Crossballs: The Debate Show
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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 25, 2004. Episode 24 ("Pistol Whipped America") was taped but never aired, after one unsuspecting guest named James March threatened to sue Comedy Central.[2] A further legal threat came from radio comedian Phil Hendrie, who publicly accused the show's creators of stealing the concept of a show he pitched to Comedy Central in 1998, as well as that of The Phil Hendrie Show.
Cast members
- Chris Tallman - Host of Crossballs
- Matt Besser - Fake Guest Debater
- Mary Birdsong - Fake Guest Debater
- Andrew Daly - Fake Guest Debater
- Jerry Minor - Fake Guest Debater[3]
- Sean Conroy - Occasional Fake Guest Debater (3 episodes)
- Rich Fulcher - Occasional Fake Guest Debater (2 episodes)
Episodes
Notable real guests
- Chris Simcox - Minuteman Civil Defense Corps founder and spokesperson
- Wiley Drake - outspoken Southern Baptist evangelist[3]
- Jackie Christie - wife of professional basketball player Doug Christie
References
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- Crossballs Puzzle: Why don't the guests on Comedy Central's fake debate show get the joke?, Jacob Sullum, Reason, July 30, 2004
- Email account of nearly appearing on Crossballs by Lauren Weinstein
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