House of Venus Show
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| The House of Venus Show | |
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 DVD cover of The House of Venus Show - Seasons 1 & 2 |
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| Genre | Variety/Comedy |
| Creator(s) | MKW Productions |
| Starring | Mark Kenneth Woods Michael Venus Cotton Dickey Doo |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
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| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | OUTtv (2005), Pink TV (2006) |
| Original run | 2005 – Present |
Created by Canadian filmmaker Mark Kenneth Woods and co-produced by Michael Venus, the first season of the LGBT themed sketch comedy TV show started airing on OUTtv in July 2005. A second season followed in September, 2006. The show also airs on SelecTV/OUTtv in Australia. Pink TV in France, Belgium and other territories also began airing the first season of the show with the alternate title "Le Venus Show" in September, 2006.
Filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the sketch comedy show blends politics and pop culture with humour and irreverence. The series stars Mark Kenneth Woods, Cotton, Michael Venus, Dickey Doo and includes guest stars Lady Bunny, Amanda Lapore, Lady Miss Kier and others.
The first 2 seasons were released on DVD in North America September 5th, 2006 via MKW Productions.
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[edit] Origins
After years of success on the LGBT film festival circuit with his short films and his involvement with another OUTtv show called wayoutwest.tv, Mark Kenneth Woods decided to expand on some of the characters he had created and package it as a sketch comedy/variety television show. With the help of co-producer Michael Venus, the duo created a unique show relevant to a LGBT audience made up of a series of short films, live action comedic sketches, live performances and interviews with international talent.
[edit] Cast
The show has 4 regular cast members that play a variety of popular characters.
Mark Kenneth Woods (Jonny Pimp, Deb, Pepe, Mario Faglioni, Father McFairy and more)
Cotton (Honey Ho, Tammy Hymn and more)
Michael Venus (Sisi, Vance, Billy, Christian Wright and more)
Dickey Doo (Baby DJ, Linette and more))
[edit] Guests
To date, the show has had a number of internationally renowned guests appear in interviews and short live action segments. Highlights include:
Lady Bunny (Episode #6)
Amanda Lepore (Episode #4)
Candis Cayne (Episode #9)
Lady Miss Kier (Episodes #3 & #12)
Miss Honey Dijon (Episode #10)
Carole Pope (Episode #2)
Dennis Simpson (Episode #11)
Heklina (Episode #12)
Miss Guy (Episode #5)
Stink Mitt (Episode #1)
Jennifer Legge (Episode #3 & #5)
[edit] Episodes
[edit] Season 1
Season 1 includes episodes #1-#6 and began airing on OUTtv in September, 2005 and on Pink TV in September, 2006. The first season includes guests Lady Bunny, Amanda Lepore, Lady Miss Kier and favourite segments such as "Holy Matrimony Billy!", Pimp & Ho: Adventures in Queersploitation", "Pimp & Ho: Licence To Queer", Pimp & Ho: Queer Fashion Crime Models", "Pimp & Ho: Terror In Pansy Hills", "Shop Until We All Drop", "6pm in America", "Praise The Mary's"and more.
[edit] Season 2
Season 2 includes episodes #7-#12 and began airing on OUTtv in September, 2006. The second season includes guests Lady Miss Kier, Candis Cayne, Miss Honey Dijon and favourite segments "Pimp & Ho: Sissy Sins", "Linette", "Deb & Sisi's Kitchen Magician", "Deb & Sisi's Holiday Hamper", "Hi Kim", "Designer Gays: Makeover", Designer Gays: Home Edition", "Fawks News", "Behind the Camera", "Wiggle" and more.
[edit] Season 3
A 3rd season is being considered. Guests Peaches and John Cameron Mitchell have already been confirmed.
[edit] DVD Release
On September 5th, 2006, a DVD with edited versions of all 12 episodes from Seasons 1 & 2 was released via MKW Productions (in NTSC format only). The 2 disc DVD set was made available to fans online via the show's official website and amazon.com.
