- The Newz
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show_name = The Newz
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genre =Sketch comedy Parody
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starring = Tommy BlazeMystro Clark
Deborah Magdalena
Dan O'Connor
Stan QuashBrad Sherwood Nancy Sullivan
Shawn Alex Thompson
Lou Thornton
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country = USA
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num_seasons = 1
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executive_producer = Michael Wilson
producer = Jon Ezrine
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co-producer = Wayne Page
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first_aired = October 1994
last_aired = March 1995
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imdb_id = 0108877
tv_com_id ="The Newz" was a half-hour syndicated
sketch comedy television series that aired in 1994 and 1995. [Everett, Todd. " [http://mobile.variety.com/review/VE1117903133.html?categoryid=32&cs=1 The Newz] ", "Variety".1994-09-15 .] It starredTommy Blaze ,Mystro Clark ,Deborah Magdalena , Dan O'Connor,Stan Quash ,Brad Sherwood ,Nancy Sullivan ,Shawn Alex Thompson , andLou Thornton . In addition to the main cast, regular guest stars includedMelissa Savage ,Mark Fenlon , Justin Cambridge, and [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0914187/ Tim Watters] asBill Clinton .The show was notable for being nightly, rather than weekly as are most sketch comedies; the show would air five nights a week, plus a repeat episode on Saturdays.
Recurring segments included:
* Tommy Blaze and the Newz, in which Blaze would deliver what was basically a monologue on recent news events. In this piece, Tommy would be seated in a chair modeled after Captain Kirk's command chair from the original Enterprise. Behind him was a wall of televisions. Tagline, "I'm not finished yet!"
* Ask Abby and Andy, a relationship advice segment in which Abby (Sullivan) would give caring, insightful advice in response to the mailed-in problems, after which Andy (Blaze) would give his outrageous point of view on the subject.
* Short humorous films by Thompson.
* Quash as someone who was extremely disgruntled because of his job; e.g., as "Elf Boy" who hated working forSanta Claus , or as "Caddy Boy" who was sick and tired of putting up with badgolf ers.According to Blaze, the show was canceled after "the Executive Producer - not Michael Wilson - had misplaced about 1.5 million dollars." [Blaze, Tommy. [http://www.tommyblazecomic.com/faq.asp Tommy Blaze FAQ] . Accessed
2007-05-26 .]References
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