Get ready to ROFL your way through two decades of the wildest, wackiest, and downright bizarre Reality TV shows that never saw the light of day! Basic Cable is your ticket to a sidesplitting rollercoaster ride through the glory days of Reality TV, and trust us, you won’t want to miss this peek behind the curtain!
Picture this: Bill Watson, the TV development executive extraordinaire, wanted to create a one-man-show but instead of slides and props he decides to unleash the untamed hilarity of his career in a live sketch-show right before your eyes. How? By giving you a front-row seat to the insanity of the shows that never quite made it to your living room! We’re talking actual presentation reels and sketches inspired by these unforgettably absurd gems.
Hold onto your remote, folks, because we’ve got it all: Monster Video, the musical-puppet-horror extravaganza that’s so bonkers it’ll leave you screaming for more! And brace yourselves for Cheer Up!, where teen troublemakers are sentenced to the wild world of cheerleading – it’s a docuseries that will have you on the edge of your seat… in laughter! Then there’s JINGLE JAMZ!, a high-stakes game show where contestants unleash their creativity to concoct catchy jingles for the wackiest products imaginable! The Rx Files, an investigation by an LA Wellness guru and Western physician into the wild world of alternative medicine! – trust us, it’s big on laughs! You’re gonna scream with laughter at 7 in Heaven, a LGBTQai teen puppet-musical with a haunted closet!
But that’s not all, folks! We’ve got Heather, the docuseries that spills the beans on the masterminds behind your favorite marijuana edibles recipes – it’s a recipe for hilarity, quite literally. And the laughter just keeps coming with more hidden gems than you can shake a remote at.
Basic Cable isn’t your run-of-the-mill one-man-show; it’s a wild, non-linear retrospective where you get to interact and channel surf through these riotous shows like never before! So grab your popcorn, your clicker, and your sense of humor, because Basic Cable is about to take you on a comedy journey through the wacky world of Reality TV that you’ll never forget!
CAST*
Billy Kay actor known for L.I.E. (2001) and Halloween: Resurrection (2002). IMDB
Guitler
Bill Watson actor director writer known for (Holidate, Plan P Live, and The Pembrooke Brothers) IMDB
Laila Berzensa voice actor and singer known for (Xiao in Genshin Impact and Mrs. Croaker in Disney’s Amphibia) IMDB
Vanessa Loveless musician
Aniela Coveleski producer, writer
*Cast subject to change without notice.
