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'''''Dot Comedy'''''  was a television sitcom broadcasted on ABC in 2000. The sitcom was mainly about bringing internet humor to a TV audience in the era where broadband was first made. The show was created by Carrie Gerlach and would feature several bits of humor.
'''''Dot Comedy'''''  was a television sitcom on ABC that was created by Carrie Gerlach and aired for one episode on December 8th, 2000.<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/2000/dec/08/entertainment/ca-62746 LA Times review of the first episode.] Retrieved 02 Mar '19</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060218054453/http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,7511,00.html Eonline article that mentions the show’s cancellation (courtesy of the Wayback Machine).] Retrieved 02 Mar '19</ref>


==The Series==
==Premise==
The show was hosted by Randy Sklar and Jason Sklar, who would guide viewers watching the show to another segment.
Hosted by Randy Sklar and Jason Sklar, ''Dot Comedy'' who would guide viewers watching the show to another segment. The show would feature several bits of humor and was mainly about bringing clips from the internet to a TV audience in an era where broadband was still new. ''Dot Comedy'' was cancelled after airing one episode with four episodes never airing. The concept of using clips from the internet as humor for a TV audience would later be used in shows like ''Tosh.0'' and ''Web Soup''.


The most popular clip of this episode was of Katie Puckrik (American broadcaster and newspaper columnist) traveling to a computer expo to see the creations that other people have made to know if consumers would buy them or not. One was of a desktop mirror that can be clipped to the side of the screen, letting you know if your boss would come by to see what you're doing. Another one was of a computer keyboard that could also be used as a back massager. The third and final creation consisted of a mouse that can also be used as deodorant[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94FdMmCIfSY]. Most of the humor and clips used for this show seem to take the humor of the internet and most of the time make it look like a joke to them.  
The most popular clip of this episode was of Katie Puckrik (who is an American broadcaster and newspaper columnist) traveling to a computer expo to see the creations that other people have made to know if consumers would buy them or not. One was of a desktop mirror that can be clipped to the side of the screen, notifying the person if their boss comes near to see what the person is doing. Another was of a computer keyboard that could also be used as a back massager. The third and final creation consisted of a mouse that can also be used as a deodorant.


==Status==
==Cancellation/Availability==
The series only aired 5 episodes and only 1 was found and put on YouTube, while the other 4 remain lost. The running time for every episode consists of 30 minutes.
After the first episode of ''Dot Comedy'', the series was cancelled due to low ratings and viewership. Only 4.1 million viewers watched the first (and only) aired episode of the show, but the remaining 4 episodes of the show were never aired. Since a lot of the humor used in ''Dot Comedy'' relied upon clips from the internet instead of actors, the concept did not sit well with audiences as viral videos were not mainstream. As of now, most of the episodes are lost to this day.


==Episodes==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
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! Episode # !! Status !! Air Date
! Episode # !! Status !! Air Date
|-
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| 1 || <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> || Dec. 8, 2000
|1||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>||Dec. 8, 2000
|-
|-
| 2 || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> || Unaired
|2||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span>||Unaired
|-
|-
| 3 || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> || Unaired
|3||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span>||Unaired
|-
|-
| 4 || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> || Unaired
|4||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span>||Unaired
|-
|-
| 5 || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> || Unaired
|5||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span>||Unaired
|}
|}
 
==Videos==
==Cancellation==
{{Video|perrow  =3
After the first episode of Dot Comedy, the series was cancelled. There were only 4.1 million viewers who ever watched the first episode of the show, but the remaining 4 episodes of the show were never aired. As of now, most of the episodes are lost to this day.
  |service1    =youtube
  |id1          =iWdtbn9wymA
  |description1 =LSuperSonicQ's video on ''Dot Comedy''.
  |service2    =youtube
  |id2          =fEyaDLKfUJk
  |description2 =A commercial for ''Dot Comedy''.
  |service3    =youtube
  |id3          =94FdMmCIfSY
  |description3 =A clip from the first episode.
}}
==External Links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0270763/ IMDB page on ''Dot Comedy''.]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dot_Comedy Wikipedia page on ''Dot Comedy''.]


==References==
==References==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWdtbn9wymA LSuperSonicQ's video on ''Dot Comedy''.]
{{reflist}}
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEyaDLKfUJk A commercial for ''Dot Comedy''.]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94FdMmCIfSY A clip from the first episode.]
*[http://www.tv.com/shows/dot-comedy/ A TV article on ''Dot Comedy''.]
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0270763/ An IMDB article on ''Dot Comedy''.]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dot_Comedy A Wikipedia page on ''Dot Comedy''.]


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Revision as of 16:33, 15 September 2019

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A still of the series.

Status: Partially Found

Dot Comedy was a television sitcom on ABC that was created by Carrie Gerlach and aired for one episode on December 8th, 2000.[1][2]

Premise

Hosted by Randy Sklar and Jason Sklar, Dot Comedy who would guide viewers watching the show to another segment. The show would feature several bits of humor and was mainly about bringing clips from the internet to a TV audience in an era where broadband was still new. Dot Comedy was cancelled after airing one episode with four episodes never airing. The concept of using clips from the internet as humor for a TV audience would later be used in shows like Tosh.0 and Web Soup.

The most popular clip of this episode was of Katie Puckrik (who is an American broadcaster and newspaper columnist) traveling to a computer expo to see the creations that other people have made to know if consumers would buy them or not. One was of a desktop mirror that can be clipped to the side of the screen, notifying the person if their boss comes near to see what the person is doing. Another was of a computer keyboard that could also be used as a back massager. The third and final creation consisted of a mouse that can also be used as a deodorant.

Cancellation/Availability

After the first episode of Dot Comedy, the series was cancelled due to low ratings and viewership. Only 4.1 million viewers watched the first (and only) aired episode of the show, but the remaining 4 episodes of the show were never aired. Since a lot of the humor used in Dot Comedy relied upon clips from the internet instead of actors, the concept did not sit well with audiences as viral videos were not mainstream. As of now, most of the episodes are lost to this day.

Episodes

Episode # Status Air Date
1 Found Dec. 8, 2000
2 Lost Unaired
3 Lost Unaired
4 Lost Unaired
5 Lost Unaired

Videos

LSuperSonicQ's video on Dot Comedy.

A commercial for Dot Comedy.

A clip from the first episode.

External Links

References