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The Special Without Brett Davis

TV·2015–2016·1 season, 76 episodes·Comedy

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After being murdered moments into his first episode, comedian Brett Davis' roster of twisted characters guest host their own "special" each week, with celebrity guests, live music and comedians from NYC's underground comedy scene.

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Episodes by season

Season0176Episodes2015–16AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01John GentleFebruary 22, 2015Chris Gethard hands over the show to Brett Davis, who is instantly murdered. John Gentle fills in for the recently departed host and sadness
  2. S01E02Bobby BlayzeFebruary 25, 2015Bobby Blayze meets an obsessive fan and a contract signing with Oak Tree Lee goes awry when Harley Tucker drops by. Special guest Tom McCaff
  3. S01E03Freshie FreshieMarch 1, 2015Hippie bro Freshie Freshie doesn't realize he's in a cult. Les Savy Fav's Tim Harrington stops by and is swayed by the hypnotic Father Cyril
  4. S01E04Vic & the MooseMarch 4, 2015Vic and The Moose host a televised version of their edgy radio show, but personal issues keep popping up off the air. Special guest Bobby Ti
  5. S01E05Sweet Daddy LonglegsMarch 11, 2015Sweet Daddy Longlegs slums it on the show with actor Kevin Corrigan, Harley Tucker, his Jezebelles and several unwanted guests. Bobby Blayze
  6. S01E06BANANAZZZMarch 25, 2015Craig Evanhalen has retired from music and promotes his new job as a "punk business guru" but an impromptu BANANAZZZ reunion causes a meltdo
  7. S01E07The Chris Gethard ShowApril 1, 2015A regular episode of The Chris Gethard Show goes awry when the terrorist minions of sexgod The Grand Inquisitor arrive seeking a stone.
  8. S01E08Count DraculaApril 8, 2015Count Dracula and his friends host a Halloween Special. Bride of Frankenstein and Jeff have relationship issues. Blade sings. Pazuzu dances.
  9. S01E09The Perception SocietyApril 14, 2015The Perception Society displays their talents and praises Father Cyrill. Kristen's Dad is there. The Great Darkness crashes the celebration.
  10. S01E10Out of Control TeensApril 22, 2015Retired from the ring after his last run-in with Harley Tucker, Bobby Blayze hosts a talk show to help some out of control teens. Harley arr
  11. S01E11The Grand InquisitorApril 29, 2015The centuries old leader of The Great Darkness, The Grand Inquisitor, throws an orgy with Father Cyrill as the sacrifice, but he cannot get
  12. S01E12Faculty Talent ShowMay 6, 2015Artie Lange is a celebrity judge for an ill-advised faculty talent show put on by John Gentle, in an attempt to get his friend James Ugo a j
  13. S01E13Freakman's ZoneMay 13, 2015
  14. S01E14CUL8RMay 20, 2015Craig Evanhalen fires punk band BANANAZZZ to reunite his old boy band CUL8R. We learn what happened to the boys since their breakup. Craig i
  15. S01E15Kelsey LatelyMay 27, 2015The hubris of actor "Kelsey Grammer" leads to him creating his own late night talk show. Academy Award nominee Michael Shannon upstages him,
  16. S01E16RumspringaJune 3, 2015Willem and Miriam Miller, two Amish teens on Rumspringa, visit the city for the first time and meet Gilbert Gottfried. Chaos unfolds when th
  17. S01E17Juggalo FamilyJune 10, 2015A family game show turns into Juggalo TV when Busta Nut, Creampie, the terminally ill Shitstayne X and the juggalo family take over the airw
  18. S01E18DracJune 17, 2015Joe Palmer and Count Dracula are unlikely roommates. When Drac gets too nervous to talk to the cute bartender, Joe and actor Richard Kind he
  19. S01E19Vic & the Moose & TylerJune 24, 2015Vic and The Moose get a new producer who changes the show to make it less problematic. New co-host Tyler has some notes for Shitty Linda. Gu
  20. S01E20La Vie en RoseJuly 1, 2015John Gentle learns about love with co-host Rose Johnson. John and Rose talk to Karley Sciortino and pick-up artist Deluxxxe. John proposes i
  21. S01E21Freakman's CourtJuly 8, 2015Doc Freakman hosts Freakman's Court, featuring a case between a jilted lover seeking money he's owed, and the trial of Harley Tucker. With s
  22. S01E22Akiva SmirnoffJuly 22, 2015Akiva Smirnoff, son of Yakov, showcases comedians (Marcus Jay, Brittany Anderson, Mr. Punchline and Puddles the Cat Comedian) for "consulate
  23. S01E23Blind Date GauntletJuly 22, 2015The Grand Inquisitor's masked orgy takes place in the background of a dating game show where he meets real life blindfolded contestants and
  24. S01E24Craig's New BandAugust 5, 2015Under the guidance of his recently divorced father, Craig Evanhalen fires BANANAZZZ (again) and they hold auditions for a new group. Craig t
