"Judge Dom Irrera?"

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 25th, 2008

DirecTV has announced ten episodes of a new series, The Supreme Court of Comedy.

Premiering on DIRECTV’s original entertainment channel The 101, the series is a takeoff on the popular courtroom television genre. The courtroom will feature comedians serving for both the court’s judge and as council for the plaintiffs and defendants.

Starring Dom Irrera, the series will feature real people settling their small claims cases with comedians in there to mix things up. Stars being promoted include comedians like Jamie Kennedy, Sinbad, Paul Rodriguez and Tom Arnold.

Promoted as being “unscripted and totally unpredictable” the show will be presented in HD. Judge Dom Irrera will preside over real disputes. Each side will be represented by a comedian serving as legal council. Head-to-head match-ups are scheduled to include:

-Jamie Kennedy vs. Paul Rodriguez

-Tom Arnold vs. Sinbad

–Joe Piscopo vs. Elon Gold

–Victoria Jackson vs. Tom Papa

–Thea Vidale vs. Gerry Bednob

The courtroom will be set at the World Famous Laugh Factory located on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. The show will also involve the audience by allowing people to comment on the cases being settled. Audience members will also be able to have “quickie cases” settled in front of Judge Irrera right then and there. Decisions in the cases will be final and case winners will be awarded according to the judgments rendered.

Sounds like it would have made a good challenge on an upcoming Last Comic Standing.

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