Ended · 1997–1998

Viva Variety

Comedy

Pseudo-European variety show with all the trimmings. Mr. and (the former) Mrs. Laupin and their dimwitted more-American-than-American sidekick Johnny Blue-jeans team up to bring their "European" show to an American audience with hilarious results.

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Seasons & episodes

Season 1 · 13 episodes

S01 E01 · The Bandbaz Brothers, Shudder To Think1997-04-01
S01 E02 · Ben Stiller, They Might Be Giants, Larry Cisewski1997-04-08
S01 E03 · Yogi Baird, Marshall Crenshaw, Walter Koenig1997-04-15
S01 E04 · Ray Wold, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones1997-04-22
S01 E05 · Stevie Starr, Eartha Kitt1997-04-29
S01 E06 · Janeane Garofalo, Tino Ferreira, Cibo Matto1997-05-06
S01 E07 · Erik Estrada, Ken Willer, Cake Like, Harlem Heat1997-05-13
S01 E08 · The Tokyo Shock Boys, Ween1997-05-20
S01 E09 · Allison Bly, King Chango1997-05-27
S01 E10 · Fing-Fang, Graham Parker and the Figgs1997-06-03
S01 E11 · Gilbert Gottfried, The Hartzells, Squirrel Nut Zippers1997-06-10
S01 E12 · Carmen Electra, Rick Maisel, Moby1997-06-17
S01 E13 · Kathy Griffin, Sun Zhe, Run DMC, Ally Sheedy1997-06-24

Season 2 · 13 episodes

S02 E01 · Mr. Gumby, Ric Ocasek1997-12-09
S02 E02 · Brackney's Madcap Mutts, Duran Duran1997-12-16
S02 E03 · Yaw Haw Chin, Luscious Jackson1997-12-23
S02 E04 · Arturo Alegria, G. Love & Special Sauce1997-12-30
S02 E05 · Tom Mullica, Fishbone1998-01-06
S02 E06 · Robin Leach, Pizzicato 51998-01-13
S02 E07 · John Evans, The Fabulous Friedkin Brothers, Reel Big Fish1998-01-20
S02 E08 · Abe Vigoda, Larissa, Sister Hazel1998-01-27
S02 E09 · Sandra Bernhard, Byung Nam Yim, Royal Crown Revue1998-02-03
S02 E10 · Stacy Keach, Ray Wold, Toots & The Maytals1998-02-10
S02 E11 · Mark Faje, Chester Cable, Dionne Warwick & Chuck Jackson1998-02-17
S02 E12 · "Viva Variety" on Ice: Jim Varney, Rama, Maceo Parker1998-02-24
S02 E13 · Black Panthers Unicycle Team, Veniamin, Arrow1998-03-03

Season 3 · 11 episodes

S03 E01 · Viva in Vegas1998-07-28
S03 E02 · Tommy Davidson, Wailing Souls1998-08-04
S03 E03 · Nell Carter, Superdiamond, Slovin & Allen1998-08-11
S03 E04 · Shelley Long, The Tories, Tom Owen1998-08-18
S03 E05 · Traci Bingham, Jimmie Vaughan, George Christian1998-08-25
S03 E06 · Bob Goldthwait, Eve 61998-09-08
S03 E07 · Keenen Ivory Wayans, Jonathan Richman1998-09-15
S03 E08 · RuPaul, Charles Durning, Shonen Knife1998-09-22
S03 E09 · Whoopi Goldberg, Dag, Inversion Entertainment1998-10-06
S03 E10 · Carmen Electra, Better Than Ezra1998-10-13
S03 E11 · Wedding Spectacular1998-10-20

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