  25. S01E25The Film GuysAugust 12, 2015The Film Guys welcome Bridey Elliott, Griffin Newman and Clare McNulty from to talk about their film Fort Tilden. Director Gustav Országh co
  26. S01E26Freak ManAugust 19, 2015When a whiz kids gains super powers from drinking Slam Panic Energy Drink, Doc Freakman is the only one with the power to stop him. With gue
  27. S01E27Fuck MoneyJuly 30, 2015Sweet Daddy Longlegs and Harley Tucker hold the show hostage and challenge Bobby Blayze. The Jezebelles hunt for Bobby. Special guest Virgil
  28. S01E28Comics Unchained with RicardoAugust 26, 2015Akiva Smirnoff is joined by comedians Brittany Anderson, Tom Plott, Marcus Jay and Mr. Punchline on Comics Unchained. Ricardo shows up and t
  29. S01E29The Doctor's CornerSeptember 9, 2015Dr. Escabara takes questions about health and fitness on her show, The Doctor's Corner, which slowly becomes an infomercial for Achexa's Nut
  30. S01E30Who's Afraid of Joyce Conner?September 16, 2015John has settled for Joyce Conner, a callous greeting card writer that happens to attract misery herself. In the length of one long, bitter,
  31. S01E31Frankenstein TonightSeptember 23, 2015Comedian Nate Fernald is booked on two rival shows: Dracula's lighthearted Drac-Ass, and Frankenstein's conservative talk show. When a prank
  32. S01E32Go JoJo, Go!September 30, 2015Kelsey Grammer hosts a telethon for "brain rot" sufferer JoJo. As celebrity guests like Rip Torn, Mike Love and magician Daniel George leave
  33. S01E33R.I.P. JoJoOctober 8, 2015Kelsey Grammer and the celebrities from the prior week's telethon return, and bask in the spotlight for a JoJo memorial show. A mysterious c
  34. S01E34Screaming Females: Band RescueOctober 14, 2015Screaming Females come to the show with the intention of celebrating 10 years as a band, but the DIY-conscious band is ambushed with an impr
  35. S01E35The Dark WebOctober 28, 2015Quaid and Stacy showcase some bargains on human organs, revenge porn and ISIS-claimed artifacts on Q4V, home shopping for the dark web. They
  36. S01E36Judgment GamesSeptember 4, 2015Willem's vicious cousin Elmo Miller arrives to show a fun side of the Amish with The Judgment Games, the least fun game imaginable and butts
  37. S01E37Truth or Myth with Smith 2November 25, 2015Smith returns to MNN with his panel of experts on education, spirituality, politics and medicine and investigates the secret cults The Great
  38. S01E38Total Nonstop DancingNovember 2, 2015Total Nonstop Dancing showcases cool fashion and a dance megamix that will keep you dancing forever. Host Clyde Hunter and Body Dreamz lead
  39. S01E39Thwub Chubba LumpusDecember 9, 2015Mr. Mee, former indie rocker turned children's television host, invites Craig Evanhalen and Sara Schaefer on to his show, Thwub Chubba Lumpu
  40. S01E40The Christmas SpecialDecember 16, 2015A broken-hearted John Gentle spends Christmas in prison with his new cell mate, "Skull Fucker" Harley Tucker. Humiliated by the inmates and
  41. S01E41Listen OutDecember 6, 2015Female-pioneer-turned-disgraced-astronaut Gunner Marsh hosts her long-running feminist talk show Listen Out with a panel of women who excel
  42. S01E42Miércoles EnormeJanuary 20, 2016Alonzo Cañas, Sonia Millionaria and María "ChuChi" Roberts host an emotional Spanish-language talk show, and invite some beautiful red-haire
  43. S01E43Bingo BlayzeFebruary 2, 2015Bobby Blayze hosts a wrestling round table with Pat Buck, "Too Cocky" Kevin Matthews, Joel Gertner and his uncle, wrestling legend Bingo Bla
  44. S01E44A Dracula ChristmasFebruary 3, 2015Dracula tries his best to throw a Christmas party for all of his friends on a chilly February night, but a love triangle and a party crasher
  45. S01E45GunsFebruary 10, 2016A "Mexican standoff" between a hitman and a mysterious stranger gets very complicated. With music from Crazy and The Brains.
  46. S01E46The Next Science SuperstarFebruary 17, 2016Former MTV personality Jesse Camp is added to spice up competition to pick the host of Cosmos 3, forcing the scientists to degrade themselve
  47. S01E47How to Be FunnyFebruary 24, 2016With new host Jesse Camp on a Bahamas vacation, "Mr. Jokes" Steve Whalen presents his comedy seminar, with guest comedian Aparna Nancherla.
  48. S01E48The Special with Jesse CampMarch 4, 2016After taking over the show, Jesse Camp invites a mob of club kids, drag queens, punks, rockers and weirdos to the show. With guests Michael
  49. S01E49QuagmireMarch 9, 2016Following the Jesse Camp debacle, a rattled Brett Davis forces his friends to act out his vision of the non-existent Quagmire sitcom he move
