Naked Josh
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Genre | Comedy |
Created by | Alex Epstein Laura Kosterski |
Starring | David Julian Hirsh Andrew Tarbet Sarah Smyth Patricia McKenzie |
Country of origin | Canada |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
Production | |
Production locations | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | Showcase |
Release | June 15, 2004 July 18, 2006 | –
Naked Josh is a Canadian comedy television series, which aired on Showcase from 2004 to 2006.[1] It was created and written by Alex Epstein and Laura Kosterski. The show starred David Julian Hirsh as Josh Gould, a university professor in Montreal who, although he teaches a sexual anthropology course, struggles to understand the ever-shifting rules and expectations of the dating scene.[2]
It premiered in the 2004–2005 television season with eight half-hour episodes, and aired for a total of three seasons. The show's first season briefly aired on the Oxygen Network in the United States.
The series received a Gemini Award nomination for Best Comedy Series at the 21st Gemini Awards in 2006.[3]
Cast and characters
- David Julian Hirsh as Josh Gould
- Sarah Smyth as Natalie Bouchard
- Patricia McKenzie as Jennifer Chopra
- James A. Woods as Steve
- Susan Glover as Sarah
- Andrew Tarbet as Eric Kosciusko
- Ruth Chiang as Claudia
- Lucinda Davis as Angela
Directors
Writers
- Alex Epstein, co-creator and writer
- Laura Kosterski, co-creator and writer
- Matt MacLennan
- Robert David Sheridan
- Henri-Leon Solomon
- Karen Hill
Episodes
Season 1
- "The Sexual Contract"
- "Game, Setup, Match"
- "Flirting with Disaster"
- "Celibacy"
- "Domme & Dommer"
- "Do Not Resuscitate"
- "The More the Merrier"
- "Fun for the Whole Family"
Season 2
- "Baring It All"
- "Damsel"
- "The Artist and the Professor"
- "The Loneliness Long Distance"
- "The Thrill of the Chase"
- "Fake It Till You Make It"
- "Making It Work"
- "What's the Rush?"
Season 3
- "Man on the Ledge"
- "Who's Your Daddy?"
- "Just Say Mo"
- "Looking Good"
- "Name Your Price"
- "Pistols at Dawn"
- "Virgin Terrority"
- "Planned Parenthood"
- "Footprints"
- "Beating the Rap"
References
- ^ "The plot is flimsy; the sex is hot". Winnipeg Free Press, June 15, 2004.
- ^ Brendan Kelly, "Montrealer starring as hapless anthropology prof in new Showcase TV show Naked Josh". CanWest News Service, June 7, 2004.
- ^ "Gemini Hit List". Winnipeg Free Press, November 4, 2006.
External links
- Naked Josh at IMDb