Viva Variety

(04/01/1997–10/20/1998)

Comedy

Comedy Central (US)30 min

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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Episodes

Season 1

S01E01

The Bandbaz Brothers, Shudder To Think

April 01, 1997 at 11:00 AM

S01E02

Ben Stiller, They Might Be Giants, Larry Cisewski

April 08, 1997 at 11:00 AM

S01E03

Yogi Baird, Marshall Crenshaw, Walter Koenig

April 15, 1997 at 11:00 AM

S01E04

Ray Wold, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

April 22, 1997 at 11:00 AM

S01E05

Stevie Starr, Eartha Kitt

April 29, 1997 at 11:00 AM

S01E06

Janeane Garofalo, Tino Ferreira, Cibo Matto

May 06, 1997 at 11:00 AM

S01E07

Erik Estrada, Ken Willer, Cake Like, Harlem Heat

May 13, 1997 at 11:00 AM

S01E08

The Tokyo Shock Boys, Ween

May 20, 1997 at 11:00 AM

S01E09

Allison Bly, King Chango

May 27, 1997 at 11:00 AM

S01E10

Fing-Fang, Graham Parker and the Figgs

June 03, 1997 at 11:00 AM

S01E11

Gilbert Gottfried, The Hartzells, Squirrel Nut Zippers

June 10, 1997 at 11:00 AM

S01E12

Carmen Electra, Rick Maisel, Moby

June 17, 1997 at 11:00 AM

S01E13

Kathy Griffin, Sun Zhe, Run DMC, Ally Sheedy

June 24, 1997 at 11:00 AM

Season 2

S02E01

Mr. Gumby, Ric Ocasek

December 09, 1997 at 05:00 PM

S02E02

Brackney's Madcap Mutts, Duran Duran

December 16, 1997 at 05:00 PM

S02E03

Yaw Haw Chin, Luscious Jackson

December 23, 1997 at 05:00 PM

S02E04

Arturo Alegria, G. Love & Special Sauce

December 30, 1997 at 05:00 PM

S02E05

Tom Mullica, Fishbone

January 06, 1998 at 05:00 PM

S02E06

Robin Leach, Pizzicato 5

January 13, 1998 at 05:00 PM

S02E07

John Evans, The Fabulous Friedkin Brothers, Reel Big Fish

January 20, 1998 at 05:00 PM

S02E08

Abe Vigoda, Larissa, Sister Hazel

January 27, 1998 at 05:00 PM

S02E09

Sandra Bernhard, Byung Nam Yim, Royal Crown Revue

February 03, 1998 at 05:00 PM

S02E10

Stacy Keach, Ray Wold, Toots & The Maytals

February 10, 1998 at 05:00 PM

S02E11

Mark Faje, Chester Cable, Dionne Warwick & Chuck Jackson

February 17, 1998 at 05:00 PM

S02E12

"Viva Variety" on Ice: Jim Varney, Rama, Maceo Parker

February 24, 1998 at 05:00 PM

S02E13

Black Panthers Unicycle Team, Veniamin, Arrow

March 03, 1998 at 05:00 PM

Season 3

S03E01

Viva in Vegas

July 28, 1998 at 04:00 PM

S03E02

Tommy Davidson, Wailing Souls

August 04, 1998 at 04:00 PM

S03E03

Nell Carter, Superdiamond, Slovin & Allen

August 11, 1998 at 04:00 PM

S03E04

Shelley Long, The Tories, Tom Owen

August 18, 1998 at 04:00 PM

S03E05

Traci Bingham, Jimmie Vaughan, George Christian

August 25, 1998 at 04:00 PM

S03E06

Bob Goldthwait, Eve 6

September 08, 1998 at 04:00 PM

S03E07

Keenen Ivory Wayans, Jonathan Richman

September 15, 1998 at 04:00 PM

S03E08

RuPaul, Charles Durning, Shonen Knife

September 22, 1998 at 04:00 PM

S03E09

Whoopi Goldberg, Dag, Inversion Entertainment

October 06, 1998 at 04:00 PM

S03E10

Carmen Electra, Better Than Ezra

October 13, 1998 at 04:00 PM

S03E11

Wedding Spectacular

October 20, 1998 at 04:00 PM