Sports Show with Norm Macdonald

Sports Show with Norm Macdonald
Genre Comedy
Satire
Sport News parody
Created by Norm Macdonald
Daniel Kellison
Mike Gibbons
Lori Jo Hoekstra
Directed by Lenn Goodside
Presented by Norm Macdonald
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 9[1]
Production
Executive producer(s) Marc Gurvitz
Lori Jo Hoekstra
Daniel Kellison
Norm Macdonald
Jimmy Kimmel
Adam Carolla
Running time 22 minutes
Release
Original network Comedy Central
Picture format 1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Original release April 12 (2011-04-12) – June 7, 2011 (2011-06-07)
Chronology
Related shows SNL's "Weekend Update"
The Norm Show
External links
Website

Sports Show with Norm Macdonald was a sports comedy series which aired on Tuesdays at 10:30 p.m. ET on Comedy Central from April 12, 2011 to June 7, 2011. The show lampooned the world of sports using Web videos and field segments.[2] Comedian and former Saturday Night Live "Weekend Update" anchor Norm Macdonald hosted the show.[2] As host of Sports Show, Macdonald is described as a "gleeful, equal-opportunity offender who is back in his element making snarky asides at the absurd excesses of the sports biz," according to TVGuide's Matt Roush.[3]

History

The show premiered on April 12, 2011, on the American cable network Comedy Central,[4] and on April 13, 2011, on the Canadian cable television channel The Comedy Network. Comedy Central ordered nine episodes of the show,[5] all taped on Monday nights in front of a live studio audience;[6][7] however, Macdonald "wanted to (broadcast) live."[8] In June 2011, it was announced that Comedy Central would not be renewing the show for a second season, reportedly due to relatively low ratings,[9] even though Sports Show steadily averaged one million viewers per episode.[10][11]

Episode format

Episodes of the Sports Show feature Macdonald in a role reminiscent of his time as Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update news anchor, but now covering topical and controversial sports-related stories with his signature smirk and absurdist dry spin, according to Washington Times' Craig Sanger.[6][12] The show's segments consist of topical sports humor, wacky field segments, and long form comedic rants.[7][12]

Show's segments

Weekly recurring segments

Recurring (but infrequent) segments

Blake Like Me sketch

Norm Macdonald: Host of Comedy Central's Sports Show with Norm Macdonald.

During the premiere episode, Los Angeles Clippers players DeAndre Jordan and Blake Griffin were featured in a sketch called "Blake Like Me." The sketch also featured Macdonald, who hired a makeup artist to disguise him as Blake Griffin so he could go undercover in the NBA. Macdonald's undercover-Griffin then joins his teammate Jordan on the practice court, and Macdonald's voice is dubbed-in for the undercover-Griffin. Jordan can't understand why his teammate is playing so poorly (i.e. airballs, awkward moments and even a sky-hook), until the real Blake Griffin enters the practice court and the undercover-Griffin runs away when confronted.[30][31][32]

Running gags

Macdonald sometimes uses running gags during the show.

