The Ben Stiller Show
This comedy/variety show specialized in parodies of movies and television shows and commercials. Often, they would also have a special guest (e.g., a TV actor) join them.
Genre: Comedy
Cast:Ben Stiller , Andy Dick , Janeane Garofalo , Bob Odenkirk , John F. O'Donohue , Dana Gould , Judd Apatow , Jeff Kahn , Jeanne Tripplehorn , Angela Visser , Jeffrey Roth , Brady Bluhm , Paul Dooley , Todd Bridges , Gary Coleman , Alvin Hammer , DeVeau Dunn , Casey Kasem
S1.E1 ∙ Pilot
The cast introduces several comedy sketches, including: U2:The Early Years in which Ben Stiller impersonates Bono of U2 as the Patridge Family; Cape Munster - a parody of Cape Fear with Stiller as an adult Eddie Munster; Ben's Video Diary; What is Sexy?
S1.E2 ∙ With Bobcat Goldthwait
Special guest star BOBCAT GOLDTHWAIT joins the cast to introduce several comedy sketches. Sketches include: Tom Cruise: Dress Casual in which Stiller spoofs Tom Cruise re-enacting some of his most famous roles in a Broadway performance;
S1.E3 ∙ With James Doohan
Special guest star JAMES DOOHAN ("Star Trek") joins the cast to introduce several comedy sketches. Sketches include: Legends Of Springsteen; Amish Studs; Michael Pheret,Talent Agency with Run-DMC; Legends Of Springsteen, Part 2;
S1.E4 ∙ On Melrose Avenue
From trendy Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, the cast introduces several comedy sketches. Sketches include: Skank Goes Blind with Todd Bridges; "Cops" in Ancient Egypt; Ben Stiller's Music News; Low-Budget Tales of Cliched Horror; B-Minus Time Traveler;
S1.E5 ∙ With Colin Quinn
Special guest star COLIN QUINN joins the cast at a train station to introduce several comedy sketches.
S1.E6 ∙ With Sarah Jessica Parker
Special guest star SARAH JESSICA PARKER joins the cast on a picnic and introduces several comedy sketches.
S1.E7 ∙ With Rob Morrow
Special guest star ROB MORROW joins the cast to introduce several comedy sketches. Sketches include: Counting with Bruce Springsteen; Grady's Oats with Dana Gould; The Grungies; Ben Stiller's Wheel Of Filler-Jewish Fly Guys;
S1.E8 ∙ With Flea
Special guest star Flea joins the cast to introduce several comedy sketches. Sketches include: Hair Styling with Bruce featuring Gary Coleman; Woody Allen's Bride Of Frankenstein; Club Fredrick; Michael Pheret with Alex Karras;
S1.E9 ∙ With Garry Shandling
Special guest star Gerry Shandling joins the cast to introduce several comedy sketches.
S1.E10 ∙ With Dennis Miller
Special guest star DENNIS MILLER ("Saturday Night Live") joins the cast to introduce several comedy sketches. Sketches include: Three Men and an Old Man with Stiller as Steve Guttenberg "Manson" TV Show;
S1.E11 ∙ At the Beach
From a beach, the cast introduces several comedy sketches. FRED WILLARD (Best In Show, Waiting For Guffman) guest stars. Sketches include: Relaxation Tape No. 2; Roundtable; Ben, Janeane And Andy on Beach;
S1.E12 ∙ A Few Good Scouts
The cast introduces several comedy sketches. Sketches include: A Few Good Scouts - a parody of A Few Good Men; "Cops" in Medieval Times; Ben Stiller's Music News with Marky Mark (Mark Wahlberg) and Casey Kasem;
S1.E13 ∙ ZooTV at Night
The cast introduces several comedy sketches. Sketches include: Zoo TV At Night in which Stiller does his parody of Bono of U2; Otto The Anti-Cupid; Kreepee Board; Michael Pheret, Weasel Agent with Howie Mandell; 30-Second Conspiracy Theory; Jacques Cousteau in the Recording Studio with Andy Dick as Cousteau doing a voice-over for a manatee doc; Zoo TV Late At Night; Leslie Chapman, actor/dancerombie
