Tosh.0
| Tosh.0 | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Daniel Tosh |
| Directed by | Scott Zabielski |
| Presented by | Daniel Tosh |
| Country of origin |  USA |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 41 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Daniel Tosh Mike Gibbons Scott Tomlinson |
| Running time | approx. 21 Minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Comedy Central |
| Release | JEW – present |
Tosh.0 (pronounced /ˈtɒʃ ˈpɔɪnt ˈoʊ/) is an American television series hosted by comedian Daniel Tosh, who provides sarcastic commentary on not only various online video clips, but society, celebrities, and several other parts of popular culture.
History
Tosh.0 premiered on Comedy Central on June 4, 2009, starring Daniel Tosh. It focuses on Internet viral videos, sharing a set-up similar to that of Web Soup.[1] Both shows are styled after The Soup,[citation needed] of which Web Soup is a spin-off. The first season proved a surprise hit, averaging over a million viewers per episode. Within 10 weeks of its premiere, Tosh.0 became the second most watched cable network show in its time slot among 18–34-year-old males, a sought after advertising demographic.[2]
The show was originally only scheduled for 10 episodes, but as its popularity increased, Comedy Central extended the first season to 16 episodes.[3]
Comedy Central confirmed a second season consisting of 25 episodes.[4]
On April 8, 2010, Comedy Central announced they've renewed the show for a third season, which will debut on January 12, 2011.[5]
Format
Each episode begins with a clip from an online video before the opening credits are shown. Tosh makes humorous comments about the video, and proceeds to do so for a selection of other videos and/or pictures. During this time, for one video or picture twenty seconds will be used to see how many comments he can post in twenty seconds, acting as if he were commenting on a video sharing site such as YouTube. The last video in this slideshow will go into a "Breakdown", where he discusses various elements of a video, pausing several times to comment.
Most episodes feature a "Web Redemption", where Tosh invites a person or group that has a video on the Internet to be on the show. They are invited to explain their video, interact with Tosh, and recreate the video. As most of the videos the redeemers have posted have a negative connotation, the recreation will try to place the person or group in a more positive light. Besides the Web Redemption, there has also been a "Web Reunion", where a group's video that Tosh enjoys is invited to perform their act again.
Other recurring segments include a segment "Is it Racist?", where Tosh invites people to vote on any racial stereotypes presented in a video. There is also a "User Video of the Week", where viewers of the show can submit their own movies to be shown on the air. The rest of the content in an episode varies, whether it is a video presented by a celebrity guest, a random video that is presented as a weekly video despite it being the only one (Topless Pogo Stunt of the Week, Pedophile of the Week, etc.), or Tosh attempting to recreate a video.
See also
References
- ^ "Comedy Central Greenlights 'Tosh.0'". Allyourtv.com. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
- ^ http://www.reuters.com/article/televisionNews/idUSTRE57C07K20090813
- ^ Seidman, Robert. "Tosh.0 Receives Order for Additional Episodes", TV By the Numbers; 12 August 2009
- ^ "Cancelled Shows 2009: Tosh.0 gets renewed by Comedy Central" Series & TV December 16, 2009
- ^ "Breaking: Tosh.0 Renewed for Third Season". Comedy Central Insider. Retrieved April 27, 2010.