Primetime Glick

Primetime Glick (2001)★ 7.5/10

TV-14 · US · 22 min · June 20, 2001 · 3 seasons

  • Comedy
  • Music
  • Talk Show

Directed by: Paul Flaherty, John Blanchard, Gene Crowe

Written by: Paul Flaherty, Greg Mills, Martin Short, Michael Short

Talk-show parody featuring obese host Jiminy Glick, who usually knows nothing about his guests and hurls veiled insults at them during his interviews.

Original title
Primetime Glick
Storyline
Jiminy Glick, a character first introduced on the The Martin Short Show now has his own show. His gross incompetence and clueless confidence shine in conversations with various celebrities. There's also an opening monologue with Glick that usually involves his bandleader Adrien VanVoorhees (Michael McKean), plus commercial and movie parodies featuring other characters.
Rating
7.5 / 10 · 1,026
Companies
Comedy Central, Warner/Elektra/Atlantic (WEA)
Release dates
  • US June 20, 2001