Talking About Wrestling Yet60m · 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)60m · "El Matador" Tito Santana and SNL's Brooks Wheelan are joining us to talk about pro wrestling for the third week in a row.▶137. Why Did You Stop Watching the Chris Gethard Show?60m · No characters, no costumes, no musical guest, no house band, no hula hooping. Just taking calls from people who used to watch the show but don't anymore, so they can say why.▶138. ShoutOutTV Presents the Booty Shake Hour with Bo Montez60m · Bo Montez takes over the The Chris Gethard Show time slot, so get ready to shake your rumps for a full hour of debauchery.▶139. I Can Do Bad All by Myself60m · There are no camera operators, floor managers, or any crew, Chris Gethard takes over all the reins with musical guest Mal Blum.▶140. 18th Century American Gladiators60m · The Chris Gethard Show traveled back to the 1700s to see some of our nation's founding fathers compete against audience members in a series of ill advised and very 18th Century events with music by Open Mike Eagle and Hannibal Buress.▶141. Should We Keep Doing the Show?60m · The Chris Gethard Show has a simple call in topic this week - "Should we keep doing this show?" with music by Black Wine.▶142. The Hallowcane Squeezetacular60m · Due to Hurricane Sandy shutting down most of New York, TCGS is forced to put on an impromptu Halloween Party and Live Show direct from Chris' actual bedroom. Cast and crew walked from the far corners of New York to get there and what unfolded was a last-second completely unplanned episode of TCGS. We try to scare Bethany, hear some great music, and endorse products since we're not on the public access airwaves.▶143. 12 Hours of Election Coverage60m ·
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