Genre: | Comedy Reality Game show |
Presenter: | Billy Eichner |
Country: | United States |
Language: | English |
Num Seasons: | 5 |
Num Episodes: | 54 |
Location: | New York City, New York, United States |
Network: | Fuse (2011–14) truTV (2015–17) Digital platforms (2018–2022) |
Company: | Funny or Die Lyft Entertainment (2018–19) |
Billy on the Street with Billy Eichner is an American comedy game show hosted by comedian and actor Billy Eichner. During each episode, Eichner goes out to the streets of New York City and asks pedestrians questions about pop culture. Episodes often include guest stars, usually fellow actors or comedians. Recurring games include "For a Dollar" and "Quizzed in the Face." Eichner is also the executive producer and creator of the series.
The series premiered December 18, 2011 on Fuse and aired for three seasons. The fourth season, which premiered on October 8, 2015, and the fifth season, which premiered on November 15, 2016, aired on truTV.[1] It was announced on September 21, 2017, that the show was leaving truTV and was actively searching for a new network.[2], repeats of the second through fifth seasons are available through Max in the United States and all seasons are available through the truTV app and website in the United States.
The show returned as short-form web episodes distributed by Funny or Die through various digital distribution platforms in September 2018 with Lyft as the presenting sponsor.[3] A few promotional episodes were made in 2022 for Eichner's movie Bros, without Lyft sponsoring.
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | ||
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2013 | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Game Show Host | Billy Eichner | [4] | ||
2015 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program | Billy on the Street with First Lady Michelle Obama, Big Bird and Elena | ! | [5] | |
2016 | Webby Awards | Online Film & Video: Comedy, Individual Short or Episode | [6] | |||
2017 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Variety Sketch Series | Billy on the Street | [7] | ||
2019 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Short Form Variety Series | Billy on the Street | [8] | ||
On the Russian Che channel there started a local version named Begushchy Kosar (lit. The Running Thousand) in which host Alexey Zhirov gives 1000 rubles for the right answer.[9]