The Barenaked Ladies Variety Show was the working title for a pilot that the popular Canadian band Barenaked Ladies recorded for the FOX network in late 2004. One episode was shot in California, but the pilot was rejected and never aired on television. The show was to include live performances of their popular songs (such as One Week and Pinch Me) as well as sketches written and performed by the band. Barenaked Ladies members, performing onstage. ... Barenaked Ladies members, performing onstage. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company is a television network in the United States. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Official language(s) English Area 410,000 km² (3rd) - Land 404,298 km² - Water 20,047 km² (4. ...
The project, tentatively titled "The BarenakedLadiesVarietyShow," is set to expand upon the comedy sketches that have become a staple of BarenakedLadies' concerts along with the quintet's humorous stage banter and improv bits with the audience.
Maney, who had been pursuing BarenakedLadies to do a TV show ever since she first saw them in concert 10 years ago, said the experience of working with them is beyond what she had hoped it would be.
BarenakedLadies, which was formed in the late-'80s by Page and Robertson, made Canadian music history with their self-titled five-song debut disc, which became the first independent release there to sell more than 80,000 units.