Tom Green Revives Streaming Show

WDCB’s Gary Zidek talks to comedian Tom Green about reviving internet talk show and upcoming Laughs & Drafts Comedy Event.

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WDCB's Gary Zidek talks to comedian Tom Green.

“I like the improv of it, I like the randomness of just answering the phone and whoever is there, is there, and you just have to go with it and see what you come up with, and try to make some funny stuff happen. It’s a lot like doing stand-up when you do crowd-work, you just kind of pull comedy out of thing air.” - Tom Green talking about the comedy that’s created by taking live, unscreened phone calls from viewers on his streaming show WEBOVISION.

Tom Green talking to a viewer on his show WEBOVISION

Tom Green gained worldwide fame in the late 90s for his unique brand of comedy that often involved recording absurd and awkward situations with real people. The success of his MTV program, The Tom Green Show, led to parts in films and other projects. In 2006, he began hosting an internet talk show from his living room. In recent years, Green has toured the world doing stand-up comedy. But when the COVID-19 pandemic forced comedy clubs to shut down, he returned home and recently relaunched a new streaming show called WEBOVISION. On the show, sometimes Green interviews celebrity guests, other times he talks to viewers who call-in while he’s streaming. Coming up on Saturday June 27, he’ll headline the first ever DRAFTS & LAUGHS VIRTUAL BEER AND COMEDY FEST. A portion of the proceeds from the streaming event will go to help comedians and comedy clubs that are struggling during the pandemic.

You can buy tickets to DRAFTS & LAUGHS here. And you can check out some recent episodes of Green’s WEBOVISION here.

In the meantime, enjoy this The Tom Green Show classic.

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