Dot Comedy was an early attempt at bringing
Internet humor to mass television audiences in the pre-
broadband era, which premiered on
ABC on December 8, 2000. The show was hosted by
Annabelle Gurwitch, the
Sklar Brothers, and
Katie Puckrik. Adapted from a British show of the same name, the show featured a similar premise to ''
America's Funniest Home Videos'' in that the hosts and audience react to ostensibly humorous content originating on websites. The show was a co-production with the television channel
Oxygen, and episodes were planned to air afterwards on Oxygen after being broadcast on ABC. The show replaced
The Trouble with Normal on ABC, which had been cancelled after five episodes as part of a troubled post-
TGIF attempt to relaunch the night with adult-targeted sitcoms.
Dot Comedy did even worse, being viewed by 4.1 million viewers in its
only aired episode before also being cancelled. The remaining four episodes never aired. ==Critical reception==