Saturday TV Funhouse

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Saturday TV Funhouse

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Overview

A spin-off of the "TV Funhouse" segments on Saturday Night Live, "Saturday TV Funhouse is a dark parody of Bozo the Clown, with Robert Smigel playing Prozo, a half-drunk clown, accompanied by an announcer, a sidekick, and a live band.

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Cast & Crew

19 members

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Lena Callier

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Joey Caravaglio

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Chris "Mugsy" Calam

Himself - TV Funhouse Band

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Moose Vacante

Himself - TV Funhouse Band

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Robert Smigel

Prozo / Additional Voices

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Bob Flanagan

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Production

Jonathan Groff

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Gilbert Gottfried

Napoleon Bonaparte (voice)

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Doug Dale

Looky

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Molly Ringwald

Anne Frank (voice)

Writing

Dino Stamatopoulos

Wizzy

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Jason Alexander

Titey (voice)

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Whoopi Goldberg

Iceberg (voice)

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Stephen Colbert

Grimy / Ace (voice)

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Steve Roland

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Ricardo Cordero

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Bill Chott

Announcer / The Chief of Police (voice)

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Floyd Vivino

Himself - TV Funhouse Band

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Steve Carell

Gary / The Police Commissioner (voice)

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