A mentally unstable Vietnam war veteran works as nighttime taxi driver in a city whose perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge to violently lash out, attempting to save a teenage prostitute in the process.
It was the mid-90s and people still got their news from the radio and newspapers...and sitcoms were still filmed in front a live studio audience. Luckily this show has big time comic heavyweights so the laughs were genuine.
- The Groundlings have been one of LA’s premiere comedy
groups since 1974, and have performed out of their space on Melrose Ave. since
1979.
- Many Groundlings members have gone on to become cast members and
writers on SNL, MADtv, and Reno
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The Groundlings
Rating: Not RatedGenre: Comedy
Synopsis: From the groundbreaking comedians that made Saturday Night Live good. Politically incorrect and beyond what even HDTV can handle comes video sketches from the world famous Groundlings.
Starring: Tim Brennan, Mikey Day, Larry Dorf, Edi Patterson, Shelli Dorf, David Hoffman, Brian Palermo, Jim Cashman, Micaela Watkins, Andrew Friedman, Hugh Davidson, Ben Falcone, Lisa Schurga, Kevin Kirkpatrick, Michael Naughton, Liz Bolton, Stephanie Courtney, Max Norling, Mitch Silpa, Peter Veverka, Dennis Hemphill, Arian Price, Willie Etra, Annie Mumolo, Steve Little, Nat Faxon, Stephanie Courtney, Mary Lou Metzger
Director: Damon Jones, David Hellison, Tyler Spiers, Michael Naughton, Andrew Friedman, Andrew Putschoegl, Ted