Primetime Glick (2001–2003)

Talk-show parody featuring obese host Jiminy Glick, who usually knows nothing about his guests and hurls veiled insults at them during his interviews.

Stars:

Martin Short, Michael McKean, Brett Gilbert

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 3 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Martin Short	...	Jiminy Glick (30 episodes, 2001-2003)
Michael McKean	...	Adrien Van Voorhees (30 episodes, 2001-2003)
Brett Gilbert	...	Ladislof (30 episodes, 2001-2003)
Jackie Stevens	...	Ronette (30 episodes, 2001-2003)
David Lee McLain	...	Zoltan (18 episodes, 2001-2002)
Alex Baker	...	Carole - Guitarist (17 episodes, 2001-2003)

Storyline

Jiminy Glick, a character first introduced on the The Martin Short Show now has his own show. His gross incompetence and clueless confidence shine in conversations with various celebrities. There's also an opening monologue with Glick that usually involves his bandleader Adrien VanVoorhees (Michael McKean), plus commercial and movie parodies featuring other characters.

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Plot Keywords:

monologue | interview | bandleader | celebrity | hollywood | 

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Taglines:

If you think you know Hollywood... You don't know GLICK!

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Genres:

Comedy | Music | Talk-Show

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Comedy Central

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 June 2001 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Comedy Central

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min 22 min (30 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The show is mostly improvised by Martin Short.

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Quotes

Janeane Garofalo: [Jiminy is fidgeting and adjusting into odd seating positions] Are you alright?
Jiminy Glick: Yes. It's one of the advantages of only having one ball.

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Crazy Credits

At the end of every episode before the credits roll, Jiminy Glick is always in a steam room with his first guest he had on that show.

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Connections

Referenced in Family Guy: 8 Simple Rules for Buying My Teenage Daughter (2005)

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Soundtracks

"Joy Ride"
(uncredited)
Music by Jack Coles

User Reviews

Funny as hell.

This show is very funny and hopefully will last. I've really enjoyed Martin Short's parodies of Tommy Lee Jones and Conan O'Brien etc. He is a very funny and talented man. I've also noticed Michael McKean and Jan Hooks playing the other main characters (Adrien Van Voorhees and Dixie). David Herrman and many others also play various characters.