Twenty questions, round 348

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Re: Twenty questions, round 348

by Hominidae » Wed Jul 24, 2024 7:48 pm

This was a very fun round. Well done Spartaculous and DreamTrawler.

Re: Twenty questions, round 348

by DreamTrawler » Wed Jul 24, 2024 5:24 pm

Oh nice! Yeah, I was thinking the uncertainty might arise from that. I was a big fan of Colbert/The Daily Show growing up, probably the only talk show that I've watched regularly.

Next thread will be up soon!

Re: Twenty questions, round 348

by Spartaculous » Wed Jul 24, 2024 5:10 pm

DreamTrawler wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 24, 2024 4:31 pm
 free guess: Stephen Colbert (the character)
This is correct! Well done.
DreamTrawler wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 24, 2024 4:45 pm
Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 24, 2024 4:36 pm
DreamTrawler wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 24, 2024 4:31 pm
 free guess: Stephen Colbert (the character)
The first appearance of that character was in 1997 so I don't think it can be.
Yeah, you're right. I was hoping maybe the pass was for the uncertainty of when the Daily Show correspondent persona took on a life of its own and became a character in and of itself. I'll leave it up but I'm doubtful
My apologies for the confusion I caused about the date of first appearance. I felt pretty good, when the question was first asked, that the first appearance of the Colbert character was before 2000, but as DT noted, the nature of the character makes it harder to pin down exactly when his first appearance was. I had found one source that seemed to indicate a post-1999 first appearance of the character, so that is why I switched to "pass".

And, of course, the Colbert Report won multiple Emmys, but the question is, did they go to Colbert for depicting the character?

Re: Twenty questions, round 348

by DreamTrawler » Wed Jul 24, 2024 4:45 pm

Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 24, 2024 4:36 pm
DreamTrawler wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 24, 2024 4:31 pm
 free guess: Stephen Colbert (the character)
The first appearance of that character was in 1997 so I don't think it can be.
Yeah, you're right. I was hoping maybe the pass was for the uncertainty of when the Daily Show correspondent persona took on a life of its own and became a character in and of itself. I'll leave it up but I'm doubtful

Re: Twenty questions, round 348

by Jamiet99uk » Wed Jul 24, 2024 4:36 pm

DreamTrawler wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 24, 2024 4:31 pm
 free guess: Stephen Colbert (the character)
The first appearance of that character was in 1997 so I don't think it can be.

Re: Twenty questions, round 348

by DreamTrawler » Wed Jul 24, 2024 4:31 pm

free guess: Stephen Colbert (the character)

Re: Twenty questions, round 348

by Jamiet99uk » Wed Jul 24, 2024 4:19 pm

I'm really puzzled as to what show it could be.

Any ideas, brains trust?

Re: Twenty questions, round 348

by Spartaculous » Wed Jul 24, 2024 3:47 pm

Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 24, 2024 3:15 pm
 Free guess:

Jovan Muskatelle
No. Not originally from Mad TV. It looks like there are 5 questions to go.

Re: Twenty questions, round 348

by DreamTrawler » Wed Jul 24, 2024 3:20 pm

1,2. Fictional human
10. Male English speaker
3. Created 1950 or later
4,5,7,8,9,11,12,13,14. First appeared on an American sketch comedy TV show or talk show
15. Not from Saturday Night Live

Passed:
First appeared in the 21st century?
Has an actor been nominated for an Emmy or Oscar for depicting this character?

Re: Twenty questions, round 348

by Jamiet99uk » Wed Jul 24, 2024 3:15 pm

Free guess:

Jovan Muskatelle

Re: Twenty questions, round 348

by Jamiet99uk » Wed Jul 24, 2024 3:10 pm

I am trying to think of an American sketch comedy show which crosses the 20th and 21st century and the only one I can immediately find is Mad TV (which ran from 1995 - 2009).

This is not a question, I am just projecting my thoughts into the thread.

Re: Twenty questions, round 348

by Jamiet99uk » Wed Jul 24, 2024 3:01 pm

PASSED questions:

Has an actor been nominated for an Emmy for depicting this character?
(Definitely not an Oscar)

Introduced in the 21st century?
(We think pre-2000 but not 100% sure)


##CALL QM: How many questions are left?

Re: Twenty questions, round 348

by Spartaculous » Wed Jul 24, 2024 2:24 pm

Okay. Time for me to start showing my cards a bit today, as the game is going somewhat slowly. Every so often, there is a round where Sparty tries to figure out how far he can push the envelope in terms of making a pick. This is one of those rounds.
Wattsthematter wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 24, 2024 11:59 am
 Has an actor been nominated for an Emmy or Oscar for depicting this character?
Pass. (I'll be generous and make it clear that there are definitely no Oscar nominations here; the pass is for the possibility of Emmy nominations / wins.)

Re: Twenty questions, round 348

by Wattsthematter » Wed Jul 24, 2024 11:59 am

Has an actor been nominated for an Emmy or Oscar for depicting this character?

Re: Twenty questions, round 348

by Spartaculous » Wed Jul 24, 2024 12:26 am

I will update my answer to the 21st century question to "Pass". I still am leaning towards a pre-2000 appearance of this character, but sources are a bit unclear on it.

Re: Twenty questions, round 348

by Spartaculous » Tue Jul 23, 2024 1:27 pm

Hominidae wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 23, 2024 10:41 am
 Is this a character from Saturday Night Live?
I knew that was going to be the next question.

No.

Re: Twenty questions, round 348

by Hominidae » Tue Jul 23, 2024 10:41 am

DreamTrawler wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 23, 2024 3:56 am
 Dang. I thought I had cracked the reason for the “No, I think” (2001 TV show based on a 1999 mockumentary)
In that case "first appeared on a TV show?" wouldn't have been a clear "yes".

Is this a character from Saturday Night Live?

Re: Twenty questions, round 348

by DreamTrawler » Tue Jul 23, 2024 3:56 am

Dang. I thought I had cracked the reason for the “No, I think” (2001 TV show based on a 1999 mockumentary)

Re: Twenty questions, round 348

by Spartaculous » Tue Jul 23, 2024 12:35 am

DreamTrawler wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 22, 2024 11:33 pm
 Does this character appear in the TV show Trailer Park Boys?
No.
DreamTrawler wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 22, 2024 11:33 pm
 If no - is this character from an American sketch comedy or talk show?
Yes.

Re: Twenty questions, round 348

by DreamTrawler » Mon Jul 22, 2024 11:33 pm

Does this character appear in the TV show Trailer Park Boys?

If no - is this character from an American sketch comedy or talk show?

If yes - does this character have a U in their first name or nickname?

If yes, free guess - Bubbles

If no, free guess - Ricky LaFleur

(I haven’t see the show, I know there’s a third guy though)

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