The 90s talk show parody so unhinged it makes Jerry Springer look restrained.
Season 2 • Episode 38
LatestNight Stand with Dick Dietrick is an American television comedy show that satirized American tabloid talk shows such as The Jerry Springer Show and The Jenny Jones Show. The series was originally broadcast in first-run syndication from 1995 to 1997, as well as on the E! Entertainment Television network. Night Stand was co-created by Paul Abeyta, Peter Kaikko and actor/writer Timothy Stack, who also starred as the show's host Dick Dietrick.
Writing
Timothy Stack's layered performance: smarmy, desperate, weirdly sincere.
Production
Dead-accurate Springer/Jones set design and audience plants.
Acting
Guest stars playing 'guests'—commitment to the bit is chef's kiss.
Creators
Timothy Stack, Paul Abeyta, Peter Kaikko
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Timothy Stack later played the 'heroic' Harbor High principal in The O.C., completing his arc as America's most smarmy authority figure.
Night Stand predated The Larry Sanders Show's satire formula but got buried in syndication—it's basically what Tim Heidecker would have made if he worked in 1995.
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