Crossballs: The Debate Show
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. 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 was taped but never aired, after one of the unsuspecting guests, James March, threatened to sue Comedy Central.
Cast: Mary Birdsong, Paul Scheer, Rich Fulcher
Crossballs season 1
24 episodes
- 1. Reality TVMajor issue: Reality TV crazeCC30minJul 6, 2004
- 2. Driving in AmericaMajor issues: Teenage drivers, senior drivers, drunk driving.CC30minJul 7, 2004
- 3. DrugsMajor issues: Legalization of marijuana, consequences of using drugs, drug use among teens.CC30minJul 8, 2004
- 4. Vegetarian or VegetardedMajor issues: Veganism, healthy foods.CC30minJul 13, 2004
- 5. FCC or F-YOU-CCMajor issues: Indecent exposure on television, innapropriate content of music, TV, and movies and how it affects our youth.CC30minJul 14, 2004
- 6. America vs. AliensMajor issues: Immigration to the United States, problem with illegal immigrants, American tourist behavior.CC30minJul 15, 2004
- 7. Grand Theft Apocalypse?Major issues: Video game obsession among adults and youth, violence in games, lack of educational value in games.CC30minJul 20, 2004
- 8. Fashion: Gay Conspiracy?Major issues: Fashion choices among US people, gay people in the fashion industry, exposing skimpier fashions to youth.CC30minJul 21, 2004
- 9. Love Thy Gay-borMajor issues: Gay marriage in the US, rights of gay couples, and fighting for gay rights.CC30minJul 22, 2004
- 10. Clones of ContentionMajor issues: Cloning of animals and humans in the US and the good and bad things associated within.CC30minJul 27, 2004
- 11. Frat-tastic or Frat-tastrophe?Major issues: Behavior of college students in fraternities and sororities, grades, and dormitories.CC30minJul 28, 2004
- 12. Sports Stars: Monsters?Major issues: Salaries of athletes, recent legal problems of sport icons, and safer sports for youth.CC30minJul 29, 2004
- 13. Tipping: Chinese City?Major issues: Cusine, tipping in restaurants.CC30minAug 3, 2004
- 14. Makeovers for Jesus?Major issue: Religion in society and throughout the world.CC30minAug 4, 2004
- 15. Flabulous or Fat-tastrophe?Major issues: Overweight people in society, fast food, weight loss & diets.CC30minAug 5, 2004
- 16. Music in AmericaMajor issues: Decline of the music industry, downloading music, explicit lyrics, rap music.CC30minAug 10, 2004
- 17. Healing Through Porn?Major issues: Pornographic images & video, strip clubs, sexual influence.CC30minAug 11, 2004
- 18. Crime and Funishment?Major issues: Crime in America, prison system, treatment of convicts.CC30minAug 12, 2004
- 19. Plastic Surgery: Nip-pocalypse?Major issues: Plastic surgery, demand for perfection in society.CC30minAug 17, 2004
- 20. Hellphones vs. InterthreatMajor issues: Cell phones, computers, advanced technology.CC30minAug 18, 2004
- 21. Mother Earth: Bitch?No synopsis available yet.CC30minAug 19, 2004
- 22. Voting Electible DysfunctionNo synopsis available yet.CC30minAug 24, 2004
- 23. Sex Battle USANo synopsis available yet.CC30minAug 25, 2004
- 24. Pistol Whipped AmericaNo synopsis available yet.CC30min
Crossballs: The Debate Show
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. 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 was taped but never aired, after one of the unsuspecting guests, James March, threatened to sue Comedy Central.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Matt Besser
Maturity rating
Not yet rated.
Audio languages
English
Where to watch
Not currently listed on any streaming, rental or purchase service.
