Night Calls was an American sexuality-oriented television series on Playboy TV, broadcast from 1995 until 2007. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Playboy TV is a Pay-per-view cable/satellite channel available in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Ireland. ... This is a list of television-related events in 1995. ... The year 2007 in television involves some significant events. ... Playboy TV is a Pay-per-view cable/satellite channel available in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Ireland. ... This is a list of television-related events in 1995. ... The year 2007 in television involves some significant events. ...

Premise

Night Calls is a live phone-in program where viewers are invited to call in and discuss sexual issues -- usually fantasies. The shows hosts have invariably been female porn stars, who depending on the nature of the call may interact with the caller while performing (non-explicit) sexual acts such as masturbation or playing with sex toys. Sometimes the callers (male and female) will be heard engaged in sexual activity of their own, ranging from masturbation to intercourse. Woman masturbating, 1913 drawing by Gustav Klimt. ...

History

Originally featuring hosts Juli Ashton and Doria Rone (1996-1998), Doria was eventually replaced by Tiffany Granath when a contract dispute proved unresolvable. Granath and Ashton co-hosted the show from November 1998 until early 2006 at which time the show was recast and reworked. In search of a younger demographic, Playboy TV cast adult stars Jesse Jane and Kirsten Price, in the host roles for the final 14 months of the series' run. Juli Ashton (born on October 5, 1968 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA) is an American porn star and television host. ... Tiffany Granath is a former Playboy Playmate in the 1980s. ... Jesse Jane (born July 16,[2] 1980[1] in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American pornographic actress and model. ... Kirsten Price (born November 13, 1981 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a model and pornographic actress. ...

The series has featured many female porn stars including Nautica Thorn, Inari Vachs, Kobe Tai, Kate Frost and Andrea Lowell. A British version of the show also exists (on Playboy One). A pornographic actor/actress or a porn star (also spelled as pornstar) is somebody who appears in pornographic films or photographs, live sex shows or peep shows. ... Nautica Thorn (born June 13, 1984, in Waipahu, Hawaii) is an American pornographic actress. ... Inari Vachs (born September 2, 1974 in Chicago, Illinois) is an adult film actress. ... Carla Carter (born January 15, 1972), better known by her stage name Kobe Tai, is a pornographic actress of Taiwanese and Japanese heritage. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Andrea Lowell (born January 17, 1983 in Long Beach, California) is an American actress and model most recognizable from her Playboy magazine pictorials, her on air work for a variety of Playboy TV programs, and for having a relatively weak palate. ... Playboy One is a free-to-air satellite television channel in the United Kingdom, the only permanently free-to-air television station operated by the Playboy Enterprises. ...

Night Calls can be seen as a forerunner of the televised sex line style of TV programme, as viewers are invited call-in to request different things of the presenters. The US version is filmed in Los Angeles, and was redesigned when Jesse Jane started presenting; in its final incarnation the series discarded the intimate set from the Ashton-Granath era and replaced it with a far larger set with striptease poles, a house band, and a live studio audience. The televised sex line (also described informally as pay-as-you-go soft porn[1] or babe shows[2]) is a style of pornographic television programme that has developed in the United Kingdom since 2002. ... For other uses, see Telephone (disambiguation). ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... For other uses, see Striptease (disambiguation). ... A house band is a group of musicians, centrally organized by a band leader, that regularly play a venue every night it is open for business and are synonymous with the establishment. ... For other uses, see Audience (disambiguation). ...

Spinoffs

Night Calls 411 ran on Playboy TV from 2000 to 2005. It focused on sex tips and featured an ethnically diverse cast. It was originally hosted by Crystal Knight and Flower Edwards, with Tera Patrick as the "Net Nympho", who read e-mail and bantered with the hosts while disrobing. Patrick left after the first season as her career ascended, but returned in June 2001 as co-host when Flower was pregnant. Kitana Baker took over the part of "Net Nympho". Tera was replaced by Nikki Nova in February 2003 when she got in a contract dispute with her company, Digital Playground. ^[1] Nova would remain co-host until the show's demise; Knight was on for the entire run. A month later, Nicole Oring became the Net Nympho. Crystal Knight (born December 31, 1973 in The Bronx, New York) is an American erotic actress and exotic dancer of Cuban and Dominican Republic heritage. ... Tera Patrick (born Linda Ann Hopkins[4] on July 25,[3] 1976 in Great Falls, Montana) is an American pornographic actress. ... Kitana Baker (born Christi Michell Josenhans on 15 July 1977 in Anaheim, California) is a model and actress based in the Los Angeles area. ... Nikki Nova (born J. Nichole Italiano-Zaza on January 5, 1972 in Hampton, Virginia) is a b-movie actress, exotic dancer, nude model and Internet entrepreneur. ... Nicole Oring (born January 19, 1977, in Seoul, South Korea) is a Korean-American actress, model, and small business owner. ...

Night Calls 411 originally ran 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. PST on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month except January and August (i.e. on the weeks Night Calls wasn't on) until July 2004. From October 2004 to its abrupt demise in May 2005, it ran once a month, on a Friday, for an hour. During this time they had rotating guests as the Net Nympho.

Night Calls Hotline ran from 2004 to 2005. It was hosted by Ashley Blue, Nautica Thorn, and Ann-Marie (who later left to do Private Calls). Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ashley Blue (born Orianna Rene Small[1] July 8, 1981) is the pseudonym of an American pornographic actress. ... Nautica Thorn (born June 13, 1984, in Waipahu, Hawaii) is an American pornographic actress. ...

In 1998, Ashton and Doria co-starred in a feature-length direct-to-video motion picture entitled Night Calls: The Movie in which the two appeared as themselves.

Playboy Radio continues to air a version of Night Calls, co-hosted by porn stars Christy Canyon and Ginger Lynn, as of July 2007. Christy Canyon (born Melissa Bardizbanian on June 17, 1966 in Pasadena, California, U.S.) is a retired American pornographic actress. ... Ginger Lynn (born December 14, 1962) is an American pornographic actress, remembered for her work in the 1980s. ...

See also

• Lesbianism in erotica

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References

1. ^ avn.com

External links

• Night Calls at the Internet Movie Database
• Night Calls: The Movie at the Internet Movie Database
• Night Calls at MySpace