"The Downer Channel" (2001) TV series 2001-

Director:

Tim Hamilton

Writers:

Michael Halpern
Eric Kentoff
(more)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

24 July 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Sketch Comedy

Cast

Mary Lynn Rajskub	...	Various (2 episodes, 2001)
Wanda Sykes	...	Various (2 episodes, 2001)

Series Directed by
Tim Hamilton		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Vernon Chatman		(2 episodes, 2001)
Jenna Jolovitz		(2 episodes, 2001)
Steve Martin		(2 episodes, 2001)
Steve O'Donnell		(2 episodes, 2001)
Wanda Sykes		(2 episodes, 2001)
Mike Upchurch		(2 episodes, 2001)
Michael Halpern		(unknown episodes)
Eric Kentoff		(unknown episodes)
Henriette Mantel		(unknown episodes)
Bruce McCall		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Caryn Mandabach	....	executive producer (2 episodes, 2001)
Steve Martin	....	executive producer (2 episodes, 2001)
Robert Morton	....	executive producer (2 episodes, 2001)
Steve O'Donnell	....	executive producer (2 episodes, 2001)
Marcy Carsey	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Joan Stein	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Tom Werner	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Jim Jacobsen		(2 episodes, 2001)

Series Cinematography by
Kenneth C. Barrows		(unknown episodes)
Clyde W. Smith		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Grady Cooper		(2 episodes, 2001)
Dean Permé		(2 episodes, 2001)

Series Production Design by
Bernt Amadeus Capra		(unknown episodes)

Series Set Decoration by
Sinead Clancy		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
Colleen LaBaff	....	department head hair stylist (2 episodes, 2001)
Rosie Duprat Fort	....	makeup department head (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Dora Rosas	....	post-production supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Kenn Coplan	....	assistant art director (2 episodes, 2001)
Jennifer Copp	....	art department coordinator (unknown episodes)
Elvis Strange	....	buyer (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Kamal Humphrey	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Heather Lea	....	first assistant camera (2 episodes, 2001)
Michael Yarish	....	still photographer (2 episodes, 2001)
Jack Messitt	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Jason Young	....	electrician (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Dave Foss	....	animation director: title sequence (2 episodes, 2001)

Series Casting Department
Howard Meltzer	....	casting: New York (unknown episodes)
Steven O'Neill	....	casting: New York (unknown episodes)
Alyson Silverberg	....	casting associate (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Michael Halberg	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Chee Ho	....	key assistant location manager (2 episodes, 2001)
Alexandra Beattie	....	assistant to executive producer (unknown episodes)
Brett Dos Santos	....	first stage manager (unknown episodes)
Rob Gibson	....	location manager (unknown episodes)
Kevin Thomas Roy	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
John Shelde	....	location scout (unknown episodes)
Gary Watt	....	location manager (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Carsey-Werner Company
• NBC Productions

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (2001) (UK) (TV) (original airing)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Carsey-Werner Company

Very funny, despite the reviews...

This show is pretty funny, but it's different; a sort of man-on-the-street, guerilla-comedy, sketch-comedy, variety-comedy, sort of show. The only reason the reviews have been mostly bad is because it's different; if you give it a chance, the show is actually pretty funny, especially Jeff Davis and Wanda Sykes.