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The Ben Stiller Show

  • TV Series
  • 1992–19951992–1995
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 5h 6m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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Janeane Garofalo, Ben Stiller, Andy Dick, and Bob Odenkirk in The Ben Stiller Show (1992)
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Comedy
This comedy/variety show specialized in parodies of movies and television shows and commercials. Often, they would also have a special guest (e.g., a TV actor) join them.This comedy/variety show specialized in parodies of movies and television shows and commercials. Often, they would also have a special guest (e.g., a TV actor) join them.This comedy/variety show specialized in parodies of movies and television shows and commercials. Often, they would also have a special guest (e.g., a TV actor) join them.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
2K
YOUR RATING
    • Judd Apatow(co-creator)
    • Jeff Kahn(co-creator)
    • Ben Stiller(co-creator)
  • Stars
    • Ben Stiller
    • Andy Dick
    • Janeane Garofalo
    • Judd Apatow(co-creator)
    • Jeff Kahn(co-creator)
    • Ben Stiller(co-creator)
  • Stars
    • Ben Stiller
    • Andy Dick
    • Janeane Garofalo
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 29User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy

    Episodes13

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    Jeanne Tripplehorn, Ben Stiller, Andy Dick, Jeff Kahn, and Bob Odenkirk in The Ben Stiller Show (1992)
    Janeane Garofalo in The Ben Stiller Show (1992)
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    Ben Stiller
    Ben Stiller
    • Various Characters…
    Andy Dick
    Andy Dick
    • Various Characters
    Janeane Garofalo
    Janeane Garofalo
    • Various Characters
    Bob Odenkirk
    Bob Odenkirk
    • Various Characters
    John F. O'Donohue
    John F. O'Donohue
    • Various Characters…
    Dana Gould
    Dana Gould
    • Grady…
    Judd Apatow
    Judd Apatow
    • Foxy the Fox…
    Jeff Kahn
    Jeff Kahn
    • The Edge…
    Jeanne Tripplehorn
    Jeanne Tripplehorn
    • The Wilson Woman…
    Angela Visser
    Angela Visser
    • Anna…
    Jeffrey Roth
    • Skank's Son…
    Brady Bluhm
    Brady Bluhm
    • Child…
    Paul Dooley
    Paul Dooley
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    Todd Bridges
    Todd Bridges
    • Todd Bridges
    Gary Coleman
    Gary Coleman
    • Gary Coleman
    Alvin Hammer
    Alvin Hammer
    • Hymie…
    DeVeau Dunn
    DeVeau Dunn
    • Akeem
    Casey Kasem
    Casey Kasem
    • Casey Kasem
      • Judd Apatow(co-creator)
      • Jeff Kahn(co-creator)
      • Ben Stiller(co-creator)
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    • Trivia
      The show won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program after it had been canceled.
    • Goofs
      The timestamps on Ben's video diary segments never increment, even though the individual segments usually last more than a minute. This is probably due to the fact that they were added in post-production, and weren't a result of a real camcorder's time/date stamp.
    • Crazy credits
      In the closing credits, John F. O'Donohue was listed as a guest star although he appeared in every episode.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1993)
    • Soundtracks
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      Performed by Dweezil Zappa

    User reviews29

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    Gene Garafuello
    Seems like everyone who was a part of this show is better than this show. I don't think it lives up to it's reputation, though it had funny moments(the Manson sketch is good enough it could have been on Mr. Show) but it was surprisingly bad for how talented every person working on it was.

    But all my favorites from this show (Odenkirk, Cross, Stamatopoulos, Garofalo, though only as an extra, sometimes, unfortunately)were later on Mr. Show which I think is a much better example of an unfair cancellation than this.

    Sometimes feels like Garofalo and Odenkirk didn't get as much of a chance to shine as Stiller and Dick, though that could be completely imagined on my part just cause I like them best. In all the in between sketches with Ben and Janeane he seemed to sorta push her into a lady roll that she didn't really fit like you know, "You look pretty, Janeane." "The fans wanna see you in a bikini, Janeane." And she isn't really at her funniest like that. Bob seemed almost invisible and he hasn't anywhere else I've seen him.

    It feels like people maybe kind of know somewhere deep down that it isn't as good as they're saying it is. I can't begin to understand how anyone could say it's the best comedy show of all time.

    I also can't bring myself to agree with anyone that hates it, though I get where they're coming from. It's fun to watch this show but that might only be because of how happy it makes me to see all their faces.

    Even though this doesn't matter, I feel like mentioning it, the beginning credits are some of my favorite beginning credits ever. I really love them.
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    • Release date
      • September 27, 1992 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hollywood Center Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • HBO Independent Productions
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    • 5 hours 6 minutes
      • Color
      • Stereo

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