"Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" B-12 (2006)

Director:

Bryan Gordon

Writers:

Aaron Sorkin (creator)
Eli Attie (writer) ...

TV Series:

"Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2006)

Original Air Date:

27 November 2006 (Season 1, Episode 10)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Matt tries to get a new show on air with just two staff writers, neither of whom have ever gotten a skit on air. Meanwhile, Jordan tries to soften her image with a magazine interview, but it doesn't go smoothly.

Plot Keywords:

Television Flop | Television | Television Studio | Homosexual Subtext | Actor Shares First Name With Character

Cast

  (Episode Cast overview, first billed only)

Matthew Perry	...	Matt Albie
Amanda Peet	...	Jordan McDeere
Bradley Whitford	...	Danny Tripp
Steven Weber	...	Jack Rudolph
D.L. Hughley	...	Simon Stiles
Sarah Paulson	...	Harriet Hayes
Nathan Corddry	...	Tom Jeter (as Nate Corddry)
Timothy Busfield	...	Cal Shanley
Mark McKinney	...	Andy Mackinaw
Todd Stashwick	...	Bill
Lucy Davis	...	Lucy Kenwright
Columbus Short	...	Darius Hawthorne
Ayda Field	...	Jeannie Whatley
Simon Helberg	...	Alex Dwyer
Nate Torrence	...	Dylan Killington

Company:

Shoe Money Productions

Trivia:

The Guest Host, appearing on screen, was Howie Mandel. The Guest Musical Act, appearing on screen, was Corinne Bailey Rae.

Quotes:

Simon Stiles: [an air horn blows] What the hell what that?
Tom Jeter: An air horn.
Simon Stiles: Why is an air horn lying around here?
Tom Jeter: Maybe it's just for such an occasion.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs "The Bachelor" (2002)

Soundtrack:

Trouble Sleeping