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| Tourgasm | |
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| Genre | Documentary |
| Starring | Dane Cook Jay Davis Gary Gulman Robert Kelly |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Barbara Carratala Bonds |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 28-30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | HBO |
| Release | June 11 (2006-06-11) – September 4, 2006 (2006-09-04) |
Tourgasm is an Americandocumentary television series that aired onHBO in 2006.[1] The series follows the 2005 30-day 20-showstand-up comedy tour featuringDane Cook and three of his best friends in the industry:Robert Kelly,Gary Gulman, and Jay Davis.
The documentary was created and directed by Dane Cook. Gary Gulman left the tour because of unknown reasons, but returned after a few dates. At each destination Dane Cook and fellow comedians play a game or do an activity before performing. Some of the events include horseback riding, ridingSegway scooters, and visitingNiagara Falls.
Tourgasm is very similar in format to theShowtime/Comedy Central film and short seriesThe Comedians of Comedy. The Comedians of Comedy consisted of comediansPatton Oswalt,Maria Bamford,Zach Galifianakis, andBrian Posehn. Although similar in format both shows differ in audience numbers. The Comedians Of Comedy mostly play to small rock club audiences whereas Tourgasm plays to mostly college arena audiences.Tourgasm also appeared in select theatres in Canada during the month of September.
The song heard in the beginning and end credits is "Dimension" by Australian rock-bandWolfmother.
Salon.com writerHeather Havrilesky described the series as "the least worthwhile series ever to air on HBO".[2]Common Sense Media rated it 3 out of 5 stars.[3]