Crossballs: The Debate Show
Comedy·2004·1 Seasons
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.
Starring: Mary Birdsong,Paul Scheer,Rich Fulcher,Dannah Feinglass Phirman
Episodes
Crossballs season 1S01 | E01
Reality TV
2004-07-06
S01 | E02
Driving in America
2004-07-07
S01 | E03
Drugs
2004-07-08
S01 | E04
Vegetarian or Vegetarded
2004-07-13
S01 | E05
FCC or F-YOU-CC
2004-07-14
S01 | E06
America vs. Aliens
2004-07-15
S01 | E07
Grand Theft Apocalypse?
2004-07-20
S01 | E08
Fashion: Gay Conspiracy?
2004-07-21
S01 | E09
Love Thy Gay-bor
2004-07-22
S01 | E10
Clones of Contention
2004-07-27
S01 | E11
Frat-tastic or Frat-tastrophe?
2004-07-28
S01 | E12
Sports Stars: Monsters?
2004-07-29
S01 | E13
Tipping: Chinese City?
2004-08-03
S01 | E14
Makeovers for Jesus?
2004-08-04
S01 | E15
Flabulous or Fat-tastrophe?
2004-08-05
S01 | E16
Music in America
2004-08-10
S01 | E17
Healing Through Porn?
2004-08-11
S01 | E18
Crime and Funishment?
2004-08-12
S01 | E19
Plastic Surgery: Nip-pocalypse?
2004-08-17
S01 | E20
Hellphones vs. Interthreat
2004-08-18
Cast

Mary Birdsong

Paul Scheer

Rich Fulcher

Dannah Feinglass Phirman

Andy Daly

Matt Besser

Janet Varney

Brian Huskey

Chris Tallman

Jerry Minor