Art Mann Presents was a reality travel show on

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(formerly HDNet) hosted by

Art Mann Art Mann is an American TV show host most notable for hosting '' Art Mann Presents...'', a travel show that focused on cultural and off-beat party events in North America. Mann's persona was a straight-shooting reporter who interviews colorful, som ...

. It featured eclectic public party events and festivals in North America. Mann's persona is a straight-shooting "everyman" reporter who interviews colorful, often inebriated, characters he meets at the events. Art Mann Presents has aired on HDNet/AXS TV since February 2005 and has been out of production since December 2015. Events visited have included

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festivities in New Orleans and various other cities,

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, the

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, and tailgate parties at

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concerts and other shows and sports events. The network had also aired an uncensored late-night version of the show featuring ample female nudity, ''Art Mann Presents: Unrated'', until HDNet became AXS TV in July, 2012, and in accordance with the network format changing to a more gender-neutral live entertainment focus, the explicit version was dropped from the schedule. Notable guest stars on the program have included

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, Jessica Mathews, and Kimberly Fisher. While no new information regarding the show's status and whether or not it will ever return is known, Art Mann Presents has a new home on Youtube airing partial clips from the series.

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