Steve Smith Playhouse

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Steve Smith Playhouse
GenreComedy
Narrated by Steve Smith
Country of origin Canada
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original release2004 (2004) 
2004 (2004)

Steve Smith Playhouse is a Canadian English language television series. [1] It was produced by S&S Productions and debuted in 2004.

Contents

The series consisted of 13 half-hour episodes hosted, written and directed by Canadian actor and comedian Steve Smith. In each episode Smith takes one specific B-movie from the 1950s or 1960s, condenses them to a half-hour and uses his voice to replace that of the lead character, while all the other characters’ performances remain untouched, often changing the plot and tone of the original movie.

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References

  1. "Steve Smith Playhouse". TV Guide .