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The Steven Banks Show

1994TV ShowEnded1 SeasonEnglish

Spun off from his one man show, Steven bank: Home Entertainment Center, is this one season fun series. Again, Steven has regular goals including work, home and relationships and again, his goals are impeded by his own penchant for distraction. Steven is as talented as ever, but with this series he is joined by Teresa Parente and Michael Kostroff, both of which play multiple characters with amazing dexterity and skill. In the end, the show is a fun excuse to work together Steven's imitations and songs, of which he has even crafted an album! Banks! Banks! Banks!

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IMDb7.4/10
Director: Steven BanksGenres: Comedy, Sketch

Plot Summary

The Steven Banks Show was a short-lived sketch comedy series that showcased the unique comedic talents of its creator and star, Steven Banks. The show featured a variety of recurring characters and outlandish scenarios, often with a surreal or absurd twist. Each episode presented a series of unconnected sketches, highlighting Banks's distinctive humor and performance style. It was an experimental platform for a comedian known for his unconventional approach to comedy.

Critical Reception

The Steven Banks Show received a limited audience upon its initial airing, and critical reception was generally mixed, with some appreciating its unique and offbeat humor, while others found it too niche or inconsistent. It garnered a cult following among viewers who enjoyed its peculiar brand of comedy, but it did not achieve mainstream success. The show is often remembered as an idiosyncratic entry in the sketch comedy genre.

What Reviewers Say

  • Appreciated for its surreal and offbeat comedic style.
  • Found to be inconsistent by some viewers.
  • Praised for Steven Banks's unique performance and character work.

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Fun Fact

Steven Banks, the show's creator and star, was also known for his work as a writer for shows like 'Arrested Development' and 'The Shield'.

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What do you get with a small budget and 3 extremely talented comics? In this case, The Steven Banks show! Spun off from his special "Steven Banks: Home Entertainment Center", Banks creates and performs a somewhat fictitious auto-biographi...