the special without brett davis

It’s almost fitting that the guy who does a late night talk show on public access as a different character every week because the original version of himself was “murdered” in the first episode won The Andy Kaufman Award.

That’s right, Brett Davis, the man behind the various folks that host The Special Without Brett Davis, took home the oft-coveted Andy Kaufman Award for 2015. Having seen what Brett has done with the MNN slot that once was filled by The Chris Gethard Show, we’re confident he’ll hold up the lineage of Kristen Schaal, Reggie Watts, Brent Weinbach, Nick Vatterott, and more as an Andy Kaufman Award winner.

Oh, in case you haven’t been doing so already, now would be a great time to follow everything that Brett’s doing.

The Special Without Brett Davis Is Definitely Keeping The Great and Weird Streak Alive at MNN

March 15, 2015

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The Special Without Brett Davis premiered a month ago at MNN in place of The Chris Gethard Show and, after a month, it looks like they’re keeping the bonkers spirit of that late night spot going, but, at the same time, making it all their own.

With the premise of Brett Davis “being” dead and having to have subsequent “different” hosts from vastly different walks of life, The Special Without Brett Davis has gotten to go really off the rails in a really great way.

How off the rails you ask? Well, just watch how wrestling champion Bobby Blayze deal with a terminally ill kid that’s not your typical terminally ill kid and what happens when a bass player in a band of bass players/cult followers gets interrupted during a cult ceremony that’s probably NSFW.

By the way, all the full episodes are on YouTube right here because you know you’ll want to watch them.

Welcome “The Special without Brett Davis”, The Replacement of “The Chris Gethard Show”

February 16, 2015

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As Chris Gethard and The Chris Gethard Show are headed to actual cable TV thanks to the good folks over at Fusion, there was a vacant slot for late Wednesday nights at what’s now probably one of the most famous public access networks, MNN.

Not one to let the slot fade away, Gethard has handed the keys to Brett Davis and his “The Special without Brett Davis”. Just having watched the first episode with guests Jake Fogelnest and Joe Pera, we think you are all going to be happy with Davis and company as TCGS’ replacement. They definitely keep the funny and the bizarre of this time slot going and we can’t wait to see what they’re going to pull off in the months to come.

We’re not going to reveal anything else, so just go watch it already.

If you want to attend a taping (if you live anywhere in NYC, we highly recommend it), e-mail thespecialwithout@gmail.com.

the special without brett davis

Brett Davis Wins This Year’s Andy Kaufman Award

The Special Without Brett Davis Is Definitely Keeping The Great and Weird Streak Alive at MNN

Welcome “The Special without Brett Davis”, The Replacement of “The Chris Gethard Show”