# Another "ID this TV show" thread.

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**Created:** [August 25, 2012, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-id-this-tv-show-thread/632627 "2012-08-25T18:09:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-id-this-tv-show-thread/632627/1 "2012-08-25T18:09:23Z")

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I’m looking for a tv show that would have aired, I think within the last ten years, possibly on Comedy Central. The concept was that it was a comedian who would sit in a chair, and would critique/criticize other comedians. The “host,” who sat in the chair, would comment on their jokes (comments like “you actually think that rabbi jokes are funny?”

The host, as I recall, was a white male in his 40s, with dark curly hair. His first name may have been Jon. Or maybe Ben.

Not much to go on, I know, but you guys (and gals) are so good at this sort of thing!

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**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-id-this-tv-show-thread/632627/2 "2012-08-25T19:34:08Z")

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Possibly “The Burn” with Jeff Ross? I caught an episode the other day, and it seemed to be like you’re talking about. Except this show debuted this year.

Maybe a Showtime program called [_The Green Room with Paul Provenza_.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Room_with_Paul_Provenza)

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**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-id-this-tv-show-thread/632627/3 "2012-08-26T04:01:19Z")

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Certainly not _The Burn_, although I loves me some Jeff Ross. This definitely aired before this year.

Not _The Green Room_, either. But I appreciate the guesses.

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**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-id-this-tv-show-thread/632627/4 "2012-08-26T04:29:56Z")

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I’m thinking _The Benson Interruption_. It had a throne, and the guy’s name has “Ben” in it. I caught a couple of glimpses, but never really got into it.