  50. S01E50Kaiju Big BattelMarch 16, 2016The Special crosses over with Kaiju Big Battel when Doc Freakman and Bryce Bixby are recruited by Kaiju's nefarious Dr. Cube to create a des
  51. S01E51The Book GuysMarch 23, 2016Greg and Gregg are now The Book Guys bore guests Meredith Graves, Jacqueline Novak and Jim Tews. A dementia-suffering writer gets caught in
  52. S01E52Traffic SchoolMarch 30, 2016Five adult traffic school students meet in detention, where they pour their hearts out to each other, and discover how they have a lot more
  53. S01E53The Good NewsApril 6, 2016The churchgoing Christian Mingle hosts his local show, The Good News, but gets caught in the middle of the feud between Father Cyrill and Th
  54. S01E54Space: The Female FrontierApril 13, 2016Gunner Marsh's all-female space exploration mission is compromised when she learns it's a charter trip for rich white men. But things go fro
  55. S01E55War!April 20, 2016Freshie Freshie's 420 celebration is cut short when he is sent to spy on The Great Darkness. The war begins and Father Cyrill's secrets are
  56. S01E56Bubble WorldApril 27, 2016Two bubbles from the magical Bubble World find themselves in our world and want to help. Dr. Hickenbottom reveals they are walking infectiou
  57. S01E57Mommy MatchMay 3, 2016Three prospective Moms compete for the chance to adopt a little orphan boy, and one contestant tries to sabotage her competition. With speci
  58. S01E58Black Moon Babylon: The Phalanx RisethMay 11, 2016A comic convention panel featuring the cast of a box office blockbuster becomes a battle of egos with difficult actors, secret romances and
  59. S01E59Traffic School PromMay 18, 2016The Traffic School gang is back and it's prom season. Sam gets a makeover to impress Skutch, Tad comes in between Clane and Travis, and Leon
  60. S01E60#YPRMay 25, 2016John Gentle's prison experience leads him to a book deal, but he quickly gives the money to former students in a pyramid scheme. Special gue
  61. S01E61The Caesar and Cleo Variety HourJune 1, 2016America's favorite couple is back on television in this blast from the past. All of your favorite jokes, songs and guests are back, despite
  62. S01E62Traffic School GraduationJune 22, 2016The Traffic School Gang says goodbye, but not before Detective O'Reilly solves all of the murders, Travis and Clane work out their issues, L
  63. S01E63Battle of the BandsJune 29, 2016Craig Evanhalen has a new noise project that defies labels, but he needs them to win a Battle of the Bands against a self-inflated singer-so
  64. S01E64Executive ProducersJuly 13, 2016Executive Producers Chris Gethard and JD Amato stop by to "fix" The Special and things get way too real. With music from B Boys.
  65. S01E65Free Ice CreamJuly 20, 2016In their first interactive crowdsourced episode, Brett and Darren give out ice cream to whoever shows up. It's not what Jo had in mind. Thin
  66. S01E66Truth or Myth with Smith - DNC SpecialJuly 27, 2016Smith covers the DNC from Philadelphia, while the Truth or Myth team uses the opportunity to do the show they want to do. With music from Mu
  67. S01E67Mike Love & MercyAugust 24, 2016Mike Loves throws a very grim "summer beach party" and uses the power of transcendental meditation to relive his greatest victories. With Da
  68. S01E68Fight NightAugust 10, 2016A crowd-sourced episode sees Bobby Blayze headed into a women's self-defense class...but the "Southern Spitfire" is actually the one learnin
  69. S01E69Drrty LndryAugust 13, 2016Another crowdsourced episode challenged the show to do an episode about vowels, leading to this silent film about a prosperous man who trade
  70. S01E70WarlordsAugust 28, 2016Homework tutor Colin Burgess' show "Call-In With Colin" is interrupted by a facepainted dystopian street gang that want to take over the uni
  71. S01E71The Chore GuysOctober 5, 2016
  72. S01E72Robot or NotOctober 5, 2016In a world where the uncanny valley has all but disappeared, society's newest form of entertainment is Robot or Not, a reality show in which
  73. S01E73The Halloween SpecialOctober 26, 2016In this Halloween edition of the show, Count Dracula presents three tales of terror from three masters of horror: Nick Naney, Tynan DeLong a
  74. S01E74Truth or Myth with Smith 3November 5, 2016Truth or Myth discusses last night's presidential election.
  75. S01E75Mornin USAOctober 19, 2016Mornin' USA is America's favorite morning news show, and it's all fun with guest Alex Brightman from Broadway's School of Rock, and music fr
  76. S01E76Skuntz Line Is It Anyway?October 12, 2016Skuntz TV is stopped short when Chunk and Chigger's beloved pool noodle goes missing. Also murders happen. With music from PC Worship and gu

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