After leaving Saturday Night Live, Colin Quinn did one more project for NBC, a self-titled weekly talk show that lasted just three weeks.
Then, Comedy Central came a'callin'. Viacom, in essence, wanted their prodigal son back.
Quinn, who'd scored his first break on Remote Control, brought his new concept to Comedy Central, giving the network something similar to Bill Maher's Politically Incorrect, which had left for ABC some time before. Tough Crowd With Colin Quinn started with 2 weeks (4 nights a week) of "test episodes" before settling into a regular berth behind The Daily Show in 2003. Former Control MC Ken Ober and Quinn were among the executive producers.
Quinn has kept busy since the series ended, between his stand-up act, movies, and other series gigs, more recently, for example, on HBO's Girls with Lena Dunham.
With Thanksgiving less than 4 weeks away, let's try out a Thanksgiving episode. Guests include Patrice O'Neal and Lea DeLaria:
Rating: A-.
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