- CMT Comedy Stage
CMT Comedy Stage is a
stand-up comedy series hosted byMelissa Peterman (from TV's "Reba"). The series aired on theCMT network in 2007.Episodes
The first episode premiered on
CMT on February 2nd, 2007. The last episode to air at this time is speculated to be the series finale. This episode was the eighth episode and aired on May 11, 2007. The program was taped over four nights at the historicBelcourt Theatre inNashville, TN .Originally,
CMT only ordered 4 episodes of this series. At the end of the 4 episode run,CMT then ordered an additional 4 episodes.In the first episode, comedians that appeared on stage included
Greg Hahn ,John Wesley Austin andJon Reep . In the sophomore episode,Tom Mabe ,Vic Henley andEtta May all appeared on stage.Mike Armstrong ,Nate Bargatze andGary Mule Deer all appeared in the third episode. In the fourth episode,Robert Hawkins ,Trish Suhr andKiller Beaz all appeared on stage. Though comedianKelly Terranova performed in and was taped as part of episode four, his spot was cut from the final edit due to time constraints. Kelly was invited back three months later for the second round of taping and appears in episode seven.After the four aforementioned episodes aired, the show went on a two-month hiatus. At this time,
CMT ordered another 4 episodes. These additional episodes were taped on April 10 and 11. Two episodes were taped each night.The show returned on April 20 with comedians such as
Buzz Sutherland ,Greg Warren andSteve "Mudflap" McGrew . In the sixth episode,Tommy Johnagin , MG Gaskin,Kelly Terranova andJohn Heffron were featured on stage.James Johann ,Bob Zany andWilliams & Ree all appeared in the seventh episode. In the eight, and possibly the final episode,Rich Ragains ,Wild Willy Parsons andHeath Hyche all appeared on stage.External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0972536/ CMT Comedy Stage] at
IMDb
* [http://www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/comedy_stage/series.jhtml CMT Comedy Stage] atCMT
* [http://www.melissapeterman.net/comedystage/ The Comedy Stage] atmelissapeterman.net
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