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| The George Lucas Talk Show | |
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| Genre | |
| Show type | Panel Talk Show |
| Date of premiere | February 28, 2014 |
| Final show | Current |
| Location | Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, New York City, US; Friend Zone; Formerly Planet Scum Live |
| Creative team | |
| Creator | Connor Ratliff |
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| Theme Music Composer | Ryan Miller |
The George Lucas Talk Show is an improvised talk show in New York City hosted by comedian Connor Ratliff, who appears as George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars, and he interviews real guests as themselves in a panel format.[1][2] He is joined by sidekick Star Wars characters: initially Jar Jar Binks, played by comedian Shaun Diston; and in current shows, Watto, played by Griffin Newman.[3] The show premiered in 2014, and was performed monthly live on stage at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.[3] The show is produced and booked by Patrick Cotnoir.
On May 4, 2020, after a brief hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the show returned in an online format on the comedy network Planet Scum Live to host a more-than-30-hour livestream in which Lucas, Watto, and Cotnoir (now acting as an on-air co-host), live from their own separate homes, watched every Star Wars movie in chronological order to raise money for the out-of-work employees of the UCB Theatre.
After going on hiatus on April 11, 2021, the show returned to streaming on a monthly basis on August 23, 2021, with guest Paul F. Tompkins, and has resumed performing live theatre shows at venues across the United States.[4]
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