Billy on the Street
{{short description|American comedy game show}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox television
| image=Billy on the Street title card.png
| genre = Comedy
Reality
Game show
| presenter = Billy Eichner
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 5
| num_episodes = 54
| location = New York City, New York, United States
| network = Fuse (2011–14)
truTV (2015–17)
Digital platforms (2018–2022)
| first_aired = {{start date|2011|12|18}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2022}}
|company = Funny or Die
Lyft Entertainment (2018–19)
}}
Billy on the Street with Billy Eichner is an American comedy game show hosted by comedian and actor Billy Eichner. During each episode, Eichner goes out to the streets of New York City and asks pedestrians questions about pop culture. Episodes often include guest stars, usually fellow actors or comedians. Recurring games include "For a Dollar" and "Quizzed in the Face." Eichner is also the executive producer and creator of the series.
The series premiered December 18, 2011 on Fuse and aired for three seasons. The fourth season, which premiered on October 8, 2015, and the fifth season, which premiered on November 15, 2016, aired on truTV.{{cite news|last1=Bibel|first1=Sara|date=May 13, 2015|title=truTV Keeps "Way More Fun" Momentum Going with Two New Series, Three Specials and Five Pilots|work=TV by the Numbers|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/05/13/trutv-keeps-way-more-fun-momentum-going-with-two-new-series-three-specials-and-five-pilots/403531/|url-status=dead|access-date=May 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516011008/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/05/13/trutv-keeps-way-more-fun-momentum-going-with-two-new-series-three-specials-and-five-pilots/403531/|archive-date=May 16, 2015}} It was announced on September 21, 2017, that the show was leaving truTV and was actively searching for a new network.{{cite web|last1=Otterson|first1=Joe|title=Billy Eichner's 'Billy on the Street' to Leave TruTV|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/billy-on-the-street-trutv-1202565264/|website=Variety|access-date=21 September 2017|date=21 September 2017}} {{As of|April 2021}}, repeats of the second through fifth seasons are available through Max in the United States and all seasons are available through the truTV app and website in the United States.
The show returned as short-form web episodes distributed by Funny or Die through various digital distribution platforms in September 2018 with Lyft as the presenting sponsor.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/billy-street-returning-as-shortform-web-series-1139855|title = 'Billy on the Street' Returning as Web Series Produced by Lyft| website=The Hollywood Reporter |date = 5 September 2018}} A few promotional episodes were made in 2022 for Eichner's movie Bros, without Lyft sponsoring.
Episodes
{{Series overview
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| link1 = #Season 1 (2011-12)
| episodes1 = 10
| start1 = {{Start date|2011|12|18}}
| end1 = {{End date|2012|2|16}}
| network1 = Fuse
| color2 = #245754
| link2 = #Season 2 (2012–13)
| episodes2 = 12
| start2 = {{Start date|2012|12|7}}
| end2 = {{End date|2013|3|8}}
| color3 = #A4291C
| link3 = #Season 3 (2014)
| episodes3 = 10
| start3 = {{Start date|2014|3|12}}
| end3 = {{End date|2014|5|14}}
| color4 = #FFA000
| link4 = #Season 4 (2015)
| episodes4 = 10
| start4 = {{Start date|2015|10|8|}}
| end4 = {{End date|2015|12|31|}}
| network4 = TruTV
| color5 = #FF91AF
| link5 = #Season 5 (2016–17)
| episodes5 = 11
| start5 = {{Start date|2016|11|15}}
| end5 = {{End date|2017|2|20}}
}}
= Season 1 (2011–12) =
{{Episode table |background =#7CB9E8 |overall=5 |title=40 |airdate=20 |country=U.S. |episodes=
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|Title = And Away We Go...
|OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2011|12|18}}
|ShortSummary = Games include: "For A Dollar", "Sho Nuff or no he Didn't" and "Where in the world is John Mayer's Penis"
|LineColor =7CB9E8
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|Title = Are You Smarter Than a Gay Fifth Grader?
|OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2011|12|22}}
|ShortSummary = Games include: "Are You Smarter Than a Gay Fifth Grader?" and "Is this a Real Tyler The Creator Lyric or not?"
