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Crossballs: The Debate Show

TV·2004–2004·1 season, 24 episodes·Comedy Central·Comedy·30m·Created by Matt Besser

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Crossballs: The Debate Show is a Comedy Central television show which poked fun at cable news networks' political debate shows, especially CNN's Crossfire and MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews. In each episode, comedians posing as experts on a particular subject would debate two real commentators. The true experts were unaware that the show was a sham. Topics ranged from reality television to religion to violence in video games. It debuted on July 6, 2004 and ran for eight weeks. It aired Tuesday-Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET. The twenty-third and final episode aired on August 24, 2004. Show number 24 was taped but never aired, after one of the unsuspecting guests, James March, threatened to sue Comedy Central.

Castfull cast & details

Mary BirdsongMary BirdsongPaul ScheerPaul ScheerRich FulcherRich FulcherDannah Feinglass PhirmanDannah Feinglass PhirmanAndy DalyAndy DalyMatt BesserMatt BesserJanet VarneyJanet VarneyBrian HuskeyBrian Huskey

Episodes by season

Season0124Episodes2004Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Reality TVJuly 6, 2004—Major issue: Reality TV craze
  2. S01E02Driving in AmericaJuly 7, 2004—Major issues: Teenage drivers, senior drivers, drunk driving.
  3. S01E03DrugsJuly 8, 2004—Major issues: Legalization of marijuana, consequences of using drugs, drug use among teens.
  4. S01E04Vegetarian or VegetardedJuly 13, 2004—Major issues: Veganism, healthy foods.
  5. S01E05FCC or F-YOU-CCJuly 14, 2004—Major issues: Indecent exposure on television, innapropriate content of music, TV, and movies and how it affects our youth.
  6. S01E06America vs. AliensJuly 15, 2004—Major issues: Immigration to the United States, problem with illegal immigrants, American tourist behavior.
  7. S01E07Grand Theft Apocalypse?July 20, 2004—Major issues: Video game obsession among adults and youth, violence in games, lack of educational value in games.
  8. S01E08Fashion: Gay Conspiracy?July 21, 2004—Major issues: Fashion choices among US people, gay people in the fashion industry, exposing skimpier fashions to youth.
  9. S01E09Love Thy Gay-borJuly 22, 2004—Major issues: Gay marriage in the US, rights of gay couples, and fighting for gay rights.
  10. S01E10Clones of ContentionJuly 27, 2004—Major issues: Cloning of animals and humans in the US and the good and bad things associated within.
  11. S01E11Frat-tastic or Frat-tastrophe?July 28, 2004—Major issues: Behavior of college students in fraternities and sororities, grades, and dormitories.
  12. S01E12Sports Stars: Monsters?July 29, 2004—Major issues: Salaries of athletes, recent legal problems of sport icons, and safer sports for youth.
  13. S01E13Tipping: Chinese City?August 3, 2004—Major issues: Cusine, tipping in restaurants.
  14. S01E14Makeovers for Jesus?August 4, 2004—Major issue: Religion in society and throughout the world.
  15. S01E15Flabulous or Fat-tastrophe?August 5, 2004—Major issues: Overweight people in society, fast food, weight loss & diets.
  16. S01E16Music in AmericaAugust 10, 2004—Major issues: Decline of the music industry, downloading music, explicit lyrics, rap music.
  17. S01E17Healing Through Porn?August 11, 2004—Major issues: Pornographic images & video, strip clubs, sexual influence.
  18. S01E18Crime and Funishment?August 12, 2004—Major issues: Crime in America, prison system, treatment of convicts.
  19. S01E19Plastic Surgery: Nip-pocalypse?August 17, 2004—Major issues: Plastic surgery, demand for perfection in society.
  20. S01E20Hellphones vs. InterthreatAugust 18, 2004—Major issues: Cell phones, computers, advanced technology.
  21. S01E21Mother Earth: Bitch?August 19, 2004—
  22. S01E22Voting Electible DysfunctionAugust 24, 2004—
  23. S01E23Sex Battle USAAugust 25, 2004—
  24. S01E24Pistol Whipped America—

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