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The Man Show

★ 6.6 4K votes 1999–2004 6 seasons · 121 episodes Ended Comedy Central
RaunchyExplicit, adult, boundary-pushing humor.This show: 9/10Sketch & varietySketches, segments and variety formats.This show: 8/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 8/10
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Starring
Vanessa KaySuzanne SheikhPaula HarrisonShawnie CostelloJulie CostelloNicole Pulliam
Written by
Adam CarollaJimmy KimmelDaniel Kellison
Starring
Vanessa KaySuzanne SheikhPaula HarrisonShawnie CostelloJulie CostelloNicole Pulliam
Written by
Adam CarollaJimmy KimmelDaniel Kellison

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"Beer-soaked, unapologetically dumb turn-of-the-century guy comedy"

A raunchy variety show built around beer, cheap laughs, and exaggerated frat-house masculinity, mixing stand-up style rants, man-on-the-street pranks, sketches, and the infamous trampoline segment closing every episode. Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Carolla (later Joe Rogan and Doug Stanhope) host with a wink, playing dumb-guy stereotypes as much as celebrating them. It's fast, crude, and unapologetically juvenile, more a time-capsule hangout than a crafted narrative. Watching it now feels like flipping through a very specific era of cable comedy, sometimes funny, often dated, occasionally uncomfortable, but rarely boring if you're in the right mood.

Watch it for

the loose, chaotic energy of Kimmel and Carolla riffing before either became mainstream stars.

Maybe skip if

you're sensitive to dated gender jokes or need structured storytelling rather than sketch chaos.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 11999
6.9519228h 17m
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Season 22000
7.2350269h 53m
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Season 32001
7.6206269h 48m
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Season 42002
5.986218h
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Season 52003
—0154h 52m
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Season 62004
—0114h 26m

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Adam Carolla Self - Host
Jimmy Kimmel Self - Host
Angelique Gorges Self - Juggy Dancer
Vanessa Kay Juggy Dancer, Self - Juggy Dance Squad
Suzanne Sheikh Juggy Dancer, Self - Juggy Dance Squad
Paula Harrison Juggy Dancer
Shawnie Costello Juggy Dancer
Julie Costello Juggy Dancer
Nicole Pulliam Juggy Dancer
Arlene Nicole Rodriguez Juggy Dancer

Crew

Daniel Kellison

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