|LineColor = 7CB9E8
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|Title = Can Rachel Dratch Name 20 White People in 30 Seconds?
|OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2011|12|29}}
|ShortSummary = Games include: Premiere of "Quizzed in the Face", "Get In the Snuggie" with Rachel Dratch and "Amateur Speed Sketching"
Special guest: Rachel Dratch
|LineColor = 7CB9E8
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title = The Meryl Streep Showdown
|OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2012|1|5}}
|ShortSummary = Games include: "Quizzed in the Face", "For A Dollar" and "Missing Testicle or Extraterrestrial?"
|LineColor = 7CB9E8
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title = Ask an Asian!
|OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2012|1|12}}
|ShortSummary = Games include: "Quizzed in the Face" with a secret twist, Premiere of "Cash Face" and Billy releases his inspired James Blunt inspired single "You Look Really Good For You"
|LineColor = 7CB9E8
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|Title = Where in the World Is Scarlett Johansson's Vagina?
|OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2012|1|19}}
|ShortSummary = Games include: "Where in the world is Scarlett Johanson's Vagina" and "Sho Nuff or no he Didn't"
|LineColor = 7CB9E8
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 7
|Title = Joan Rivers Gets Quizzed in the Face
|OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2012|1|26}}
|ShortSummary = Games include: "Quizzed in the Face" with a special guest, and "Children's TV Show from the 80's or a Musician?"
Special guest: Joan Rivers
|LineColor = 7CB9E8
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 8
|Title = Drunk Rich
|OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2012|2|2}}
|ShortSummary = Games include: "Quizzed in the Face", "Cash Face" and new game "Indian or not Indian?"
|LineColor = 7CB9E8
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 9
|Title = Did You Hear Madonna Died?
|OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2012|2|9}}
|ShortSummary = Games include: "Quizzed in the Face", "Did you hear Madonna Died?" and "Amateur Speed Sketching"
|LineColor = 7CB9E8
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 10
|Title = Television Is the Greatest Thing to Ever Happen to Me!
|OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2012|2|16}}
|ShortSummary = Games include: "Quizzed in the Face", "Rapper or Nic Cage Character?" and "British Person or Scientologist?"
Special guest: Mark Hoppus
|LineColor = 7CB9E8
}}
}}
= Season 2 (2012–13) =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 11
|Title = Name Three White People!
|OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2012|12|7}}
|ShortSummary = Games include: "Black Eyes Peas or Black guy who peed", "Angry Turds" and "Dead or Boring"
Special guest: Rashida Jones
|LineColor = 245754
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 12
|Title = Scream for an American Girl Doll
|OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2012|12|14}}
|ShortSummary = Games include: "Would Drew Barrymore like that?", "Scream for an American Girl Doll" and "Quizzed in the Face"
Special guest: Will Ferrell
|LineColor = 245754
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 13
|Title = Billy Meets Mr. Singh!
|OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2012|12|21}}
|ShortSummary = Games include: "Train song or Mommy blog", "Chris Brown or Serial Killer", "Quizzed in the Face" and "Amateur Speed Sketching"
|LineColor = 245754
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 14
|Title = The Lesbian Lightning Round
|OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2013|1|4}}
|ShortSummary = Games include: "Quizzed in the Face", "Where in the World is Rihanna's Rihgina", and "New Year's Eve or Deformed"
Special guest: Andy Cohen
|LineColor = 245754
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 15
|Title = The Julia Robstacle Course
|OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2013|1|18}}
|ShortSummary = Games include: "Julia Roberts-Themed Obstacle Course", "Would you Masturbate To Them?" and "Weekend at Bernies or Django Unchained"
Special guest: Rachel Dratch
|LineColor = 245754
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 16
|Title = Do You Think Gisele Bundchen Understands the Jokes on Portlandia?
|OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2013|1|25}}
|ShortSummary = Games include: "Pretty or Liar", "Media Mogul or Rabbi" and "Quizzed in the Face"
Special guest: Nas and Ashley Benson
|LineColor = 245754
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 17
|Title = It's Spock - Do You Care?
|OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2013|2|1}}
|ShortSummary = Games include: "Quizzed in the Face", "For A Dollar", "It Gets Better or Better Off Ted", "Billy's Fashion Review" and "Its Spock! Do You Care?"
