| The Bronx Bunny Show | |
|---|---|
| Format | Comedy |
| Created by | Ciaran Morrison Mick O'Hara |
| Developed by | Ciaran Morrison Mick O'Hara |
| Starring | Ciaran Morrison (Teddy T) Mick O'Hara (Bronx Bunny) |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Ronan McCabe, Chuck LaBella |
| Running time | 24 mins (Channel 4) ~15 minutes (Starz!) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Channel 4 Starz! |
| Picture format | PAL/NTSC (16:9) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original run | 2003 – 2007 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The Bronx Bunny Show was a ten-part series originally broadcast in 2003 on E4 in the United Kingdom. It was an adult puppet interview show which followed the premise of a semi-educational show for the good people of the Bronx, Brooklyn and Manhattan. The show was produced from a run-down tenement building in the Bronx where Bronx Bunny and his sidekick, a cigarette-smoking panda named Teddy T, would interview celebrities who "done good". The Bronx Bunny Show won "Best Entertainment Show" IFTA Award in 2003.[1]
Also featured on the show were pseudo-educational items, such as 'The Internal Gerbil' who sang songs about internal organs from inside a gay man, numbers illustrated by pole dancing women who contorted into the shape of that week's number, and Spanish phrases such as "Your Mother bangs like a screen door in a tornado".
The show was broadcast sporadically on E4 and eventually on Channel 4. The series gained a cult following as it featured interviews with guests such as Hugh Hefner, Jessica Alba, William Shatner, and Larry Flynt. The show was created by Double Z Enterprises, an Irish production company behind such characters as Zig and Zag and Podge and Rodge.
In 2010, the entire Channel 4 season was made available to view on the 4OD site.[2]
Contents |
| S# | Ep# | Guests | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Steve O, Jessica Alba, Dr. Lier, Ming Na | 2003-11-24 |
| 1 | 2 | Victoria Silvstedt, Engelbert Humperdinck, Hugh Hefner, Judy Reyes | 2003-11-23 |
| 1 | 3 | Michael Madsen, Lynda Carter, Ross Jeffries, Sarah Wynter | 2003-11-26 |
| 1 | 4 | Steve Schirripa, Miss Vera, Bryan Cranston | 2003-12-01 |
| 1 | 5 | Nina Mercedez, Denis Hope, Richard Schiff, Ron Jeremy | 2003-12-02 |
| 1 | 6 | John Lydon, Sunrise Adams, John C. McGinley | 2003-12-03 |
| 1 | 7 | Dick Valentine, Marina Sirtis, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Larry Flynt | 2003-12-22 |
| 1 | 8 | Seymore Butts, Dr. Laurie Leach, William Shatner, Macy Gray | 2003-12-23 |
| 1 | 9 | "Best of" show, including Jason Isaacs, JC Chasez, and Federico Castelluccio | 2004-02-21 |
| 1 | 10 | More "best of", including Adam West and Shannon Elizabeth | 2004-02-22 |
A ten-part series was commissioned by Starz Entertainment and broadcast from April 18, 2007. Guests included Mark Hamill, George Takei, Kelly Carlson, Howie Mandel, Cheech Marin, Beverly D'Angelo, Joely Fisher, Ron Jeremy, Michael Rapaport, Tina Majorino, Wee Man, Method Man, and Eric Roberts. Saved by the Bell star Dustin Diamond played a recurring role as Bronx Bunny's neighbor, who dropped by unannounced and stole items from the apartment.
Other features included:
| S# | Ep# | Guests | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Steve Schirripa, Kelly Carlson | 2007-04-18 |
| 1 | 2 | Michael Rapaport, George Takei | 2007-04-25 |
| 1 | 3 | Chris Jericho, Mark Hamill | 2007-05-02 |
| 1 | 4 | Method Man, Tina Majorino, Dustin Diamond | 2007-05-09 |
| 1 | 5 | Harland Williams, Tommy Chong | 2007-05-16 |
| 1 | 6 | Howie Mandel, Stacy Keibler, Wink Martindale | 2007-05-23 |
| 1 | 7 | Eric Roberts, Robin Leach | 2007-05-30 |
| 1 | 8 | Richard Schiff, Jolene Blalock | 2007-06-06 |
| 1 | 9 | Joely Fisher, Wee Man | 2007-06-13 |
| 1 | 10 | Beverly D'Angelo, Ron Jeremy | 2007-06-20 |
Bronx Bunny and Teddy T went on to host two specials, The Top 20 Most Controversial TV Moments and Sex Stars They Tried to Ban, for Channel 4. They also appeared as guests on the NBC show Last Comic Standing on September 19, 2007.
Irish Film and Television Academy Awards:
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