Series Page

Season 1 – Steve Harvey's Big Time Challenge

Play trailer

Sep 2003

Talk Show

Variety

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

70%

Tomatometer

10 Reviews

Popcornmeter

0 Ratings

Popular syndicated radio host and one of the "Original Kings of Comedy," Steve Harvey foregoes celebrity interviews with his new talk/variety show, instead focusing on bringing out the funniest bits in real people.

Critics Consensus

While this variety show's quirky contestants probably aren't impressive enough to make it to the Big Time, Steve Harvey's magnanimous hosting style keeps things buoyant.

Read Critics Reviews

Steve Johnson

Chicago Tribune

02/06/2020

There is a throwback charm to Harvey's half-hour variety show that seeks to highlight ordinary folk with extraordinary talent.

Go to Full Review

Robert Lloyd

Los Angeles Times

02/06/2020

It is slight stuff, but irresistible, grounded as it is in the valuable old idea that in America, the least of us, and the least conventional, represent the best of us.

Go to Full Review

Virginia Heffernan

New York Times

02/06/2020

Whether the variety format has any life left in it is still an open question, but Mr. Harvey himself is a model of mischief and vivacity.

Go to Full Review

Rob Owen

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

02/06/2020

Through his personality and the, ahem, talents of his guests, Harvey's show gently entertains -- big time.

Go to Full Review

Read all reviews

Read Less

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

POST RATING

Steve Harvey

Host

Madeleine Smithberg

Executive Producer

Steve Harvey

Executive Producer

Rushion McDonald

Executive Producer

Episode 1

Aired Sep 11, 2003

Harvey meets a 10-year-old James Brown impersonator, a 4-year-old genius, a gentleman who runs himself, through the washing machine, a woman who dances with turtles and a guy who makes sandwiches with his feet.

Details

Episode 2

Aired Sep 18, 2003

Steve Harvey welcomes Alex Einess, a 5-year-old wrestling fan who demonstrates some of his favorite moves on Steve; Jill Deringer, who has a unique ability to mimic the distinctive barks of 261 breeds of dogs.

Details

Episode 3

Aired Sep 25, 2003

Steve Harvey greets Jackson Kilburg, a child who knows everything about the NFL; Kevin Shelley, a fitness instructor from Indiana whose talent is breaking boards; and the cheapest man in the world, Roy Haynes.

Details

Episode 4

Aired Oct 2, 2003

Steve greets Peyton Rose Carter, a 3-year-old with a big singing voice; Brian The Human Straw Brushwood who sucks up milk through plastic tubing then spouts it out like a waterfall; and finally, Carson Hughes, the Collard Greens Eating Champion.

Details

Episode 5

Aired Oct 9, 2003

Steve Harvey welcomes Rex Kline, a 4-year-old with a talent for hip-hop dancing; contestants of a Chicken Cluck-Off share their ability to imitate chickens--including laying eggs; and Gil Castillo, an alligator-wrestler.

Details

Episode 6

Aired Oct 16, 2003

Steve Harvey greets Lauren Muney and Jim Frank, who demonstrate their skill with whips; Steve learns the fine points of film criticism from Jamai and Jashon Fisher; Steve welcomes Jonathan Arons, a master of the unusual art of trombone dancing.

Details

Episode 7

Aired Oct 23, 2003

Steve uncovers the talents of Charles White Lightenin' Teerent, who has a knack for impersonating rap singers; Greg Hubell, Sr. and Greg Hubell, Jr., a father/son elk-calling team; and a 170-pound man who demonstrates amazing feats of strength.

Details

Episode 8

Aired Oct 30, 2003

Steve meets Pete Tsarnis, who has the unique ability to carry tables using only his teeth; David Willey, a physics instructor; and Michael Moraal, whose talent involves sucking milk up his nose and then spewing it out his eye socket.

Details

Episode 9

Aired Nov 6, 2003

Steve welcomes a threesome with an absurd talent that involves performing stunts with beer cans; a Texan who hypnotizes people into doing things they normally would never do; and twin sisters who belly dance together.

Details

Episode 10

Aired Nov 13, 2003

Steve showcases performances by African Acrobats, Body Crawlers and Nose People.

Details

Episode 11

Aired Nov 20, 2003

Steve welcomes Rubber Boy and the Yo Yo Kid, along with a special appearance by Chuck Harris and Friends.

Details

Episode 12

Aired Jan 8, 2004