Special guest: Zachary Quinto and Julie Klausner
|LineColor = 245754
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 18
|Title = Whistleblow That Jew!
|OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2013|2|8}}
|ShortSummary = Games include: "Their Bodies, Themselves" and "Tyler Perry Movie Quote or Applebees"
Special guest: Maya Rudolph and Rashida Jones
|LineColor = 245754
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 19
|Title = It's Debra Messing, You Gays!
|OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2013|2|15}}
|ShortSummary = Games include: "Katharine McPhee or Nanny McPhee?", "Lil' Quizzed in the Face", "Smash or Great Gatsby", "For A Dollar" and "It's Debra Messing, You Gays!"
Special guest: Debra Messing and Christian Borle
|LineColor = 245754
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 20
|Title = Billy in the Air!
|OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2013|2|22}}
|ShortSummary = Games include: "Who Dat?", "Quizzed in the Face", "For A Dollar", "Pink, Meryl Streep, or Who Cares?", "The Price feels so Right" and "This or Talk to Mario Lopez"
Special guest: P!nk
|LineColor = 245754
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 21
|Title = The Humpty Hump!
|OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2013|3|1}}
|ShortSummary = Games include: "For A Dollar", "Amateur Speed Sketching", "Gay or Not a Gay", "Space Craft or Reality Star", "Charlize, Tyrese, or Denise", "Feminine Product or ABC Family?" and "Kathy Bates or Gargamel"
Special guest: Hank Azaria
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 22
|Title = The Rally to Raise Awareness of Nicole Kidman
|OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2013|3|8}}
|ShortSummary = Games include: "For A Dollar", "Quizzed in the Face", "Meredith Baxter Birney" and "Joseph Gordon-Levitt Pursuit"
Other segments: "Nicole Kidman Rally" and "Moments Never Seen"
Special guest: Kristen Johnston
|LineColor = 245754
}}
}}
= Season 3 (2014) =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 23
|Title = Olivia Wilde Is Pretty and You're All Disgusting!
|OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2014|3|12}}
|ShortSummary = Games include: "Humpy Dumpy or Mary J Blige", "For A Dollar," "Quizzed in the Face", "Olivia Wilde is very pretty and you're all disgusting," "You can't do that on television, Adele Edition," "Lighting Round," "Twitter Questions"
Special guest: Olivia Wilde
|LineColor =A4291C
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 24
|Title = Cash Cow
|OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2014|3|19}}
|ShortSummary = Games include: "Steve Harvey or Harvey Milk", "For A Dollar", "Screaming Tweets", "Cash Cow", "Quizzed in the Face", "Tyler Perry or Art" and "HBO Girls or Berenstain Bears"
Special guest: Lena Dunham
|LineColor = A4291C
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 25
|Title = Billy Destroys a Car
|OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2014|3|26}}
|ShortSummary = Games include: "For A Dollar", "Racist or Vegetarian", "Quizzed in the Face", "How I Met Your Mother Lighting Round", "How I Met Your Mother Car Thrashing" and "Twitter Questions"
Special guest: Neil Patrick Harris and Lindsay Lohan
|LineColor = A4291C
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 26
|Title = She Clucks or She Sucks?
|OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2014|4|2}}
|ShortSummary = Games include: "She Clucks or She Sucks", "For A Dollar", "Would Lena Dunham F*** that Cartoon Character", "Quizzed in the Face", "The Vaginal Four", "Lighting Round" and "Twitter Questions"
Special guest: Seth Meyers
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber =27
|Title = Would You Have Sex with Paul Rudd?
|OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2014|4|9}}
|ShortSummary = Games include: "Would this disappoint Bill Cosby", "For A Dollar", "Quizzed in the Face", "Where does this Stephen King novel take place", "Would You Have Sex with Paul Rudd" and "Clueless or Childless"
Special guest: Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 28
|Title = When the Easter Bunny Attacks!
|OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2014|4|16}}
|ShortSummary = Games include: "BuzzFeed List or Schindler's List", "For A Dollar", "Quizzed in the Face", "Passion Of The Christ Lightnig Round", "Mo'lympics" and "Twitter Questions"
Special guest: Joel McHale
|LineColor = A4291C
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 29
|Title = It's Not Pitbull, It's Amy Poehler
|OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2014|4|23}}
|ShortSummary = Games include: "Chipmunk or Huxtable", "For A Dollar", "Quizzed in the Face", "Hope for Haiti or Jumanji", "That's not Pitbull, its Amy Poehler" and "Twitter Questions"
Special guest: Amy Poehler
|LineColor = A4291C
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 30
|Title = Billy Loves Ratatouille
|OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2014|4|29}}
|ShortSummary = Games include: "Queen Latifiah or Brave Person", "For a Dollar", "Thanks for Sharing Adam Levine", "Billy rants about Ratatouille", "Does Shakira know what that is" and "Meryl-Go-Round"
Special guest: Patton Oswalt
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 31
|Title = John Mayer or Pepé Le Pew?
|OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2014|5|7}}
|ShortSummary = Games include: "John Mayer or Pepé Le Pew", "For a Dollar", "Quizzed In the Face", "Who is most famous on Sean Hayes phone", "Actress Potato Head" and "Uninteresting or Uncircumcised"
Special guest: Sean Hayes and Olivia Wilde
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 32
|Title = The Lana Del Race for the Cure
|OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2014|5|14}}
|ShortSummary = Games include: "Lana del race for a cure", "For a Dollar", "Is this or Isn't this adorable", "She talented or she seems nice" and "Missed Moments"
Special guest: Nick Offerman
|LineColor = A4291C
}}
}}
= Season 4 (2015) =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 33
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = Billy Helps Tina Fey Find a Friend
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|10|8}}
|ShortSummary = After feeling the pressure to list the names of Latino performers in one minute, Tina Fey widens her network by finding new pals around New York. Also: "Bob Dylan or a**l sex" and "The Lightning Round".
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 34
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = For a Dollar, It's Chris Pratt!
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|10|15}}
|ShortSummary = In a challenge about James Bond stars and cable networks, Billy puts Chris Pratt on the spot. Later, they ask bystanders if they know who Chris is in "The Lightning Round". Also: Quizzed in the Face.
|LineColor =FFA000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 35
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = Anna Kendrick's "Tinder in Real Life" Lightning Round!
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|10|22}}
|Viewers=
|ShortSummary = Actress Anna Kendrick guesses Katy Perry's cat's interests, then helps Billy in his search for love by swiping right or left on real-life people. Also "Quizzed in the Face" with Elena and "Adam Sandler Movie or Gay Bar".
|LineColor =FFA000
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 36
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = Billy Plays "Is Beyoncé Scared of That?" with Jason Sudeikis!
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|10|29}}
|Viewers=
|ShortSummary = While discussing his films, Jason Sudeikis ruffles Billy's feathers and plays a game of "Is Beyonce Scared Of That?". Billy and Jason then rally a group of bros. Also: "Quizzed in the Face" and the Lightning Round.
|LineColor =FFA000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 37
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = Shondaland!
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|11|12}}
|Viewers=
|ShortSummary = Bill Hader plays "Make That Noise" and "Streaming or Screaming". A man plays Amateur Speed Sketching and must draw Angelina Jolie. Actress Amy Sedaris tackles the Shondaland obstacle course.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 38
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = Billy's Thanksgiving Parade!
|RTitle =
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|11|19}}
|Viewers=
|ShortSummary = Billy plays a guessing game about real and faux Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade moments with Lucy Liu. New Yorkers give thanks to Meg Ryan. Billy hosts his own Thanksgiving Day Parade with Katie Couric. Also: "Mark Twain or Eddie Murphy".
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 39
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = The Julianne Moore Acting Attack!
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|12|3}}
|Viewers=
|ShortSummary = After a very specific guessing game called "Hummus or Nipples?", Julianne Moore uses her acting skills to get tourist tips around Times Square. Other games include "Quizzed in the Face" with Elena and the Gospel Choir Lightning Round.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 40
|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|Title = Christmas on the Street with Will Ferrell!
