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Contest Searchlight

  • TV Series
  • 2002
  • Unrated
  • 30m
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Contest Searchlight (2002)
Comedy

Comedy Central and Denis Leary hold a contest where an aspiring TV writer-director will get their own sitcom on the network.Comedy Central and Denis Leary hold a contest where an aspiring TV writer-director will get their own sitcom on the network.Comedy Central and Denis Leary hold a contest where an aspiring TV writer-director will get their own sitcom on the network.

  • Creators
    • Tom Sellitti
    • Jim Serpico
  • Stars
    • Lenny Clarke
    • Denis Leary
    • Michael Lombardi
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    58
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    • Creators
      • Tom Sellitti
      • Jim Serpico
    • Stars
      • Lenny Clarke
      • Denis Leary
      • Michael Lombardi
    • 2User reviews
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    Lenny Clarke
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    Denis Leary
    Denis Leary
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    Michael Lombardi
    Michael Lombardi
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    • 2002
    Chris Phillips
    Chris Phillips
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    Jim Serpico
    Jim Serpico
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    • 2002
    Amber Gross
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    Adam Ferrara
    Adam Ferrara
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    Mary Birdsong
    Mary Birdsong
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    Danielle Schneider
    Danielle Schneider
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    Jimmy Burke
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    Tom Sellitti
    Tom Sellitti
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    Todd Carroll
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    Lou Wallach
    Lou Wallach
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    • 2002
    Robbie Chafitz
    • Self (1st Assistant Director)
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    John Scurti
    John Scurti
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    Colin Quinn
    Colin Quinn
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    Patrice O'Neal
    Patrice O'Neal
    • Self
    • 2002
    Adam Roth
    Adam Roth
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    • 2002
    • Creators
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      • Jim Serpico
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    • Trivia
      Peter Gallagher received many frantic phone calls after the airing of the episode in which he is hit by a car, as people weren't aware the show was scripted and not real.
    • Crazy credits
      The last episode ends with a fake logo for "Bald Eagle Productions" after Denis Leary fires Jim Serpico, who is bald, and tells him to start a new company called "Bald Eagle Productions."
    • Connections
      Referenced in Tosh.0: Philly Taze Fan (2011)

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    • Release date
      • August 14, 2002 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Comedy Central
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Apostle
      • Comedy Central
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    • Runtime
      • 30m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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