Beware of Billy, NYC:
Funny Or Die’s Billy on the Street Moves to New Home on truTV
With Season 4 Premiere on Oct. 8
Hit Game Show Starring Comedian Billy Eichner Joins truTV’s
Growing Slate of Original Series, with Encores Set for TBS
This fall, Emmy®-nominated comedian Billy Eichner will make his truTV debut as he returns to the streets of New York City to surprise unsuspecting pedestrians with quick-witted, rapid-fire questions on pop-culture in the Season 4 premiere of Funny Or Die’s Billy on the Street. Launching Thursday, Oct. 8, at 10:30 p.m. (ET/PT) on truTV, the new season of Billy on the Street features appearances by some of the biggest names in Hollywood, from Chris Pratt and Will Ferrell to Anna Kendrick and Julianne Moore, to name a few.
Funny Or Die’s Billy on the Street with Billy Eichner comes to truTV as part of a multi-layered deal with Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
In the season premiere, Tina Fey joins host Billy Eichner as they hit the streets of New York to find Tina a friend! Plus Billy ambushes innocent civilians with the news that Emma Stone seems down to Earth! Other games include “For A Dollar” and a brand new “Lightning Round.”
Sister network TBS will present encores of each episode after initial airings on truTV, beginning with the season premiere episode on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 8:30 p.m. (ET/PT). The encores then move to their regular Saturday timeslot, beginning Oct. 17.
Billy on the Street is executive-produced by Mike Farah, president of production for Funny Or Die, along with Billy Eichner and Anna Wenger. Doug Brady is co-executive producer. truTV has ordered 10 half-hour episodes for Billy on the Street‘s fourth season.
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truTV takes viewers on a fun ride that surprises and entertains. The network delivers a dynamic mix of action, comedy and competition, featuring engaging characters and compelling new worlds that pull you in and leave you wanting more. Currently seen in 92 million U.S. households, truTV features such popular original series as Impractical Jokers, The Carbonaro Effect, Friends of the People, Hack My Life, How to Be a Grown-Up, Barmageddon, as well as the upcoming Funny Or Die’s Billy on the Street, Those Who Can’t, Fameless, Six Degrees of Everything and Santas in the Barn. In addition, truTV is a partner in airing the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship and recently began airing the network’s first ever boxing series.
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