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|12|10}}
|Viewers=
|ShortSummary = Rachel Dratch goes through a rigorous Scientology-inspired obstacle course. Will Ferrell and Billy try to find people well-versed in holiday movies in the Lightning Round. Other games include "Gay, Part-Black or Cokehead" and "Who Discovered this Person: Judd Apatow or P. Diddy?".
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 41
|EpisodeNumber2 = 9
|Title = Sex on the Street with Sarah Jessica Parker
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|12|17}}
|Viewers=
|ShortSummary = Sarah Jessica Parker gives out shoes with Billy in a special game of "For a Dollar" before guessing between reindeer names and sex apps. Other games include "Kevin Hart or Gabby Giffords" and "Hansel or Gretel", and Billy talks to New Yorkers about the new movie, The Chipmunks RoadChip.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 42
|EpisodeNumber2 = 10
|Title = Elena vs. Her Sister
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|12|31}}
|Viewers=
|ShortSummary = Actress Julianna Margulies goes undercover as Sia for a game of "That's not Sia, it's Julianna Margulies!". Billy quizzes Elena and her sister, Edie, about each other. Lucy Liu participates in a game titled "We Have to See What Lucy Liu Thinks". Also: "Kris Jenner or Geppetto".
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}}
}}
=Season 5 (2016–17)=
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 43
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = Immigrant, or Real American? With Jon Hamm!
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|11|15}}
|ShortSummary = Jon Hamm and Billy look for sexually adventurous people in a game called "Would You Have a Threesome with Me and Jon Hamm?". Billy asks an office manager to play "Immigrant or Real American?". Tina Fey plays "Man or Woman?". Also: Quizzed in the Face Express and The Lightning Round.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 44
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = Death Rogen, with Special Guest Seth Rogen!
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|11|22}}
|Viewers = 0.335{{cite news|last1=Metcalf|first1=Mitch|title=Updated: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.22.2016
|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-tuesday-cable-originals-network-finals-11-22-2016.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124055150/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-tuesday-cable-originals-network-finals-11-22-2016.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 24, 2016|access-date=November 25, 2016|work=Showbuzz Daily|date=November 23, 2016}}
|ShortSummary = Comedian Seth Rogen guesses his movies based on interpretive dances in "Seth Vogue-en". Later, people give mixed reactions to the news of Seth's death in front of him in "Death Rogen". Also: "What does Michelle Rodriguez Bring to the Table?" and "The Billy on the Street Relay Race".
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 45
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = Lupita Nyong'o: Bring the Pain
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|11|29}}
|Viewers = 0.233{{cite news|last1=Metcalf|first1=Mitch|title=Updated: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.29.2016
|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-tuesday-cable-originals-network-finals-11-29-2016.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201080625/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-tuesday-cable-originals-network-finals-11-29-2016.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 1, 2016|access-date=December 8, 2016|work=Showbuzz Daily|date=November 30, 2016}}
|ShortSummary = Lupita Nyong'o joins Billy for a round of "Gay or Old" and plays "Barack Obama or Jennifer Lawrence?", and then hits the street for a special Lightning Round called "Lupita Nyong'o: Bring the Pain". Contestants fumble trying to sing patriotic tunes in "The Patriotic Tunes Lightning Round" featuring Elena. Tituss Burgess sings This Land is Your Land.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 46
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = Miracle on 34th Streep with Andy Samberg
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|12|6}}
|Viewers = 0.226{{cite news|last1=Metcalf|first1=Mitch|title=Updated: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.6.2016
|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-tuesday-cable-originals-network-finals-12-6-2016.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161207224813/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-tuesday-cable-originals-network-finals-12-6-2016.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 7, 2016|access-date=December 8, 2016|work=Showbuzz Daily|date=December 7, 2016}}
|ShortSummary = Andy Samberg plays "Was At My Wedding or Possibly Killed Tupac", then helps Billy rally for blockbuster franchises around lesser known characters with special appearances by Jon Hamm and Lupita Nyong'o. Also: "Fox News Anchor or Pilgrim", and Billy has New Yorkers pretend to have an animated squirrel on their shoulders.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 47
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = Aziz on the Street!
