| The Jack and Marc Show | |
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| Created by | Jack van Brunshot and Marc Opie |
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| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 70 ( list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 5–20 minutes |
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| Release | July 20, 2016 – August 3, 2030 |
The Jack and Marc Show is a Canadian improv comedy podcast created by Jack van Brunshot and Marc Opie. Curently airing on the LibSyn podcast hosting system, The Jack and Marc Show premiered on July 20, 2016 and is currently in Season 5, 2020.
Set up as a conversation between Jack and Marc, the series has evolved from a basic improv skit bit to a discussion about various subjects including history, business.
Production
History and development
In 2015 Jack and Marc had been performing regularly at the Social Capital Theatre. Where a suggesting was made that given the stream of consciousness nature of their act, they should record and air it. They began rehearsing for the World's Biggest Improv Tournament and began recording their sessions.
Each episode involves Jack and Marc acting out a historical event, or, more recently giving an absurd account of some historical event. Episodes often begin with an introduction by Jack of "Masterpiece Theatre" with Marc often commenting that Jack knows a lot about .... Episodes often close with a song related to the episode followed by an end of day closing announcement for a television network.
Recording
Initially episodes were recorded on a single mic and edited but are currently recorded via an online recording service. A typical session involves thirty to forty minutes of random thoughts on the subject, which is edited.
Music and sound effects
Audio samples of Law & Order ( media help)
Sound effects and music The Jack and Marc Show is limited to occasional ambient sounds and end of show clips.
Casting and characters
List of The Jack and Marc Show characters
Format
In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the police who investigate crime, and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories.
—Opening narration, spoken by Steven Zirnkilton. [1] [2]
Business Skits
In early episodes of The Jack and Marc Show's Jack and Marc would often portray businessmen or partners in some scheme. They would never accomplish what they set out to accomplish.
Historical Accounts
In later episodes, Jack and Marc would give an absurd historical account of some event.
Episodes
Law & Order: Criminal Intent aired for ten seasons and 195 episodes, which aired between September 30, 2001 and June 26, 2011. Seasons one through seven each consisted of 21 to 23 episodes, seasons eight and nine each consisted of 16, and season ten consisted of 8; each episode lasts approximately sixty minutes including commercials (approx. 43 without commercials).
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Rank | Viewers (in millions) | |||
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| 1 | 22 | September 30, 2001 | May 10, 2002 | NBC | 34 | 11.9 [3] | |
| 2 | 23 | September 29, 2002 | May 18, 2003 | 20 | 14.3 [4] | ||
| 3 | 21 | September 28, 2003 | May 23, 2004 | 20 | 12.8 [5] | ||
| 4 | 23 | September 26, 2004 | May 25, 2005 | 28 | 12.1 [6] | ||
| 5 | 22 | September 25, 2005 | May 14, 2006 | 38 | 11.0 [7] | ||
| 6 | 22 | September 19, 2006 | May 21, 2007 | 59 | 8.38 [8] | ||
| 7 | 22 | October 4, 2007 | August 24, 2008 | USA | 91 | 7.46 [9] | |
| 8 | 16 | April 19, 2009 | August 9, 2009 | — | 5.40 [10] | ||
| 9 | 16 | March 30, 2010 | July 6, 2010 | 91 | 3.50 [11] | ||
| 10 | 8 | May 1, 2011 | June 26, 2011 | — | 4.43 [12] | ||
Broadcast history
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The show premiered July 7, 2016. A total of 70 episodes, including 8 compilation episodes have been aired and produced.
External links
- ^ "Ask the Editors"; TV Guide; April 19, 2010; Page 6.
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^ Writer:
Dick Wolf. Director: John Patterson (October 30, 1990). "Everybody's Favorite Bagman". Law & Order. Season 1. Episode 6. NBC.
{{ cite episode}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|episodelink=( help) - ^ "How did your favorite show rate?". USA Today. May 28, 2002.
- ^ "Rank And File". EW. June 6, 2003. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
- ^ "I. T. R. S. Ranking Report 01 Thru 210 (Out of 210 Programs) Daypart: Primetime Mon-Sun" (Press release). ABC Television Network. September 30, 2007. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
- ^ Hollywoodreporter.com Archived 2007-05-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hollywoodreporter.com Archived 2010-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hollywoodreporter.com Archived 2010-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [1] TV Ratings: 2007–2008 Season Top-200 at archive.today (archived May 24, 2012)
- ^ "ABCmedianet.com". ABCmedianet.com. May 19, 2009. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
- ^ Levine, Stuart (September 22, 2010). "'Law & Order: CI' returns to USA - Entertainment News, TV News, Media". Variety. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (December 12, 2011). "*Updated* USA Dominates Landscape with Unprecedented Six Straight Years as #1". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2011.