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| Naked Josh | |
|---|---|
| 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 (2004-06-15) – July 18, 2006 (2006-07-18) |
Naked Josh is a Canadian comedy television series, which aired on Showcase from 2004 to 2006. 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.
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.
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: 2004
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Sexual Contract" | Paul Carriere | Alex Epstein & Laura Kosterski | June 15, 2004 (2004-06-15) |
| 2 | 2 | "Game, Setup, Match" | Unknown | Unknown | June 22, 2004 (2004-06-22) |
| 3 | 3 | "Flirting With Disaster" | Unknown | Unknown | June 29, 2004 (2004-06-29) |
| 4 | 4 | "Celibacy" | Unknown | Unknown | July 6, 2004 (2004-07-06) |
| 5 | 5 | "Domme & Dommer" | Unknown | Unknown | July 13, 2004 (2004-07-13) |
| 6 | 6 | "Do Not Resuscitate" | Paul Carriere | Alex Epstein | July 20, 2004 (2004-07-20) |
| 7 | 7 | "The More the Merrier" | Unknown | Unknown | July 27, 2004 (2004-07-27) |
| 8 | 8 | "Fun for the Whole Family" | Unknown | Unknown | August 3, 2004 (2004-08-03) |
Season 2: 2005
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | "Baring It All" | Unknown | Unknown | June 22, 2005 (2005-06-22) |
| 10 | 2 | "Damsel" | Unknown | Unknown | June 29, 2005 (2005-06-29) |
| 11 | 3 | "The Artist and the Professor" | Unknown | Unknown | July 6, 2005 (2005-07-06) |
| 12 | 4 | "The Loneliness Long Distance" | Unknown | Unknown | July 13, 2005 (2005-07-13) |
| 13 | 5 | "The Thrill of the Chase" | Unknown | Unknown | July 20, 2005 (2005-07-20) |
| 14 | 6 | "Fake It Till You Make It" | Unknown | Unknown | July 27, 2005 (2005-07-27) |
| 15 | 7 | "Making It Work" | Unknown | Unknown | August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03) |
| 16 | 8 | "What's the Rush?" | Unknown | Unknown | August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10) |
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