Ratings

References

  1. 1 2 "''Comedy Central'' 2-9-2011 first press release reports: "scripted series picked up for 9 episodes" and "placed a 9-episode order for the show"". Comedycentral.com. 2011-02-09. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  2. 1 2 "Sports Show With Norman Macdonald: Cast & Details". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
  3. Roush, Matt (2011-04-15). "Matt's TV Week in Review". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
  4. Fraser, Garnet (2011-04-14). "Norm Macdonald, standup guy". thestar.com. Toronto Star. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
  5. Norm Macdonald Returns To Series TV As Comedy Central Greenlights "Sports Show With Norm Macdonald" Comedy Central 2-9-2011 first press release reports: "scripted series picked up for 9 episodes" and "placed a 9-episode order for the show"
  6. 1 2 "About the Show". ComedyCentral.com. Comedy Partners. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
  7. 1 2 Gorman, Bill (2011-03-01). "'Norm Macdonald: Me Doing Stand-Up' Debuts Saturday, March 12". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
  8. "''USA Today'' "Macdonald's show may be departure from norm" by Michael Hiestand 4-11-2011". Usatoday.com. 2011-04-11. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  9. Weisman, Jon (2011-06-20). "''Variety'' "Buzzer sounds on 'Norm Macdonald,' 'SportsDome'" by Jon Weisman 6-20-2011". Variety.com. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  10. TV by the Numbers by Bill Gorman 4-13-2011 -Sports Show 1st episode drew 1.011 million viewers, 0.6/2 adults 18-49
  11. TV by the numbers by Bill Gorman 6-8-2011 -Sports Show last episode drew 0.944 million viewers, 0.5/1 adults 18-49
  12. 1 2 3 4 Sanger, Craig (2011-04-18). "Norm Macdonald nails 'Sports Show'". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
  13. Report of 5-17-2011 episode of Sports Show with Norm Macdonald featuring "Wide World of Sports Show" segment
  14. 1 2 Wait, what?' Norm's Sly Sports Jokes Were Winners by Ken Tucker, premiere review for Entertainment Weekly
  15. 1 2 Louie Aronowitz. "TheCelebrityCafe "Sports Show with Norm Macdonald" 5-24-2011 episode review by Louie Aronowitz with video clips of "Oh, Google!", "Wait, what?", "What the H"".
  16. "''Comedy Central'' "Wait What? - Gloria Allred Press Conference Antics" -video clip from 5-3-2011 episode of 'Sports Show with Norm Macdonald'". Comedycentral.com. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  17. Fox News "Gloria Allred Simulates Sex With Baseball Bat During Press Conference In Front Of Children" 4-28-2011 Archived May 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  18. "''TMZ'' 4-27-2011". Tmz.com. 2011-04-27. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  19. Report of 5-17-2011 episode featuring "What the H" segment with Michael Jordan's Hitler-like mustache.
  20. "''Comedy Central'' video of 'What the H' segment featuring Michael Jordan's Hitler-like mustache". Comedycentral.com. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  21. Forbes "'Sports Show with Norm Macdonald' Premiere: The 3 Funniest Moments" w/video of 'What the H' featuring Michael Jordan's Hitler-like moustache
  22. Report of 5-17-2011 episode featuring "Breaking News from the Future" segment
  23. "Washburn University's ''Washburn Review'' by Sam Sayler 2-9-2011 about actor Kyle Mooney and his 'Good Neighbor' acting troupe". Washburnreview.org. 2011-02-09. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  24. 4-19-2011 episode of Sports Show with Norm Macdonald featuring 'Nephew Kyle' segment
  25. Report of 5-17-2011 episode of Sports Show with Norm Macdonald featuring "Nephew Kyle"
  26. "video clip of 'Oh, Google!' segment". Comedy Central. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  27. -video clip of 'Oh, Google!' segment
  28. TheCelebrityCafe "Sports Show with Norm Macdonald" 5-24-2011 episode review by Louie Aronowitz with video clips of "Oh, Google!", "Wait What?", "What the H"
  29. 5-24-2011 episode - Norm Macdonald mentions that the next day after the 5-17-2011 episode, Google corrected this problem and no longer returns with the suggestion "did you mean: NBA" when doing "WNBA" searches.
  30. Floyd, Brian (2011-04-13). "''SB Nation'' review of 'Blake Like Me' sketch by Brian Floyd w/video of 'Blake Like Me' sketch 4-13-2011". Sbnation.com. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  31. USA Today "Blake Griffin and Norm Macdonald: Separated at birth" by Reid Cherner w/video of 'Blake Like Me' sketch.
  32. by Tom Conroy, premiere review
  33. Report of 5/17/2011 episode featuring "Medical Correspondent Burgess Meredith" running gag
  34. "mentions 'Sad Bill Cosby' running gag". Sportsshow.comedycentral.com. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  35. "''TV by the Numbers'' by Bill Gorman 4-13-2011". Tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. 2011-04-13. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  36. "''TV by the Numbers'' by Robert Seidman 5-4-2011". Tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. 2011-05-04. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  37. "''TV by the Numbers'' by Bill Gorman 5-25-2011". Tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  38. Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Deadliest Catch' Tops Night; 'White Collar,' 'Covert Affairs' Return Down, Plus 'Tosh.0,' '16 & Pregnant' & More TV by the numbers by Bill Gorman 6-8-2011
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