''Primetime Glick'' is an American television series starring

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. The series aired on

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from June 20, 2001 to July 3, 2003.

Format

The half-hour show is a spoof of late night talk shows such as ''

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'', with bandleader Adrian Van Voorhees (

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), and sometimes exposing fake production staff. Host

(

in a fat suit) has a monologue and banter with Van Voorhees, and then centers the show on a series of interviews where "guest celebrities try to hold up their end of the hilariously incoherent conversation". Interspersed between those are advertisements for absurd products and shows.

Reception

Terry Kelleher of People.com liked the show overall, but said the mock advertisements "tend to be funnier in concept (Short as

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delivering a pizza to terrorist

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) than in execution" and would prefer more interaction with Van Voorhees. Michael Abernethy of Popmatters approved, saying that, compared to Short's previous manic characters, Glick's character format allows for more focus on the dynamic dialogue exchanges between host and guests, who are having genuine fun like a "giggle fit". He complained that the short half hour format limits some "clever concepts that could become models of comic timing if allowed to ease to a climax".

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (2001)

Season 2 (2002)

Season 3 (2003)

References

External links

* {{Comedy Central programming 2001 American television series debuts 2003 American television series endings 2000s American parody television series Comedy Central original programming