''Reality Bites Back'' is a reality show hosted by

Michael Ian Black Michael Ian Black (born Michael Ian Schwartz; August 12, 1971) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and director. He has starred in several TV comedy series, including ''The State'', '' Viva Variety'', '' Stella'', '' Wet Hot American Summer: F ...

that parodies various reality show formats. It premiered July 17, 2008 on

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. The name is derived from the 1994 film ''

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''.

Premise

Ten comedians compete in a variety of contests that spoof popular reality shows. Each week one contestant is eliminated. The winner is then declared the "Lord of All Reality" and receives a $50,000 prize. The show is stated to be about 50% sketch comedy and 50% actual reality.

Contestants

Kyle Cease Kyle Cease (born September 19, 1977, in Bothell, Washington) is an American actor, comedian, and motivational speaker. Biography Kyle Cease began performing comedy at the age of 12 years. He was a regular in comedy clubs at 15 and a headliner a ...

* Chris Fairbanks *

Jeffrey Garcia Jeffrey Garcia (born May 3, 1977) is an American actor and stand-up comedian, who is best known for voicing Sheen Estevez in '' Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'', and its two Nickelodeon spin-off television show series ''The Adventures of Jimmy Neu ...

* Red Grant *

Tiffany Haddish Tiffany Sara Cornilia Haddish (born December 3, 1979) is an American stand-up comedian and actress. After guest-starring on several television series and lead role on a cable drama, Haddish gained prominence for her role as Nekeisha Williams on ...

Bert Kreischer Bert Kreischer (born November 3, 1972), nicknamed "The Machine", is an American stand-up comedian, podcaster, reality television host and actor. In 1997, he was featured in an article in ''Rolling Stone'' while attending Florida State University ...

* Mo Mandel *

Donnell Rawlings Donnell M. Rawlings (born December 6, 1968) is an American comedian, actor, and radio host. He is best known as a cast member on the Comedy Central sketch comedy TV series ''Chappelle's Show'' and the HBO drama ''The Wire''. Early life Donnell ...

Amy Schumer Amy Beth Schumer (born June 1, 1981) is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She ventured into comedy in the early 2000s before appearing as a contestant on the fifth season of the NBC reality competition series ''Last Comic Standing'' ...

Theo Von Theodor Capitani von Kurnatowski (born March 19, 1980), known professionally as Theo Von, is an American stand-up comedian, podcaster, television personality, YouTuber, and actor. He is the host of the ''This Past Weekend'' podcast and former c ...

Standings

: WINNER means the contestant won the competition. : RUNNER-UP means the contestant came in second over all in the competition. : WIN means the contestant won the

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challenge, and was safe from being eliminated. : LOW means the contestant was eligible for elimination, but survived. : OUT means the contestant was eliminated : LEFT means the contestant voluntarily left the show.

Episodes

References

External links

''Reality Bites Back'' on Comedy Central
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