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Web Junk 20 | |
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Starring | Patrice O'Neal (Seasons 1-2) Jim Breuer (Season 3) Aries Spears |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 27 (including four "Greatest Hits" shows and two "Web Junk 40"s) |
Production | |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | VH1 |
Release | January 13, 2006 – 2008 |
Web Junk 20 is an American television program in which VH1 and iFilm collaborate to highlight the twenty funniest and most interesting clips collected from the Internet that week. The show was last hosted by comedian Aries Spears. [1] Patrice O'Neal hosted the first two seasons, while Jim Breuer hosted Season 3. Rachel Perry introduces the premise of each clip via voice-over.
Season 3 of the show introduced credit given to websites the clips are taken from (as announced by Perry). Previous seasons of the show would only introduce the clips, but website addresses from sites such as ebaumsworld.com or break.com could clearly be seen in the clips.
After Breuer left the program, the program went on hiatus save for a special Animals & Other Crap episode hosted by Aries Spears. This episode was not produced entirely like the previous episodes, instead including interviews with some people who found fame through viral videos. After taking a year off, a new Web Junk 20 special premiered on January 11, 2008, "Junk 40: Best of the New Crap"'.
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