''Anytime with Bob Kushell'' was a five-minute talk show produced for
Sony Pictures Television
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and their online streaming service
Crackle. The show consists of a single monologue joke, a field-piece/desk bit, and a celebrity interview. It is hosted by Emmy-nominated writer
Bob Kushell, who co-created the series with
Russell Arch, who also directed all of the episodes. The show features a "house band" consisting of members from
The Four Postmen, as well as writer Ron Rappaport.
''Anytime with Bob Kushell'' was conceived after Kushell and Arch produced a popular video entitled ''The Strike, Your Marriage, and You'' and a behind-the-scenes "sequel" ''The Healing'' during the
2008 Writers Guild of America Strike.
Two "pilots" were produced in April 2008, and subsequently sold a 26 episode season that aired between December 2008 and June 2009.
The show was taped in Kushell's actual garage in
Van Nuys, California
Van Nuys ( ) is a neighborhood in the central San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. Home to Van Nuys Airport and the Van Nuys City Hall, Valley Municipal Building, it is the most populous neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley ...
.
Episodes
Season 1
Season 2
References
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Crackle (streaming service) original programming