The Pete Holmes Show debuted October 28th of 2013. Its a late night/sketch/talk show that airs after Conan. It ran for 28 episodes before taking a holiday break. February 24th The Pete Holmes Show will return to TBS. If you havent seen it yet you should give it a watch. When it was announced Pete Holmes was getting his own late night talk show it was very apparent it would be different then any other kind of late night show. You might recognize Pete Holmes for his sketches with Collegehumor and Front Page Films which include his infamous Batman parodies. You might also find his voice familiar because he also provides the voice for the E-trade baby. Whether youre a fan of Pete Holmes or not you should give his new talk show a host for these 5 reasons!
5. His Sketches (Both Before and During the Show)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhko3m7D6UA Before Pete Holmes' show on TBS, Pete has done numerous sketches with Front Page Films. Most consist of Pete as a zany/cooky character like a cashier, doctor or hotel worker while writing partner Matt McCarthy played the annoyed straight man character. They even made a Dorito Super Bowl half time commercial. Their most famous sketch was the "Badman" sketches where they would spoof Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy and Batman would be a bumbling fool or sex obsessed. The great sketches only continued when Pete Holmes got his show on TBS. One group of sketches in particular are the "Ex-Men" sketches where Pete Holmes plays Professor X and is firing all the X-Men. Professor X berates the X-Men for various reasons such as Wolverine's powers being pointless or Nightcrawler's fumes smelling when he teleports. Check one below that was actually the first sketch to debut on The Pete Holmes Show.