AXS TV Renews 'Tom Green Live' For A Third Season

  

LOS ANGELES,-- AXS TV is announcing today that it has renewed the hit hour-long celebrity interview series, TOM GREEN LIVE—hosted by irreverent comedian Tom Green—for a third season. The series will continue to air as part of the successful "Seriously. Funny. Thursdays." live comedy programming block lineup, which reached some of its highest numbers this season. The second season of TOM GREEN LIVE will conclude today, April 3, following an episode featuring the always-informative Dr. Drew Pinsky. The third season of TOM GREEN LIVE will premiere on Thursday, June 12 in its regular 6pP/9pE time slot.

The intimate and in-depth interview show has welcomed guests such as comedy icons Richard Belzer, Howie Mandel, Artie Lange, and Andrew Dice Clay, as well as skateboarding master Tony Hawk. In season two, Green drank whiskey and chewed tobacco with esteemed newsman Dan Rather; reunited the high-flying comedy duo Cheech & Chong; and visited with "Dancing with the Stars" favorite Andy Dick and "Saturday Night Live" legend Norm Macdonald. His parents, Richard and Mary Jane, who have frequently been a part of Green's comedy throughout his career, also appeared on the show.
Besides its enigmatic host and unconventional style, what sets TOM GREEN LIVE apart from other talk shows is that it is a truly interactive experience. In keeping with the show's off-the-cuff nature, Green invites fans to join in on the fun by participating in the interview by using Skype to call in and chat, live and uncensored. Other season highlights have included Green documenting his epic misadventures in Los Angeles, where he bought a 1979 Z28 Camaro that keeps breaking down and then asked viewers to send him cassettes to play in the vehicle's retro tape deck. He has also sent garden gnomes around the country, asking fans to take pictures with it, before passing it along.
"Tom Green brings his unique comedy background, rich skills and passion for viewer interaction to each episode, and combines those qualities to produce strong one-of-a-kind conversations with talent," said Michele M. Dix, AXS TV's senior vice president of programming and development. "Because of his desire for leading irreverent discussions, his interviews present a side of his celebrity guests that the audience doesn't often get to see. We're pleased to have 'TOM GREEN LIVE' back for a third season."
"I'm incredibly proud to bring back 'TOM GREEN LIVE' for a third season on AXS TV," Green said. "AXS TV's commitment to unique, out-of-the-box humor, in a completely open and uncensored format, is unparalleled. I'm excited to continue to push the envelope, with even more spectacular guests, gags, and honest and insightful interviews. We're just getting started."
TOM GREEN LIVE is produced by Tom Green Studios with executive producers Tom Green and John Schneider. Tom Green is represented by Tyler Kroos at ICM, Ryan Nord and Dan Miller of Hirsch Wallerstein.
ABOUT TOM GREEN LIVETOM GREEN LIVE airs every Thursday at 9 p.m. ET (6 p.m. PT) as a part of the network's Thursday comedy block. TOM GREEN LIVE is produced by Tom Green Studios with executive producers Tom Green and John Schneider.