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|12|13}}
|Viewers = 0.219{{cite news|last1=Metcalf|first1=Mitch|title=Updated: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.13.2016
|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-tuesday-cable-originals-network-finals-12-13-2016.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161215043130/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-tuesday-cable-originals-network-finals-12-13-2016.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 15, 2016|access-date=December 27, 2016|work=Showbuzz Daily|date=December 14, 2016}}
|ShortSummary = Billy asks Aziz Ansari to pinpoint Kanye West quotes in "Is this a Kanye West Quote or Not?". Rachel Dratch gets plunged into an obstacle course where she must escape Margot Robbie's moment. Also: Aziz and Billy remind New Yorkers that it's the golden age of television in "The Lightning Round", and a tourist plays "James Franco or Real Gay Person?".
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 48
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = Billy's Holiday Wonderland with Jacob Tremblay!
|RTitle =
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|12|20}}
|Viewers = 0.268{{cite news|last1=Metcalf|first1=Mitch|title=Updated: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.20.2016
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|ShortSummary = Billy helps young actor Jacob Tremblay flaunt his fame on the street. Debra Messing returns for a special Christmas edition of "It's Debra Messing, You Gays!". A tourist from Utah plays "Match the Publicist to the Client". Billy visits unique holiday displays in "Billy's Holiday Window Wonderland".
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|EpisodeNumber = 49
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = Do Gay People Care About John Oliver? with John Oliver!
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|1|3}}
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|ShortSummary = John Oliver hits the street with Billy to find out if gay people care about him in "Do Gay People Care About John Oliver?", then plays a different version of whack-a-mole called "Whack-a-Joel". Elena joins Billy to talk to pedestrians about the new Star Wars film, Rogue One. Also, Billy asks New Yorkers to pay tribute to the TV series "Bones" in "A Farewell to Bones".
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 50
|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|Title = Curbside Conga Line with James Corden
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|1|10}}
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|ShortSummary = Billy heads to Los Angeles to play "Artistic Masterpiece or something Justin Timberlake's Music Reminds Me Of" with James Corden. Later, Billy and James ask people on the streets of Los Angeles to help Billy create his own viral segment in "Curbside Conga Line". Also: Billy encounters a protest against him and his show; "Taraji Jim Henson", and Robin Lord Taylor runs through the "Can You Separate the Art from the Artist" obstacle course.
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|EpisodeNumber = 51
|EpisodeNumber2 = 9
|Title = Super Sloppy Semi-Automatic Double Dare! With Keegan-Michael Key
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|1|17}}
|Viewers = 0.219{{cite news|last1=Metcalf|first1=Mitch|title=Updated: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.17.2017
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|ShortSummary = Under pressure, Keegan-Michael Key attempts to name ten famous gay people. Later, he is subjected to an obstacle course where he must find weapons in "Super Sloppy Semi-Automatic Double Dare". Also: "Give It Up for Kate Hudson" and "The Walking Dead or The Talking Dead?".
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|EpisodeNumber = 52
|EpisodeNumber2 = 10
|Title = The NY Bubble with Stephen Colbert!
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|1|24}}
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|ShortSummary = Stephen Colbert plays a game of "La La Land or Nicki Minaj", and then joins Billy to ask New Yorkers for their messages to President Trump and about living in the New York Bubble. Elena joins Billy to answer fans' Twitter questions. Also: "Melissa McCarthy or My Niece at Chuck-E-Cheese?".
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 53
|EpisodeNumber2 = 11
|Title = Political Comedy!
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|2|20}}
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Accolades
Russian version
On the Russian Che channel there started a local version named Begushchy Kosar (lit. The Running Thousand) in which host Alexey Zhirov gives 1000 rubles for the right answer.[http://gsblog.ru/2016/02/21/begushhijj-kosar-startuet-v-ehfire-29-fevralya/ «Бегущий косарь» стартует в эфире 29 февраля!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528001055/http://gsblog.ru/2016/02/21/begushhijj-kosar-startuet-v-ehfire-29-fevralya/ |date=2016-05-28 }} {{in lang|ru}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/user/billyonthestreettv/ Official website]
- https://web.archive.org/web/20130216024254/http://www.fuse.tv/shows/billy-on-the-street
- https://www.funnyordie.com/billyonthestreet
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