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Country of origin
  
United States

No. of seasons
  
1

First episode date
  
2004

Program creator
  
Matt Besser

Genres
  
Comedy, Talk show, Satire

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Starring
  
Chris Tallman

Original language(s)
  
English

No. of episodes
  
24

Final episode date
  
27 August 2004

Executive producer
  
Matt Besser

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Created by
  
Matt Besser Charlie Siskel

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Crossballs: The Debate Show is a Comedy Central television show which poked fun at cable news networks' political debate shows, especially CNN's Crossfire and MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews. In each episode, comedians posing as experts on a particular subject would debate two real commentators. The true experts were unaware that the show was a sham. Topics ranged from reality television to religion to violence in video games.

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It debuted on July 6, 2004 and ran for eight weeks. It aired Tuesday-Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET. The twenty-third and final episode aired on August 24, 2004. Show number 24 ("Pistol Whipped America") was taped but never aired, after one of the unsuspecting guests, James March, threatened to sue Comedy Central.

Cast members

  • Chris Tallman - Host of Crossballs
  • Matt Besser - Fake Guest Debater
  • Mary Birdsong - Fake Guest Debater
  • Andrew Daly - Fake Guest Debater
  • Jerry Minor - Fake Guest Debater
  • Sean Conroy - Occasional Fake Guest Debater (3 episodes)
  • Rich Fulcher - Occasional Fake Guest Debater (2 episodes)

    • Notable real guests

  • Chris Simcox - Minuteman Civil Defense Corps founder and spokesperson
  • Wiley Drake - outspoken Southern Baptist evangelist
  • Dave Kong - director of the American Atheists California chapter
  • Jackie Christie - wife of professional basketball player Doug Christie

    • References

    Crossballs: The Debate Show Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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