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Season 1 – The Downer Channel

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A mix of comedy sketches by a cast of four and humorous reality pieces, "The Downer Channel" takes a look at the lighter side of everyday hassles.
The Downer Channel — Season 1

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Cast & Crew

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Jeff Bryan Davis

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Wanda Sykes

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Mary Lynn Rajskub

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Lance Krall

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Gypsy Boots

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Fred Willard

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jul 24, 2001 Life's everyday hassles and absurdities play out in short sketches and reality pieces. Details Episode 2 Aired Jul 31, 2001 Relationship road-show; personal escape pod; Mr. Picky on a date; "the day I got dumped"; the withholding family; how to start a home office. Details Episode 3 Aired Aug 7, 2001 Negative political ads; feng shui; Yoko Ono's superbowl half-time show; "your TV is screwing with you"; cancer-causing agent; greatest songs to break up to. Details Episode 4 Aired Aug 14, 2001 Awful wedding proposals; strange food products; low moments of birthday clowns; why being nice is a mistake; things heard in hell; gosh, that's insensitive. Details Episode 5 Aired Aug 21, 2001 Pawn shops; infection of the week; the Downer weigh-in; things heard in hell; worst fear realized; richer people with better kids. Details Episode 6 Aired Aug 28, 2001 Life's hassles and absurdities play out in short sketches. Details

Season Info

Director
Tim Hamilton
Executive Producer
Steve Martin, John Stein, Robert Morton, Steve O'Donnell, Marcy Carsey, Tom Werner, Caryn Mandabach
Network
NBC
Genre
Reality, Comedy, Variety
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jul 24, 2001