Crazy Talk
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{{Infobox television
| image = Crazy Talk show logo.png
| image_size = 200
| genre = Comedy
Reality talk
| runtime = 22 minutes
| company = Faulhaber Media
| creator = {{plainlist|
- Paul Faulhaber
}}
| executive_producer = {{plainlist|
- Paul Faulhaber
}}
| presenter = {{plainlist|
- Ben Aaron
- Tanisha Thomas (September–December 2015)
}}
| location = Stamford Media Center, Stamford, Connecticut
| creative_director =
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 60
| network =
| first_aired = {{Start date|2015|09|14}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2016|3}}
}}
Crazy Talk is an American comedy/talk series that debuted in first-run syndication in the United States and Canada on September 14, 2015 hosted by comedian Ben Aaron and reality personality Tanisha Thomas.{{cite web|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/syndication-and-distribution/nbc-launch-crazy-talk-fall/138863|title=NBC to Launch 'Crazy Talk' This Fall|work=Broadcasting & Cable|date=March 17, 2015|accessdate=August 14, 2015|first=Paige|last=Albiniak}} The series ended in first-run form in late March 2016, with repeats airing until September 9, 2016.
Details
The series acted as a compilation of outrageous moments contained on conflict talk shows, some court shows, and various reality television programs in the vein of E!'s The Soup, but in a daily format with a surrounding studio audience and the hosts giving comedic commentary. The hosts occasionally talked to guests and participants about their behind-the-scenes experiences and sharing and commenting on clips.{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcuniversal.com/press-release/domestic-tv-distribution-launch-%C2%A0%E2%80%9Ccrazy-talk%E2%80%9D-fall-2015|title=Domestic TV Distribution to Launch "Crazy Talk" in Fall 2015|accessdate=August 14, 2015|date=March 17, 2015|first1=Janice|last1=Rosas|first2=Alexis|last2=Rouse|publisher=NBCUniversal}}
The half-hour show was created and produced by Maury executive producer Paul Faulhaber, and taped at the Rich Forum in Stamford, Connecticut, which is alternately known as the Stamford Media Center, where other shows are produced, including the NBCUniversal triad of conflict talk shows, which includes Jerry Springer, Maury and The Steve Wilkos Show. As such, the program also served as a companion to the aforementioned conflict talkers, though on many stations was a late-night extension scheduled separately from them.{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/crazy-talk-gets-national-launch-782547|title='Crazy Talk' Gets National Launch in Syndication for Fall 2015|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=March 17, 2015|accessdate=August 14, 2015|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|first=Alex Ben|last=Block}}
The show premiered with Bad Girls Club alum Tanisha Thomas as a co-host with Aaron, but she departed the series before the program went on hiatus for the holidays in 2015, and it became a program solely hosted by Aaron.
According to a ratings rundown in March 2016, the program ended production as of that month (it also timed out to Aaron temporarily moving to the West Coast to support his wife Ginger Zee during her run on season 22 of Dancing with the Stars).{{cite news|url=https://tvnewscheck.com/uncategorized/article/dr-phil-the-post-sweeps-ratings-bright-spot/|title='Dr. Phil' The Post-Sweeps Ratings Bright Spot|date=22 March 2016|publisher=TVNewsCheck|accessdate=15 April 2016}}
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Category:2015 American television series debuts
Category:2016 American television series endings
Category:2010s American reality television series
Category:2010s American satirical television series
Category:American English-language television shows
Category:First-run syndicated television programs in the United States
Category:2010s American television talk shows
Category:Television series about television