| Dot Comedy | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality television[1] |
| Created by | Carrie Gerlach |
| Written by | Ed Driscoll[1] |
| Starring | Melissa Disney Katie Puckrik Randy Sklar Jason Sklar Annabelle Gurwitch |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 (4 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Running time | approx. 26 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | December 8, 2000 |
Dot Comedy is an American television series that aired on American Broadcasting Company (ABC). It is notable for being a series that was canceled after only one episode.
Premise
Dot Comedy was an early attempt at bringing Internet humor to mass television audiences in the pre-broadband era, which premiered on ABC on December 8, 2000. The show was hosted by Annabelle Gurwitch, the Sklar Brothers, and Katie Puckrik. Adapted from a British show of the same name, the show featured a similar premise to America's Funniest Home Videos in that the hosts and audience react to ostensibly humorous content originating on websites.[1] In addition, Puckrik would interview the creators of the web content presented. Viewers were also encouraged to submit their own web content, such as video, audio, and image files.[2]
The show replaced The Trouble With Normal on ABC, which had been cancelled after five episodes as part of a troubled post-TGIF attempt to relaunch the night with adult-targeted sitcoms. Dot Comedy did even worse, being viewed by 4.1 million viewers in its only aired episode before also being cancelled. The remaining four episodes never aired.[3]
Critical reception
Bob Curtright of The Wichita Eagle gave the show a mixed review. He thought that the show had the potential to display humorous content on the Internet and give a platform through which content creators could gain exposure, but criticized the Sklar Brothers' hosting as "superfluous".[4]
References
- 1 2 3 "'Dot Comedy' clicks with ABC primetime". Variety. November 15, 2000. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
- ↑ Tim Brooks, Earle F. Marsh (24 June 2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. p. 382. ISBN 9780307483201.
- ↑ Armstrong, Mark. ""Normal, Ohio" Sent Back into the Closet". EOnline. Archived from the original on February 18, 2006. Retrieved September 13, 2006.
- ↑ "ABC's 'Dot Comedy' tries to mine the Internet for laughs". The Wichita Eagle. December 6, 2000. pp. 5B. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
External links
- Dot Comedy at IMDb